Gov Thornburgh Unveils Plan to Phase Out State Liquor Stores
Harrisburg outlines a five year path to end state ownership of retail and wholesale liquor and wine outlets. The proposal would create a five member Alcoholic Beverage Commission and a Liquor Code Enforcement Bureau to supervise licensing enforcement and tax collection while keeping state authority over key controls. Public and political reaction centers on opposition from Democrats and labor groups who warn of graft, enforcement failures, and increased alcohol abuse.
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UPI
Dick Pene
Cy BP Ee
Nevada
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Liquor Control Board
Daniel Pennick
Pennick
Thornburgh
LCB
Ralph Barnett
Senate
Stewart Greenleaf
Montgomery
James Kelley
Westmoreland
Revenue Department
House Liquor Control
Thomas Fee
D-Lawrence
Independent State State Union
Reagan signs 8.4 billion IMF backing amid China Taiwan note
President Reagan signed an 8.4 billion dollar increase in U S backing for the IMF as Congress passed the measure in a late-session rush. The bill also funds the Export Import Bank and regional development banks, while Reagan insisted the action does not alter U S recognition policy toward China.
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Reagan
U.S
International Monetary Fund
China
Taiwan
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Congress
Viennette Iene
United States
Aideens
People’s Republic of China
Cease-fire shatters as PLO rebels shell Tripoli
Rebels backed by Syria fire at a rate of about one shell per minute on Arafat loyalists and nearby residential districts in Tripoli Lebanon, breaking a nine day cease-fire. Pro Arafat Taheed militia clashes with pro-Syrian forces near Beddawi camp while Arafat and allies push for cease-fire terms.
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Lebanon
UPI
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Tebbane
Kobbe
PLO
Arafat
Arafat Taheed
Beddawi
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
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