GOP senators unveil 1.3 billion anti drug plan
Senate Republicans press a 1.3 billion anti drug package at a Friday news conference led by 10 GOP incumbents. Leader Dole says the bill could push action before adjournment and set a death penalty option for certain drug related murders, while a separate Democratic proposal omits the death penalty.
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Senate
Capitol Hill
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Congress
Strom Thurmond
S.C. Dole
GOP
House
Dole
FAA to require anti collision gear for jetliners
The FAA says it will order installation of collision avoidance equipment on commercial jets within years, to spur demand and speed cockpit adoption. Officials expect widespread use by decade's end, though industry doubts readiness. The move follows the Cerritos collision that killed at least 81 people and ends decades of talks on airborne collision avoidance.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Donald Engen
Cerritos
Calif
Los Angeles
Reagan presses Soviets over Daniloff spy case
President Reagan summoned Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze for an unscheduled talk to press for Nicholas Daniloff’s return and to express U.S. seriousness about the case. The meeting followed hours of discussions at the White House and State Department on arms control and other issues.
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State Department
Washington
U.S
George Shultz
Reagan
Nicholas Daniloff
U.S. News & World Report
White House
Shevardnadze
Mikhail Gorbachev
Oval Office
Shultz
Daniloff
United States
Gorbachev
Europe
Radio Moscow
Shevardnaze
Donald Regan
Adm
John Poindexter
Regan
Budget squeezes teacher salaries criticize in Iowa
State officials set 3.46 percent allowable budget growth for 1987-88, third straight annual decline. Critics led by ISEA lobbyist Jan Reinicke call the rise too small for higher teacher pay, noting only about 31 million in state aid and roughly 1 000 extra per teacher if funds went to salaries.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
William Krahl
Jan Reinicke
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
New AIDS drug AZT to be widely available within weeks
AZT will be offered to thousands with AIDS as a treatment option. The drug extends life and reduces symptoms but is not a cure and can cause serious side effects. In trials 16 of 137 placebo patients died versus 1 of 145 on AZT, with fewer infections and cancers among treated individuals.
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Ashington
Department of Health and Human Services
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle Park
N.C
Today’s Chuckles: TV Fun And Serious Professionals
A light quip notes that God would not have made TV if fun belonged only to stern experts. It jokes that many lack horse sense to avoid responsibility.
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French unite on terror debate over enemy identity
Paris rally behind the government in a war on terror while police link the bombings to a fanatical Marxist group in the north. Nine suspects are sought as Chirac and Mitterrand discuss the crisis and speculation shifts toward regional players in the Middle East.
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France
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Jacques Chirac
Francois Mitterrand
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