Budget fight over tax cuts sparks Capitol Hill clash
In Washington the Reagan administration dismissed Dems' "puny" response to the tax plan. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski outlined a one year 40 billion dollar cut targeting low and middle income earners. Treasury chief Regan warned the plan undercuts Reagan aims and questioned budget, inflation and oil price risks.
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D-Ill
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Reagan
Rostenkowski
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Neil Simon
Regan
David Stockman
Congress in limbo as recess begins over Reagan plan
Congress heads into a two week Easter recess with Reagan's economic package stalled. The Senate Budget Committee rejected the administration blueprint 12 to 9 citing deficits, while House Democrats push a rival plan with a one year tax cut and a 1983 balanced budget.
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Rn.m
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House Budget Committee
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Texas
Delbert Latta
Ohio
Gramm
David A. Stockman
Public records dispute tests city’s police chief timing
Shafer argues Access cannot represent applicants since they are not named parties. He asserts officials have only delegated rights and the people must know government actions, including the police chief’s role. The paper files a cross action to prevent interim police chief hiring pending a judge’s ruling on disclosure.
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Shafer
Connally
Odessa Chief Applicants Privacy Ruling Supports Disclosure
Judge Connally ruled that only names and professional qualifications of police chief applicants are public information per the attorney general. The Odessa American is entitled to receive those details while personal data like home addresses remain private. Roberts indicated no decision yet on appealing the ruling.
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Shafer
Pickle proposes transfer to bolster Social Security fund
Texas Democrat Pickle introduces a bill to shift funds from Medicare into the Social Security retirement fund. The plan would restore Medicare revenue losses with general revenue from the income tax. Republicans oppose using general revenue for Social Security. Current projections show the Social Security fund could exhaust by 1982 without action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pickle
House Social Security Committee
Congress
Examiner proposes teacher's suspension over Aristotle and Machiavelli
Rockville Maryland. A 10th grade English teacher Cyril Lang is recommended for a one semester unpaid suspension after a hearing examiner found willful insubordination for using Poetics by Aristotle and The Prince by Machiavelli in class. Lang contends the books boost standards and student learning despite district opposition.
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Machiavelli
Cyril Lang
Joseph Sickles
Lang
Washington
Charles W. Woodward High School
Rockville
Aristotle
J. Edward Andrews
Woodward High
Anita Willens
Weather forecast from Midland region predicts warm, partly cloudy skies
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport reports partly cloudy, warm conditions with a 20 percent rain chance through Saturday. Tonight's low in the 60s, Saturday highs in the upper 80s, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. statewide, with Panhandle and Southwest Texas cooler by Tuesday and scattered thunderstorms possible in North Texas Monday into Tuesday.
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Panhandie
Antitrust suit vs AT&T to proceed amid defense concerns
Assistant Attorney General William Baxter- chief antitrust official- said the government will press to breakup AT&T despite Pentagon worries that dismantling the network could undermine national defense. Baxter notes a plan to separate regulated and unregulated AT&T units while continuing litigation.
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Pentagon
Department of Defense
William F . Baxter
Baxter
Defense
Frank Carlucci
At&t
U.S. District Court
American Telephone & Telegraph
United States
Carlucci
Stanford Law
Indiana state police hit by new federal suit
A federal suit filed on Wednesday on behalf of 81 black troopers accuses Indiana's state police department of racial discrimination in hiring promotion and evaluation. Governor Orr and the State Police Board were named. John Shettle denies the charges and Orr declined comment.
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Indiana
John Shettle
Robert Orr
State Police Board
Shettle
Orr
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