Senate Finance Committee endorses Brady for treasury secretary
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved Nicholas Brady a prominent Wall Street investment banker for treasury secretary in Reagan’s final months. The vote was unanimous clearing the way for a full Senate vote by Friday to meet a Berlin finance ministers meeting schedule.
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Rock slide kills five on Greyhound bus in New Mexico
Police said a severe thunderstorm may have triggered a rock slide that sheared off the front of a Greyhound bus on New Mexico highway 68 above the Rio Grande. Five people died and 14 were injured as the vehicle carried 20 passengers and the driver, en route from Denver to El Paso via Albuquerque. The crash occurred late Monday about 50 miles north of Santa Fe.
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Reagan Signs Civil Rights Bill Expands Open Housing Protections
President Reagan signed legislation to strengthen the open housing law with new enforcement powers. The measure, passed overwhelmingly by House and Senate, extends anti discrimination protections to the handicapped and to families with children following MLK's assassination in 1968.
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EPA Sets Rules On Underground Tank Standards
The EPA issued a 370 page rule requiring nearly all underground tanks to test for leaks fix damages and clean spills. New tanks installed after December will follow a separate timetable with 1998 for existing gasoline and petroleum tanks.
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House opens with Pledge in new session rule
Washington The House started its session with the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time in years Speaker Jim Wright announced the pledge would be recited at the start of each daily session until adjournment next month The move follows controversy tied to the presidential campaign and involved Wright as party leader from Texas.
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South Korea to Exchange Missions With Hungary
Seoul announced Tuesday it would exchange permanent missions with Hungary, the first step toward diplomatic ties with a Soviet bloc country since Korea's 1948 separation. The move, praised by ruling and opposition parties, follows broader overtures to the communist world to boost trade and inch toward North Korea.
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Three Anti apartheid Activists Seek Shelter at U S Consulate
Three prominent South African dissidents detained over a year escaped from Johannesburg Hospital and took refuge on the 11th floor of a downtown Johannesburg office building housing the U S Consulate. The U S Embassy said it will not force them to leave and will ensure their protection.
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Trade gap narrows as exports hit record and services deficits rise
The Commerce Department reported a 9.8 percent fall in the second quarter current account deficit to 33.3 billion dollars from 36.9 billion. Merchandise trade improved with a 29.9 billion deficit after exports reached a record and imports declined, but a 492 million services gap kept foreigners earning more on investments than Americans abroad.
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Reagan approves U N dues release and plan to settle debts
President Reagan authorized 188 million to the United Nations and ordered a multiyear plan to settle past debts totaling 520 million in current and late dues. The White House noted U N reforms including budget controls and fewer temporary hires.
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Destructive California timber fire nears high tech complex
Nearly 3,000 firefighters battled a third day to control a fast moving blaze that ringed the Grass Valley Group industrial complex near Grass Valley and Nevada City. The fire destroyed at least 97 homes and 60 other structures while threatening 4,000 to 5,000 more as 8,000 residents evacuated. Wind eased modestly aiding containment efforts but danger remained in Rough and Ready.
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Missouri man charged with attempting to kill Dukakis
Stephen Kimberling 36 of Springfield charged in a federal indictment with carrying concealed weapons and attempting to kill Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. He was arrested Sept 2 at Springfield Regional Airport with a pistol and a 7 inch hunting knife and has been in the federal prison medical center psychiatric unit since.
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