Kuwait Flags Iran Threat at Gulf Summit
Kuwait presented its grievances at a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh as leaders warned that a widening Iran-Iraq war poses the major threat to oil lifelines in the northern Gulf. King Fahd chaired sessions with Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman as the group discussed a joint strategy and U S reflagging plans for Kuwaiti tankers.
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Kuwait
Iran
Persian Gulf
Gulf Cooperation Council
Gulf
Fahd
Saudi
Arabia
Defense and Economic Alliance
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
United States
Texas college students show little change in drinking after legal age rise
Officials and students say the higher drinking age since Sept 1 1986 has not notably reduced student imbibing at Houston area campuses or Texas A&M. At the University of Texas at Austin some underage students chug alcohol before events. A&M survey found drinking at home or parties rose from 68 percent to 88 percent after the law.
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University of Texas At Austin
Ronald Brown
Texas A&m
Jan Winniford
Social Security payroll tax rises to 7.51 percent in 1988
The payroll tax increases to 7.51 percent, lowering net pay by about 36 dollars per 10 000 earned while beneficiaries receive a 4.2 percent cost of living rise this week. Self employed rates rise to 13.02 percent and the wage base climbs to 45000.
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Washington
Social Security
Dorcas R. Hardy
Congress
Hardy
Winter storm paralyses Midwest and floods threaten South
A slow moving snowstorm dumps up to 34 inches on the Plains edge and shuts Denver airport for the first time since 1983. Flooding and ice affect Arkansas Oklahoma Tennessee, with three deaths blamed on floods and at least ten traffic deaths. At Stapleton Airport in Denver thousands remain stranded as one runway reopens and more bridges a midst.
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Tennessee
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Plains
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Oklaho
Anne Ayres
Sarasota
Fla
Stapleton International Airport
Richard Boulware
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