Reagan endorses 4 10-year Voting Rights Act extension
President Reagan calls voting rights the crown jewel of American liberties and endorses a 10 year extension with changes. He backs either direct extension or a modified House bill, seeks proof of intentional discrimination, and urges bipartisan support to avoid endangering the act. The act targets states with history of poll discrimination and expires in August without extension.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Senate
Edward Minedy
D-Mags
Kennedy
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Ruth Hinerfeld
League of Women Voters
NATO Leader Warns of Soviet Military Buildup
NATO Commander Gen. Bernard Rogers warned at Venice that the Soviet military buildup serves political aims and grows a gap with NATO. He cited Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and Vietnamese actions, noted Warsaw Pact superiority in many fields, and said Soviet power expansion threatens NATO interests globally.
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Italy
NATO
Bernard Rogers
U.S
Rogers
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Asia
Warsaw Pact
Ogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Reagan reaffirms tax cuts while leaving door open to raises
President Reagan defended his tax cuts at a New York fund raiser, saying he will not rescind or delay them but could consider higher taxes later to reduce the deficit. White House and Treasury officials cautioned against expected tax increases in 1983 and 1984 while noting possible support for up to 45 billion in hikes if needed. The president emphasized continued spending cuts to balance the budget by 1984, noting revenues are down due to high interest rates and lower inflation.
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Reagan
Administration
New York
Congress
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Regan
Congressional
Lieved
Senate
IRA Protestants Clash Over Anglo Ireland Council Impact
In Northern Ireland a tractor bomb wounded three British soldiers near the Irish border and a firebomb hit a Belfast house with little damage. The IRA claimed responsibility for the tractor bomb. no group claimed the firebomb. The incident follows Thatcher and FitzGerald’s agreement to form an Anglo Irish council to ease sectarian conflict, a move bitterly opposed by Protestant leaders. Sinn Fein rejected the council as boosting British influence in Ireland.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
IRA
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FitzGerald
Sinn Fein
Irish Republc
All- Ireland
Dairy price deadlock broken in farm subsidy talks
Washington AP reports negotiators broke the dairy price supports deadlock and push to finish a four year farm bill next week. The dairy compromise exceeds Reagan’s spending target by over 150 million, with total dairy costs near 3.2 billion and rice price support also above the president’s budget. Leaders hope final action by both houses soon.
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Washington
House
Thomas Foley
Senate
Reagan
Kika de la Garza
Dtexas
John R. Block
Block
Joint Conference Committee
Beaths Obituaries on Page 30
Maurice F. Beaths Jr aged 73 of 344 Anderson Ave Indiana Myrtle Myers Ci 89 of Clymer and Lawrence A Smith 74 of 251 School St Indiana are listed among late deaths Albert Cribbs 71 of Salisbury and William Jackson 47 of Homer City are also noted in obituary notices.
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School St
Indiana
Nellie George
Hile
Maurice F. Jr
Anderson Aye
Indiana Myers
Martha Ci
Clymer Smith
Lawrence A
Cribbs
Albert
Salisbury Jackson
William
Homer City
Mother of Iowa pilot learns fate after 38 years
In a remote California search, wreckage and remains are confirmed as Lt. Lorne Pelzer, an Iowa City Navy pilot missing since a March 1943 training flight. The discovery, kept from Mildred Pelter Lynch in Orlando, follows verification by Lemoore NAS records and local authorities.
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Mildred Pelter Lynch
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California
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Dennis Boatner
Sheriff's Department
U.S. Navy
Pelzer
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Fresno
Calif
Iowa Department of Veteran Affairs
The
State Archives
University of Iowa
Louis Pelzer
Midwest
Upper
Mississippi River
Lych
Orlando
Groom Sentenced in Tax Fraud Scheme Linked to Coal Business
Pittsburgh AP report says former certified public accountant David H. Groom, 40, of Long Beach Island New Jersey, received two years in jail plus a $16 000 fine and two years probation. He underreported clients gross receipts on returns filed 1974 to 1977 involving coal stripping operations in western Pennsylvania.
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U.S
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N.J
Groom
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Redistricting Arguments Continue for Pennsylvania
On page 26 the newspaper reports ongoing debate over Pennsylvania redistricting proposals. On page 8 Graterford Prison details inmates temporarily released after 38 hostages were taken in a dramatic incident.
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Graterford
Graterford Prison
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