Congress Nixes Five Percent Cost of Living Pay Hike
Congress compromises on a $1 billion appropriations bill and rejects the proposed five per cent cost of living pay raise for members of Congress, the executive, and the judiciary. It also repeals the automatic one per cent kicker added to military and civil service pensions while retaining an option to recompute COLA for retirees every six months. The measure aims to save about $173 million next fiscal year.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Executive Branch
House
Senate
Executive
Judiciary
Sen
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Quake toll rises as six nations feel Friuli shocks
In northeast Italy the Friuli region endured two major tremors killing seven and injuring over sixty. Dozens were left homeless amid a rainy week, as officials warned of continued aftershocks and authorities organized relief, with sites in Gemona Majano Trasaghis Pradelis Osoppo Venzone Ugovizza affected.
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Udine
Italy
UPI
Friuli
Venice
Yugoslavia
Austria
West Germany
Switzerland
France
P. Coccia
Prato
Florence
Giuseppe Zamberletti
Gemona
Majano
Trasaghis
Pradelis
Osoppo
Venzone
Ugovizza
Vito d'Asio
Where I Stand Where I Stand
In this column the writer commends and thanks both primary election losers for their public spirit while noting the harshness of campaign life and anonymous tips. A warning about dangerous diving from a flooded underpass is shared, urging parental advice to children.
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Charleston
Reporter Refuses House Demands
CBS reporter Daniel Schorr testifies before the House Ethics Committee refusing to name his source for a leaked classified intelligence report. He cites the First Amendment and his professional standards, warning possible prosecution for cooperation and declaring he cannot betray his source or himself.
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Washington
UPI
CBS
Daniel Schorr
House
House Ethics Committee
Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
Journalist Refuses to Reveal Source in CIA Report Inquiry
The passage details Alan Schorr and Village Voice officials resisting committee demands for the source of a CIA report. Schorr invokes promises of source protection and cites 40 years in journalism. Village Voice publisher Clay Felker editor Shelly Zalaznick and writer Aaron Latham also refuse to name sources.
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Village Voice
New York
John Flynt
Dga
Schorr
James V. Stanton
Ohio
CIA
Stanton
Clay S. Felker
Aaron Latham
Shelly Zalaznick
Judge Denies Pretrial Ruling in Buckley Hughes Suit
Superior Court Judge Charles Vogel refused to grant summary judgment in the 1.8 million breach of contract case against the Hughes estate and Summa Corp. The suit by Dr. Robert Buckley claims he sacrificed his Los Angeles practice to lead Hughes medical operations in Las Vegas through 1988, a lifetime post he says was terminated without cause. Trial is needed to resolve the dispute.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Howard Hughes
Charles Vogel
Robert Buckley
Hughes
Summa Corp
Buckley
Las Vegas
Hughes Medical
Gate blasted cuts off Los Angeles water supply
An explosion blew out one aqueduct gate in Lone Pine California, halting about 80 percent of LA area water flow. About 100 million gallons escaped, with reservoirs below still adequate for city needs. no clues or motives offered as authorities probe possible theft of explosives from Forest Service facilities.
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City of
Los Angeles
LA Aqueduct
Owens Valley
Aqueduct
Lone Pine
Calif
UPI
Department of Water and Power
Owens Lake
Steve Hinderer
James Wickson
Northern
Lucinda Boyer
US Forest Service
Wiesner Fends Off Bid as Milzer Seeks Seat E
Dismantling began Wednesday of a campaign aimed at aiding incumbent Tom Wiesner for re election in Clark County. Carl Milzer former Air Force colonel and Republican nominee vies to unseat Petitti for County Commission Seat E. Milzer who barely campaigned in the primary seeks rental space for a campaign HQ after running from his Garden Park home.
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Clark County
Tom Wiesner
E. Milzer
Garden Park
Miller
Wiesner
Marina
County Gaming Board
Milzer
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Samo
Bayonte
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