MX survives first test vote on MX missile funding
The MX missile narrowly advances as House Appropriations rejects cutting $988 million for MX production, while a second cut of $1.4 billion for MX research and development fails. Reagan pushes support from committee members amid tight margins, with a floor fight anticipated as Congress debates the $231 billion defense bill and costs cited at $26 to $50 billion.
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Artificial heart recipient Clark improves after first 24 hours
61 year old Barney B Clark, first permanent artificial heart recipient, shows stable vitals and improving lung function after 24 hours. He slept, moved, asked for water by writing on a nurse s hand, and doctors plan to remove the respirator if progress continues. Surgeons caution this is just the start of a long recovery.
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Reagan wraps Brazil trip eyes Central America tour
President Reagan concludes a three day Brazil visit and plans brief stopovers in Bogota and San Jose as he prepares talks with Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras and Guatemala. He is set to meet Colombian President Belisario Betancur and discuss drug trafficking and regional subversion while Nicaragua is not included in this swing.
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Hillsville Elementary Students Create Mini Page Feature
Six weeks of work by 31 Mohawk Area sixth graders at Hillsville Elementary produced a Mini Page inside feature. Under Libby Zambelli and Joyce Weir guidance the students organized researched wrote and edited the pages about their new school building under construction.
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Economy shows stubborn recession but housing edge grows
Washington reports October factory orders fell to the lowest in over two years. Retail sales rose in November from a weak year-ago base, while construction data show new houses above 400,000 annually for a second month. Wall Street ends mixed as Dow rises to 1,033.11 and gold climbs with a weak dollar.
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Weather Outlook For Western Pennsylvania Tonight Through Sunday
UPI reports a warm breezy night with lows in the low 60s. Saturday brings windy warmer conditions with a 40 percent shower and thunderstorm chance and a high near 68. Sunday calls for rain showers and a high around 64. 24 hour statistics show a max 66 and min 53 with no precipitation, Shenango River at 8.37 feet.
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Today’s Thought on Democracy and Justice
A reflected quote by Reinhold Niebuhr on democracy. It notes that human capacity for justice enables democracy, while tendencies toward injustice make democracy necessary. The message emphasizes the balance between ideal civic virtues and real human flaws shaping governance.
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Legislature OKs bill to allow state worker in elected office
The Pennsylvania Legislature approved a measure letting state employees hold elected office. It affects City Councilman Richard E. Costello of PennDOT, who faced a February conflict ruling requiring him to resign his council seat or his state job. The bill permits voting on contracts only with prior disclosure and when a quorum exists.
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