Stockman backs swift fix after Senate budget rebuff
Budget director David Stockman guaranteed a quick reversal of the Senate Budget Committee setback as three Republicans voted with Democrats to reject the president’s budget blueprint. He hinted at an accounting solution while offering no details, with Senate restraint and a two week recess shaping the timing. Treasury officials projected inflation moderation and lower interest rates later this year as policy changes take effect. Reagan pursues tax cuts and spending restraint aimed at balancing the budget by 1984, while debate over a three year versus one year tax cut plan surfaced during a House meeting.
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Waiting for a Doctor Appointment Weighs on Patients
A nationwide study finds that Americans face long waits for medical access. On average seven days for a regular appointment and 31 minutes in the reception area. Hospital clinics run longer waits than private offices, with higher dissatisfaction after 30 minutes. Whites show less dissatisfaction than nonwhites.
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Fire in Kansas City apartment building kills elderly residents
A late night blaze in the Westport Central Apartments, a 10 story mid town building, killed at least eight elderly residents and injured 27 others. Fire containment came after about two hours with smoke filling the structure and extensive damage on the second floor. Police confirmed most victims died of smoke inhalation as investigators sought the cause. Authorities said roughly 184 residents, many elderly, lived there.
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Pentagon seeks revival of Grand Forks ABM site plan
Pentagon official Seymour Zeiberg urges Reagan administration and Congress to reactivate the Grand Forks ABM site in North Dakota. He outlines installing two interceptor weapons to shield the Perimeter Acquisition Radar and bolster the U.S. missile warning system against a Soviet attack.
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