House Defies Veto Threat On Spending
President Reagan faces a House backed stopgap spending plan 195 to 187, aimed at keeping the government funded past Oct 1, while Senate Republicans push to trim tax cuts and spending. The Senate considers changes, with a conference review ahead, as lawmakers debate MX missile and B-1 bomber funding and a school prayer amendment shaping the larger appropriations bill.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
House
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Defense
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Subcommittee
Prayer Bill Faces Filibuster in Senate Action
Washington AP reports a key appropriations bill faces a filibuster against a Senate passed amendment to bar government lawyers from opposing reinstatement of voluntary prayer in public schools. The measure, backed by Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond, passed 51 34 amid charges it undermines the Constitution.
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Reagan
Senate
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Departments of Justice, State and Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
House
Washington
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
B'nai B'rith
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
Supreme Court
William Holden 63 Dies. Reagan Best Man Remembered
William Holden, longtime leading man in films and best man at Ronald and Nancy Reagan's wedding, dies at 63 in Santa Monica. Body found in high rise apartment, coroner cites natural causes. Autopsy planned. Reagan attendance undecided. Holden rose from Violin-playing boxer in Golden Boy to Oscar winner for Stalag 17. starred in Sunset Boulevard and Network.
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Santa Monica
Calif
William Halden
Ronald
Nancy Reagan
Los Angeles
Scott Carrier
Holden
Philip Schwartzberg
White Horse
Kim Hoggard
Reagan
Carrier
West Germany
Nipper
Blake Edwards
Edwards
London
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Screen Actors Guild
Brenda Marshall
Nancy Davis
Gazierosland Home Values Up 177 Percent
The Census Bureau reports the typical American home value rose 177 percent in the 1970s while rents increased 122 percent. Details on page 7. Space Shuttle: crews delaying return to Florida over a day due to minor damage to Columbia, NASA says. See story on page
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Census Bureau
Florida
NASA
Prime Rate Drops to 16 Percent Across Banks
The prime lending rate fell to 16 percent, the lowest in a year, as recession dampens loan demand and lowers bank funding costs. Crocker National Bank led the cut from 17 to 16 percent, with major banks moving toward 16.5 percent and United Missouri Bancshares trimming to 15.75 percent in the shift.
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New York
Edward Yardeni
E.F. Hutton & Co, Inc
Crocker National Bank
San Francisco
United Missouri Bancshares
Bereaved Mothers Support Drunk Driving Bill Grows
Bereaved mothers testified at a U S House hearing backing a national drunk driving bill. Marie Tursi said penalties should be stiffer after her son’s death, noting a four year probation and $151.68 costs. The bill defines a .10 blood alcohol level and requires community service, license suspensions, and possible jail terms for offenders.
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Harrisburg
Marie Tursi
Mrs. Tursi
Obituaries for Buterbaugh Kuntz and Weaver on Page 22
Albert M. Buterbaugh, 80, of Homer City Road 1, died recently. Lee Kuntz, 76, formerly of Rochester Mills, died in Butler. Raymond W. Weaver, 60, of Plumville passed away.
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Buterbaugh
Albert M
Homer City RD
Kuntz, Lee
Butler
Rochester Mills
Reagan plan to sell Arabsat gear includes Libya PLO
The Reagan administration advances a 134 million dollar sale of Arabsat satellite equipment to a Arab consortium including Libya and the PLO. Critics worry about military use and Libya’s 17 percent financing share as Congress prepares a closed briefing with Senate Foreign Relations staff.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
Libya
Palestine Liberation Organization
Saudi Arabia
Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp
Palo Alto
Calif
State Department
Department
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ford Aerospace
Muammar Khadafy
PLO
Arabsat
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D-Pa
Michael Barnes
D-Md
Paul Lighton
Pennsylvania
Barnes
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