Cowboy Poetry Gathering Draws Crowd To Alpine Exhibit
Cowboy poets and listeners fill Museum of the Big Bend as the Trappings of Texas exhibit opens. Poetry on lonely ranch life and city lights highlights weekend event drawing about 624 visitors by 4 p.m. Ray Alden travels from Lubbock for the gathering, while Kingston says poetry is a word and cowboy is the key.
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Changes in deficit bill anticipated
Congress and the White House are poised to revise the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction law as Social Security surpluses grow. The changes aim to separate Social Security from the budget and adjust targets, with lawmakers split among extending or scrapping targets to control domestic spending and broaden social programs.
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Maryland Governor Questions DC Annexation Plan
Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer reconsidered his proposal to annex the District of Columbia, an idea met with laughter and criticism from D C statehood advocates and Maryland and Virginia officials. Maryland leaders questioned the feasibility while Virginia legislators mocked the plan as impractical and ill conceived.
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Gun control law signed by California governor
Gov George Deukmejian signed a bill requiring a 15 day waiting period for background checks on rifle and shotgun buyers. He said the law will keep guns from those who should not have them and aid peace officers in protecting the public. The measure also expands prohibitions on who may purchase a gun.
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