Navy budget cuts stir debate on global reach and pay
Navy leaders warn cuts threaten sea lanes and force structure amid Soviet naval buildup in the Caribbean and Cuba. They cite pay freezes and morale as critical, arguing reductions would undo years of improved reenlistment and living standards.
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Globe
Navy
John Lehman
Caribbean
Cuba
Central America
U.S
Gulf Coast
Lehman
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Adm
James D. Watkins
Carter
Deficit squabble shapes wartime budget pressures
Copley News Service reports that amid partisan wrangling over Reagan's 1983 deficit, both Congress and the White House push for spending cuts and a possible spending freeze. Republicans and Democrats weigh tax, defense, and entitlement adjustments as they seek a bipartisan solution to a roughly 100 billion dollar shortfall.
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Reagan
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
White House
GOP
Senate
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Copley News Service
Today in History March 15 1982 highlight and events
On March 15 various historical events are noted. Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C. Columbus set sail for Majorca after discovering America in 1493. In 1963 the United States proposed a direct hot line communications link between Washington and Moscow.
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Julius Caesar
Christopher Columbus
Majorca
America
United States
Washington
Moscow
Rooney's Reaganomics of must-be-numbers riddle
Andy Rooney compares a $50 000 personal budget with the federal budget under Reaganomics. He shows deficits, defense spending, and cuts to Medicaid Medicare student loans and nutrition, then jests about locking doors and a bomb shelter while pledging to adjust his household budget if Congress shifts the plan.
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Congress
Reagan
Department of Energy
Nancy Reagan
Drunk driving tale from a Chicago railroad worker
MIKE ROYKO recalls Jerry, a 25 year old railroad worker, whose night of bars and beers led to a close call with police. At 4 a.m. a traffic stop yielded a warning and a breakfast offer, highlighting a near drunk driving incident and the fatigue that follows.
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Mike Royko
Chicago
Jerry
Cops and Bribes in a Drunk Driver Tale
Jerry recounts two police stops for drunken driving, paying $30 in bribes and escaping with a warning. The essay argues bribes exist, vary in duplicity, and urges ethical standards, noting the danger of letting drunken drivers go. The piece condemns graft while acknowledging cops sometimes accept payments.
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