Two Bills Near Passage As Congress Eyes Easter Recess
Congress aims to approve two major measures before the break, a $4.6 billion recession relief package and a $165 billion Social Security bailout. The relief bill funds food and shelter for the needy and public works jobs, while the Social Security plan raises payroll taxes and adjusts retirement rules. negotiations continue over fund distribution and retirement age, with a Reagan signature expected if passed.
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Congress
House
Senate
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Reagan
Capitol Hill
el Salvador
Edwards AFB Starts B 1 Flight Test Program
An Air Force B-1 bomber lifts off at Edwards Air Force Base California on a program to test upgraded and modified systems in the supersonic aircraft. Four prototypes were built beginning the test phase.
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Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Reagan Reveals Cuban Recon Photos From Blackbird Areas
White House sources say the images Reagan aired from a nationwide broadcast were captured by SR 71 high altitude reconnaissance planes over Cuba. The photos showed a Soviet intelligence base and MiG aircraft, with satellite images kept secret to protect U S spy capabilities and limit Soviet knowledge of American gathering methods.
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Reagan
Administration
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Caribbean
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Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
White House
Soviet Union
U.S
Syria
Reagan faces Senate resistance to record Pentagon buildup
President Reagan presses for a 10 plus percent Pentagon rise and a missile defense plan. Senators Hatfield and Kennedy attack the proposals as dangerous and misleading amid Democratic concerns. House moves to cap growth at four percent and Senate to trim to five percent. Reagan cites rising Soviet spending and unveils test images of Soviet sites and a plan for early century ballistic missile interception research.
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Reagan
Pentagon
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Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Democrats
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Senate
Dow to allow test of Midland plant for dioxin
Dow Chemical plans to let federal scientists test its Midland Michigan facility for dioxin contamination if assurances of objectivity are given. The move follows a dispute over an EPA draft report labeling the plant as the major source of regional contamination, a claim Dow disputes.
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Dow Chemical Co
Midland
Mich
David Buzzelli
Dow
Michigan
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EPA
Chicago
John Hernandez
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