Panel Eyes Social Security Reforms From A Wide Menu
Washington AP reports the National Commission on Social Security Reform released a background book with methods to shore up the system from higher taxes to belt tightening for 36 million beneficiaries. The list shows potential savings and long term deficit reduction through changes such as raising the retirement age and taxing benefits, with a three day Alexandria meeting ahead.
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National Commission On Social Security Reform
Social Security Administration
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Social Security
Pope presides mass for a million in Valencia amid floods
Pope John Paul II wrapped up a grueling 10 day Spain visit with a mass for about one million people in Valencia and toured flood ravaged eastern regions. He urged solidarity and pledged church aid for reconstruction, as officials tallied agricultural and rail damages.
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Alcira
Spain
John Paul II
Valencia
Rome
Alira
John Paul
Pope
Supreme Court to decide air bag rule for all new cars
The Supreme Court agreed to rule whether the Reagan administration can end a safety rule requiring air bags or automatic seat belts in all new cars. The case questions if regulators wrongly extended a September 1983 deadline and the impact on automakers including Chrysler. The court also refused to weigh in on Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse lawsuits and agreed to decide multiple criminal and civil issues, including parole denial in a phony check case and corporate political committee fundraising.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Chrysler
Jailbird drummer vanishes from Hamburg prison band
Uwe Ackermann, 40, drummer of the Jailbirds seven inmate group, disappeared Sunday during a prison rehabilitation appearance. Ackermann is serving 22 years for 13 robberies and has a history of escape, last fleeing in 1975 with a guard and drum shopping. Police seek him as the band also looks for its missing member.
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West Germany
UPI
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Uwe Ackermann
Justice Department
Ackermann
De Lorean pleads innocent in cocaine trafficking case
Los Angeles AP reports Maverick auto maker John De Lorean pleaded not guilty to trafficking cocaine in a bid to raise 24 million dollars for his company. Two co defendants also pled not guilty and trial was set for January 7, with potential pre trial motions delaying proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Maverick
John de Lorean
Shuttle line to air Columbia space shuttle conversations
Bedminster New Jersey AP reports a special telephone service will let listeners hear live conversations between astronauts on the Columbia space shuttle and ground control. The service, offered by NASA and AT&T, launches with the shuttle's fifth mission beginning Thursday. US callers dial 1 900 410 6272.
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N.J
Ground Control
National Aeronautics and Space
Greencastle
Ind
Joseph Allen
DePauw University
Columbia
Allen
Crawfordsville
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nurse charged in death of fourth husband in Missouri
Unemployed nurse Shirley Allen faces murder charges for allegedly spiking her fourth husband’s beer and wine with antifreeze. Prosecutors say she took a $25,000 life policy and claimed his illness as an inoperable brain tumor. Authorities suspect prior husband deaths and possible third attempted murder.
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Charles
Shirley Allen
Bill Hannah
Balloonist Anderson quits after globe attempt ends in field
Balloonists Maxie Anderson and Don Ida, both 49, aborted their around the world balloon flight when Jules Verne leaked helium and landed in a farmer's field near Midland Ontario after nearly 17 hours aloft. They began near Rapid City and hoped to reach the Atlantic via Nova Scotia before midnight.
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Ontario
Maxie Anderson
Anderson
Don Ida
Colorado
Toronto
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Ida
South Dakota
Rapid City
Atlantic Ocean
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Nova Scotia
Jim Mitchell
Bedford
Iraqi forces repulse Iranian attack as war widens
Iraq claimed its troops repelled a new Iranian assault in the central warfront zone and reported over 1000 Iranian soldiers killed on day eight of the latest Persian Gulf conflict. Tehran demanded Saddam Hussein’s ouster and $150 billion in reparations while vowing to press toward Baghdad if needed. In France and Spain, hurricane winds and heavy rains killed at least 21 people and disrupted networks.
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UPI
Iraq
Iran
Ali Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Toulouse
France
Spain
Gaid
Cronkite urges reporters with guts not glamour
Walter Cronkite told a Canberra symposium that television news attracts people chasing glamour rather than the necessary gut instincts for reporting. He urged journalism to remain the motive, not show business, and suggested Hollywood as a better fit for such individuals.
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Australia
UPI
Walter Cronkite
Hollywood
Cronkite
CBS News
Pulitzer denies incestuous affair in Palm Beach divorce trial
Peter Pulitzer testifies the accusation is cruel and denies incest with his daughter. He rebuts claims from Roxanne Pulitzer about drug dealings and past plans, while custody and fortune remain at stake in the 17th day of the divorce trial.
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Roxanne Pulitzer
Peter Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Anne Pulitzer
Bob Scott
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