Tax Increase Seen Failing to Curb Rising Deficit
Washington reports the $98.3 billion tax increase aims to spur spending cuts, but deficits loom large. Reagan and lawmakers defend revenue to fund promised cuts, yet 1982 and 1983 appropriations remain unsettled and veto risks grow as Congress stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Swardson
Dallas Morning News
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Phil Gramm
College Station
Allert Sinai
Data Resources Inc
House
Senate
Budget Office
Administration
Caseload Delays Draw Fire In Local Justice System
An Odessa area dispute over slow criminal case handling centers on overload and staffing. Police Chief Alan Stewart and District Attorney Mike Holmes blame the entire system and manpower shortages rather than each other, noting 14 officers per 1000 people and only three district courts. Holmes cites rising caseloads with 860 new cases by August 1, 1980, up from 602 in seven months the prior year.
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Tim Madigan
Sheila Welsh
Ector County District Attorney’s Office
Odessa
Ector County Sheriff's Department
Ector
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Mike Holmes
Holmes
Local phone service battle over cost to Texans
APTEXAS Southwestern Bell argues local basic telephone service loses money and calls for higher rates, citing a cost study. Lawyers for municipalities challenge the claim, saying Bell’s study is flawed. Bell cites an average monthly local service cost, while officials acknowledge review of rates and pricing.
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Ken Herman
Associated Press
Austin
Southwestern Bell
Don Butler
Texas Municipal League
Bell
Dale Johnson
Texas
PLO Exodus In Lebanon Halted By Car Bomb Blast
A Beirut harbor convoy carrying about 1000 Palestinian guerrillas to a ship bound for South Yemen was stalled for an hour after an exploding car bomb. Guerrillas handed over rocket propelled grenades during loading while Israel reported attacks near Mansoura with no casualties.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
South Yemen
Bruce Kashdan
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Israel
Mansoura
Beir ut evacuation and duck race feature on page eight
A Tunisian ship docks to unload 21 jeeps delaying departure from Beirut as about 1,000 Palestinians leave in a two week evacuation. In Deming New Mexico, the Great American Duck Race heats showcase trainer Robert Duck guiding entrants toward a $1,500 prize with Duck winning last year.
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Tunisan
Beirut
Israel
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Deming
N.M
Robert
Duck
Albuquerque
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