Congress approves tampering crime bill after Tylenol deaths
Congress passed legislation making tampering with consumer products a federal crime, with life imprisonment and up to a 100000 dollar fine for serious injury or death. The House and Senate must reconcile differences. The law covers foods drugs cosmetics medical devices and other ingestible products and includes penalties for false tampering claims and for threats or conspiracies.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago
Reagan
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Reagan pushes MX missile plan amid advisory group report
President Reagan lobbied for approval of the MX missile at a memorial dinner in Ashland Ohio and pledged to pair it with vigorous arms control. He outlined efforts to win congressional support this week, meet with lawmakers, and review a proposed Soviet treaty on strategic arms. The White House cited aims to deploy 100 missiles, cost about 18 billion dollars, and base them in existing Minuteman silos near Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
John Ashbrook
Ashland
Ohio
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
National Security
Larry Speakes
Defense
Minuteman
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States
Freedom of Information Act reform moves in Congress
The Freedom of Information Act faces renewed scrutiny in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee with Reagan officials leaning toward minor tweaks. Sen Leahy proposes changes to curb broad disclosure while protecting business secrets and agency costs.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Reagan
Justice Department
Joseph Wright
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Leahy
CIA
William Casey
Hatch
Allan Adler
American Civil Liberties Union
Adler
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Glenn English
D-Okla
Five GOP Moderates Propose Tax Hikes To Break Senate Deadlock
Five Republican moderates led by John Chafee Mark Hatfield Charles Mathias Robert Stafford and Lowell Weicker draft a compromise budget calling for 70 billion in tax increases over three years to offset deficits. They propose slower defense buildup and restoring about 11 billion in domestic non defense spending, challenging Baker's tax minimal plan.
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Senate
Reagan
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Charles Mathias
Maryland
Robert Stafford
Vermont
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Congressional
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