Republicans debate Social Security benefits freeze
Budget writers agree deficits should spare main needy programs but split over freezing Social Security. Stockman says consensus among Republicans likely on overall target. COS increases for means tested programs to remain, veterans pensions likely not frozen. defense spending and MX missile trade discussed.
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Aspin undecided on MX backing amid arms talks
Rep. Les Aspin, new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says President Reagan must prove the MX missile is a necessary bargaining tool in arms talks. He cautions Congress will weigh deficits against strengthening U S negotiators as talks with the Soviet Union resume later this year.
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Rail disaster toll climbs to 428 in Ethiopia wreck
Ethio pian radio reports the Awash bridge crash of the Ethio Djibouti RailwayExpress killed 428 and wounded 36 of 373 previously reported injured. Four coaches plunged 40 feet into a ravine after the engine derailed near Awash, 125 miles east of Addis Ababa. An inquiry is ordered by Transport Minister Yussef Ahmed. The train was en route from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa with about 1,000 aboard.
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China repulses attacks on Chinese border positions
Vietnamese troops launched eight attacks on two positions in Laoshan and Tianbao, Yunnan, but Xinhua said all assaults at platoon to battalion scales were repulsed and casualties occurred among invaders. No Chinese figures provided. AT&T seeks a 123.4 million rate hike before Texas PUC, combining lower basic tolls with higher fees for WATS, private line, and directory assistance. The plan aims to offset losses since the 1984 Bell breakup, with intrastate long distance changes and new directory charges.
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