Redistricting Stalls As Assembly Hears Plans
Richmond officials report the House redistricting effort faces delays with two optional plans under review. One plan features 100 single-member districts, the other multimember cores in major cities. Public hearings are set, but Christmas week timing may push final action to late December or early January.
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Anderson
Richmond
Fairfax County
Norfolk
Hampton
Newport News
Portsmouth
Chesapeake
Roanoke
House
John Dalton
Assembly
Dalton
Poles Strike Plea For World Help In Poland Crisis
Thousands of workers strike in Poland appealing for global support to resist martial law and defend a budding democracy. Reports say Lech Walesa may be under house arrest amid pressure from Gen. Jaruzelski. NATO allies note severed Warsaw communications as Poland seals airports and borders.
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Europe
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Lech Walesa
Walesa
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Military Council
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Szczecin
Sweden
Warsaw
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Pentagon
Soviet Union
Henry Catto
Washington
Reagan
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Israelis Dig In For Fight Over Golan
Israeli army convoys moved north and settlers cleared bomb shelters as Prime Minister Begin's government fast tracked annexation of the Golan Heights. Defense Minister Sharon toured bases while U S criticisms grew. Arab leaders and residents reacted with protests and mixed views, some welcoming the move as clarity.
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Golan Heights
Ariel Sharon
Golan
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Hosni Mubarak
Israel
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Shimon Peres
Labor Party
Peres
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Washington
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U.S
Shamir
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Northeast Storm Deaths And Travel Disruptions Across Northeast
A winter storm battered the Northeast with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, leaving at least three dead in separate crashes along icy roads. Amtrak and local transit faced disruptions while states from Maryland to Maine reported powerfully slick conditions and school closures.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Fargo
N.D
Maryland
Maine
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Walter Blake
Newark International Airport
Hudson River
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Westchester County
New Jersey
Whately
Amtrak
Montreal
David Pitzer
Hatfield
Mass
Rye
N.Y
Bess Buragas
Daniel Donohue
Media
Middletown Township
John Gill
Williamsport
Montour County
Upper Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Reagan Signs New Spending Bill Averts Federal Shutdown
President Reagan signed a stopgap spending bill providing about 4 percent domestic cuts for the current year and extending funding through March 31. The measure aims to curb outlays to about 720 billion, with exemptions for Social Security, food stamps, the judiciary, veterans benefits, law enforcement, and other programs. The signing occurred in the Oval Office with Senate leaders and lawmakers present, using three pens.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
Howard Baker
Mark Hatfield
Rove
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Oval Office
Defense
Congress
Pentagon
Senate OKs Social Security Bill preserves $122 minimum benefit
The Senate approved 96 to 0 a bill to preserve the $122 minimum Social Security benefit for 3 million current recipients while blocking most future entrants. The bill, facing House action, would permit interfund borrowing through January 1983 to avert a crisis and urge Congress to craft a longer term solution.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
House
Congress
William L. Armstrong
R-Core
Senate Social Security Subcommittee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Dn.y
Obituary Notices for Adams Good Heatwole Whetzel
Patricia Diane Adams 35 Harrisonburg. Martin Luther Good Sr. 66 Rt. 1 Mount Sidney. Heatwole 52 Rt. 8 Har. Howard Trevilla Whetzel 77 Broadway. Details on Page 5.
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Patricia Diane Adams
Harrisonburg
Martin Luther Good Sr
Rt. 1
Mount Sidney
D.C
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