Special session backfires on Reagan agenda in lame duck
News Analysis by Tom Raum notes the lame duck Congress rejected most of President Reagan's requests from 10 appropriations bills to a 5 cent gasoline tax and MX missile plan. House Speaker O'Neill and Senate leaders say defeats mount, risking a December wrap and future leverage with a new 98th Congress. A veto duel looms as unemployment rises and lawmakers push stopgap measures.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Reagan
House
Senate
White House
GOP
Wyoming
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
98Th Congress
O’neill
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Robbery numbers soaring report from staff writer Tim Madigan
A West County Gulf Service Station clerk recounts a frightening 8 30 p m robbery by a young Hispanic gunman who demanded money and fled. The incident follows a year of rising robbery statistics as police assess the surge in criminal activity.
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Jack Hallmark
Hallmark
West County Road Gulf Service Station
College industry ties spark debate at Philadelphia meeting
The two day conference in Philadelphia gathered 400 leaders from universities and firms to weigh tensions in industry funded research. Speakers noted historic collaborations from Neoprene at Notre Dame to Gatorade at Florida while warning of conflicts between openness and secrecy in pursuit of profits.
Easing of martial law cleared by parliament
Parliament formally approved the military regime's plan to suspend martial law while embedding many emergency powers used against Solidarity. Catholic bishops criticized the move, with Archbishop Glemp noting the laws sharpened repression even as they relaxed controls. Army chief Siwicki warned normalization remains distant.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Labor Movement
Council of
Roman Catholic Bishops
Jozef Glemp
Florian Siwicki
Pecos County seeks drought relief funds for ranchers
Pecos County officials have applied for disaster relief for about three million acres of rangeland hit by a five month drought. Judge Charles Warnock cited a 50 percent drop in wild range grass and reports of necessary supplementary feeding, livestock sales, and crop losses across Pecos County. Despite documented losses, officials report USDA denial and uncertain prospects for relief.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Charles Warnock
Warnock
Cook
Texas Ascs
College Station
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Texas Panhandle
West Texas
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Odessa
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Lee Mitgang
Philadelphia
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DuPont Corp
University
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Dennis ST. Germaine
Cayanosa
Girvin
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