Democrats push $1 billion jobs bill to revive public works
House Speaker Thomas O'Neill announces an urgent $1 billion supplemental measure to create 200,000 jobs repairing bridges roads and water systems. The plan follows Congress overriding Reagan vetoes and aims to curb unemployment as high as 9.8 percent nationwide.
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Soviet trade outlook grim for 1985 cited in Joint Economic study
A congressional study forecasts the Soviet Union's trade surplus with the West turning into a deficit of up to 7 billion by 1985. It projects U.S. Soviet trade to reach at least 5.2 billion, with a surplus to the United States exceeding 3 billion, while Eastern European states face stronger Western credit demand. The report also notes China's improving West trade and warns oil revenue declines could hit hard currency earnings.
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Hinckley says verdict showed American way
John Hinckley, confined at St Elizabeths Hospital, says he was blocked from pleading guilty by the Justice Department. Newsweek reports his unsolit cited manuscript argues the insanity defense reflects America's compassionate system and that the public outrage over Reagan verdict shows vindictiveness.
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Japan to declare fiscal emergency to spur economy
Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki plans a Thursday declaration of a state of fiscal emergency and an economic package to curb rising debt and revive growth, as ministers assess financing for a projected 20 to 24 billion dollars shortfall in the current year, ahead of November elections.
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Bomb kills inmate at Columbia Central Correctional Institution
A 24-year-old death row inmate Rudolph Tyner was killed when a homemade bomb he was building in his cell exploded. Parts of a radio and wire were found at the scene.
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Bell urges district realignment to mix students
In Little Rock, Education Secretary Terrell Bell says state legislatures should realign school district boundaries to achieve a better racial mix. He notes the move is politically tough and controversial but educationally necessary.
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