Haig briefing splits Foreign Affairs panel in closed session
Secretary of State Haig appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss Reagan policy on El Salvador. Some lawmakers praised his forthright style while others found his manner dismissive and condescending, revealing a sharp split over trust in the new administration.
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Cuba
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Readers praise area tournaments and drivers education concerns
Letters note exciting high school and college tournaments around Frederick area with Mount St. Mary’s cited for spirit and sportsmanship. They urge improving U.S. 15 infrastructure, criticize proposed bypasses, and warn against “Controlled Access” road plans impacting traffic and safety.
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Thomas Johnson High School
Walkersville
Singapore
Catoctin
Frederick
Thomas Johnson
Scott Nickle
Walkersville High School
Reagan tax cuts spark debate on inflation and fairness
The Reagan plan faces criticism from old-line liberals and some economists who warn deficits and higher inflation. Supporters, led by Dr. Richard L. Lesher and Sen. Roth, say tax cuts are fair, proportionate, and will lift growth without inflation. Federal revenues would rise by about 340 billion dollars from 1981 to 1986 with the tax cuts.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Kennedy
Richard W. Rahn
U.S. Chamber
Washington Star
Rahn
Johnson
Dr. Heller
Dairy farmer braces for tax cuts and price support change
In the pre anesthetic era a patient endured pain with liquor and a bite to the teeth. Now editors warn dairy farmers face a new admin that may cut price supports and taxes, prompting potential herd culling or increased production to outpace lagging price rises as subsidies are called into question. Market shifts loom as calls grow to trim federal spending and reshape the dairy industry.
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T 2 Magazine
Maryand News-Post items on Key manuscripts and local events
A collection of Francis Scott Key manuscripts joins exhibits for a Maryland Division United Daughters of the Confederacy visit. The Star Spangled Banner act, approved March 3 1931, is included. Efforts to expand Francis Scott Key Post American Legion membership and a bond bill for Frederick water supply are noted. Jaycee Home Show plans promise hourly prizes led by Donald C. Whitworth. Frederick County protective services expand child counseling. West Frederick Junior High drum majorettes entertain patients at County Chronic Home under Sarah Jane Hargett. An odd fragment references a long-legged, snake-hipped person as a humorous note on bus seat designers.
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Taney Rouse
Maryland
United Daughters of the Confederacy
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Hoover
West Frederick
County Chronic Home
Sarah Jane Hargett
Bonnie Ambrose
Linda Pickett
Karen Bean
Caroline Shiltz
Dianne Moreley
Joann McNeal
Civil rights bills face unfinished business in new Congress
Vernon E. Jordan Jr warns that civil rights measures remain on the agenda as Congress returns. Key issues include amendments to the Fair Housing Act to empower HUD to sue discrimination, and debates over busing and the Voting Rights Act. The president must choose to support enforcement or risk widening racial inequities.
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