Reagan presses Congress with budget and tax plan
On a scorching day President Reagan intensified pressure on Democrats over the economy. He demanded action within six weeks on a tax bill and backed sizable budget cuts, accusing House Republicans of backsliding while signaling coalition options. He defended his program as aiding the middle class and rejected political demagoguery, calling out conservative groups’ involvement as part of the campaign. He sharply renewed his stance that if Congress won’t act, he will apply political heat.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Reagan
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Democratic House
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
O'Neill
Economy shows slow rise in income and spending
U S economy grows at a cautious pace as May personal income up 0.6 percent and spending up 0.7 percent while factory utilization holds at 80.1 percent. May housing starts drop 14 percent and single family sales slide, with economists blaming high interest rates and a slow recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
May
Haig visit to China yields cautious warming amid arms talks
Secretary of State Haig met in Beijing to reassure China of Reagan policies and to outline a potential arms sale. Huang Hua urged deeds to match words while Haig hailed the trip as unusually productive and signaling broader Sino American cooperation. Reagan warned communism’s decline, stressing cautious optimism about the evolving relationship.
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Peking
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Reagan
United States
China
Haig
People's Republic of China
Huang
Trident sub Ohio launches amid protests and spy ship watch
The 360 foot Ohio Trident submarine began three days of sea trials from Groton with a police escort and private boats nearby. More than 50 anti nuclear protesters waved signs at Eastern Point Beach as two men from Hartford were charged with criminal trespassing at Electric Boat. The Soviet Elevator spy ship stayed offshore to listen as the submarine left the Thames River for the Atlantic Ocean.
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Groton
Conn
Ohio
American Friends Service Committee
Eastern Point
Thames River
General Dynamics Corp
Electric Boat Division
John Bach
Timothy Quinn
Hartford
Richard Horan
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
U.S
Long Island Sound
Sound
Texas Weather Drought Reverses With Surprising Rainfall
The Associated Press reports Texas experiences a weather swing from heat to record rains. Forecasters predicted a hot summer, but a trough over Texas brings cooler temperatures and widespread rainfall, with experts noting patterns can shift year to year and forecasts evolve as the season progresses.
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Dallas
National Weather Service
NWS
Texas
Donald Gilman
Climatic Analysis Center
Sunny Camp Springs
Gilman
United States
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