Congress backs Reagan plan as Texas Democrats split
Texas Democrats including all eight members divide from party leaders over the budget proposal. Wright and other CDF members clash with Gramm and House leadership while indicating Texas voters favor giving Reagan’s economic recovery plan a chance to curb inflation.
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West Texas lawmakers clash over Reagan budget in party group
Hance says Wright acts to secure support for the president's program and not to kill it while White questions Wright's handling and the budget move. White and Hance defend strong action amid liberal pressure as Rep. Charles Stenholm leads the 47 member CDF with West Texas members.
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Haig signals early talks with Soviets on missiles
U S Secretary of State Alexander Haig told NATO ministers in Rome that talks with the Soviet Union to limit medium range missiles in Europe would begin before year end. He tied progress to Soviet global conduct while urging firm but open dialogue at the NATO two day gathering as debates over the 1983 deployment of 572 missiles continue amid growing Western protests.
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North Atlantic Council
Western Alliance
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Arnaldo Forlani
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Moscow
Western
Stray animals problem highlighted during Be Kind to Animals Week
The article reports on the heavy toll of stray and abandoned pets in the United States with 12 to 13 million dogs and cats killed annually. Experts urge responsible ownership, spaying and neutering, and stronger local laws to curb pet abandonment and the roaming of pets.
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Animal Control
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International City Management Association
Alan Beck
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Refugees moved from Fort Chaffee base after flotilla
A year after the Freedom Flotilla brought more than 100000 Cubans to the United States, federal officials relocated all but 2000 of the 25000 at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Spokesman Mike Sweeney said the population could fall below 2000 this week as about 200 refugees were moved in the past week.
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Freedom Flotilla
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MGM Grand prepares July reopening after deadly fire
MGM Grand Hotels Inc says the Las Vegas hotel will reopen in July with bookings 10 percent ahead of last year. Alvin Benedict notes enhanced alarms and sprinkler systems after the November 21 fire. In a typical room four sprinklers can deliver 65 gallons per minute. A separate report from San Mateo, California states a barefoot three year old girl found wandering alone may have been abandoned and is in foster care after hospital treatment.
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Alvin Benedict
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Dave Barosf
Sands Hunger Strike Enters 65th Day Amid Belfast Calm
IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands lies comatose on day 65 at Maze Prison as officials and his family attend him. Protests flare briefly in West Belfast while leaders urge restraint and political figures seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
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Irish Republican Army
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Raymond MccCreesh
Patsy O'Hara
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Weather drenches state as storms pound Southeast Texas
Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rain across Southeast Texas with 6 to 8 inches in many areas and over eight inches at Houston Hobby. Flooding closed streets in Houston Pasadena and Pearland while Red Cross shelters opened for flood victims. Forecasters warned of continued storms and cooler conditions elsewhere with mostly cloudy skies and regional variations through midweek.
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