Lawmakers miss goal for trimming budget
Washington Democrats resist restoring automatic Gramm Rudman cuts and push deficit reduction through new bills. House Speaker ONeill returns budget writers to the drawing board as fiscal 1986 targets exceed by 19 to 23 billion dollars. Senate supporters urge enforcing Gramm Rudman totals despite court voiding of the automatic cuts.
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Thomas P.o'neill
Senate
Gramm- Rudman
Supreme Court
Gramm-Rudman
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
O’neill
D-Mass
Bob Dole
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Bhutto Arrest Sparks Nationwide Protests in Pakistan
Police arrest opposition leader Benazir Bhutto after she called for democracy and led a Karachi march. riots erupt in Lahore with police firing on crowds, tear gas, and vehicle burnings. Protests spread as supporters pledge to push for her release while Zia regime faces backlash.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Karachi
Bhutto
Zia
Washington
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Senate approves Contra aid and moves toward South Africa sanctions
The Senate backed a $100 million plan to arm Nicaragua's Contras and set the stage for sanctions on South Africa. Debate over more than 50 amendments begins as a conference with the House looms after Labor Day recess.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Nicaragua
South Africa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Congress
Study finds no link between birth control pills and breast cancer
The largest investigation to date finds no evidence that oral contraceptives cause breast cancer, even for higher risk women. Experts caution that long term effects remain uncertain, as breast cancer remains a major killer with 1 in 11 lifetime risk and 123000 new cases projected this year.
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Boston
American Cancer Society
American sailor Schwab freed by Vietnam to return home
Robert Schwab III of Atlanta, missing for 16 months after leaving the Philippines on April 19, 1985 bound for Vietnam, was released by Vietnam and flown by helicopter to Bangkok. White House said status of his US arrival is not yet known.
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Washington
Philippines
Vietnam
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Robert Schwab III
Atlanta
Bangkok
Thailand
Speakes
Schwab
Lawmakers Volunteer for Drug Testing in Campaign
In Washington AP says Rep. Lynn Martin joins three other members of Congress volunteering to undergo drug testing to set an example in the anti drug campaign. The move aims to demonstrate commitment to sobriety and accountability among lawmakers.
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Martin
Illinois
Reagan
Congress
Sen
Paula Hawkins
Florida
E. Clay Shaw Jr
Dan Burton
Indiana
Washington
Campaign Against
Rep
Lynn Martin
Firefighters rally as federal crews join blaze battle
The Associated Press reports nearly all federal firefighters mobilized to battle lightning sparked fires across five states threatening 345,000 acres. Idaho Governor Evans declared a state of extreme emergency to defend 70 homes 40 miles north of Boise. In Utah the Hose Lay Fire of 7,000 acres was declared under control after difficult terrain blocked water access and hoses had to be dragged to the lines.
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Idaho
John Evans
Boise
Utah
Westcentral
UPS workers find 12 human heads in leaking package
In Louisville, 12 human heads were found in a leaking parcel opened by United Parcel Service employees. The FBI investigates possible legal violations as a Philadelphia doctor claimed to have shipped the heads to a medical training facility in Colorado. Coroner Richard Greathouse urged the physician to seek a safer shipping method.
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Louisville
United Parcel] Service
FBI
Philadelphia
Colorado
Jefferson County
Richard Greathouse
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