Homeless man a Capitol fixture
Stacy Abner a 74-year-old veteran has lived for a decade under the U S Capitol steps near the carriage entrance. He rests on cardboard with a bed roll and signs seeking VA disability relief while Capitol staff and politicians comment on his long presence.
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Washington
Stacy Abner
U.S. Capitol
Capitol Hill
Bob Howe
Abner
Capitol
Veterans Administration
House
Jim Wright
D-Texas
Capitol Building
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
Supreme Court
Sen
Mack Mattingly
R-Ga
Mattingly
Charles Mathias
Rmd
Senate
Mathias
Howe
Stacy
Insensitive Reagan admin seen by caucus leader
Kathy Wilson outgoing chief of the National Women's Political Caucus says the Reagan administration shows alarming insensitivity to women but notes gradual change at the White House. She credits the caucus with pressuring for power and cites the Mondale Ferraro endorsement as a turning point amid feminist workshops and Ferraro’s address. Wilson, a lifelong Republican, expects future political roles and defends her criticisms of Reagan.
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Atlanta
Kathy Wilson
National Women’s Political Caucus
White House
Women’s Movement
Geraldine Ferraro
Nonpartisan Caucus
Mondale-Ferraro
Reagan
Betty Heitman
Republican National Committee
Wilson
Squeegee Station Aims High Yet Sags In Baltimore Debut
Baltimore youths staff the cities first Squeegee Station near Johns Hopkins Hospital. Only one car stops as unlicensed workers dart into traffic for customers. Officials blame lack of publicity and trainee misconduct.
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Baltimore
Lucille Gorham
William Donald Schaefer
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gorham
Federal pay reform shifts to performance ratings in promotions
The Reagan administration plans a performance based system for federal pay raises and layoffs affecting about 1.2 million white collar workers. The change reduces emphasis on seniority and could allow high performers to keep jobs while longtime poorer performers face layoff. OMB overrode OPM to implement the plan despite congressional opposition and a delay proposal.
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Washington
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Personnel Management
OPM
Management and Budget
Edwin L. Dale Jr
Donald Devine
Congress
House
Steny Hoyer
Dmd
Hoyer
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Associated Press
Mary Brown
Chuck
Lucas
Mitch Snyder
Community For Creative Non- Violence
Caucus
Ralyim
Santa FE Square
Odessa
Texas
Micro Computer Supermarket
Parkway
Old Town
Arnold
Red Lobster
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