Pet Resolutions Cost Congress Time and Money
Critics say Congress wastes time on commemorative resolutions every year, with costs for printing and floor debate. The article notes about 700 bills last year, with debates consuming floor time, while rules aim to curb such resolutions though they persist for special interests and protests remain.
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Congress
Jim Drinkard
Associated Press
Washington
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
Post Office and Civil Service
Mike
Ferrell
Garcia
John Ashbrook
Ohio
House
Senate
Farrell
Capitol Hill
Dan Glickman
Chan
White House
Glickman
U S Finally Reaches Petroleum Milestone
Washington reports the United States nears the 250 million barrel mark in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as pumps start at the Mississippi site. The program aims for 750 million barrels by 1990, costing over 30 billion dollars amid overruns, delays, and fraud allegations.
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Washington
Sam
Mississippi River
House
High speed rail faces economic and geographic hurdles
A congressional panel heard that the United States has the technology for high speed passenger service but lacks the incentives to build it nationwide. Rep. Dan Glickman noted Americans love rail, while Amtrak outlined a plan to spin off a High-Speed Rail Corp to attract private financing for a Los Angeles San Diego line. Industry officials cited massive costs including eliminating 400000 grade crossings and creating a dedicated network. In New York, the stock market showed mixed results as the Dow slipped and volume rose at the NYSE and AMEX.
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Washington
United States
Amtrak
National Rail Passenger Corporation
Rail Corp
Los Angeles
San Diego
Las Vegas
Nev
William Briare
Ohio Rail Transportation Authority
Robert J. Casey
Glickman
New York
Peoples Energy
Jackson rebuts Reagan on Soviet nuclear edge
Senator Henry Jackson challenges President Reagan's claim of Soviet nuclear superiority saying the U S holds a qualitative edge and can deter Moscow. He backs a Jackson Warner nuclear freeze while criticizing a call for a total halt to the arms race.
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Washington
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
Jackson
John Warner
R-Va
Europe
Paul Warnke
Richard Burt
State Department
Bureau of Politico- Military Affairs
ABC
David Brinkley
Warnke
Burt
Moscow
U.S
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Judge Halts Strike In Chicago Area Rail Disruptions
A federal judge issued temporary restraining orders forcing Burlington Northern dispatchers and Chicago and North Western crews to resume work. Limited schedules return eased delays for up to 70 000 Chicago area commuters and affected freight across the North Western system in 11 states. The two strikes were unrelated and strikers were told to withdraw pickets and return to normal operations.
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Chicago
Burlington Northern
Chicago & North Western
Transit
Chicago Area
North Western
Midwest
Plains
Dan Collins
American Train Dispatchers Association
Burlington
Springfield
U.S. District
Collins
Peter Briggs
St. Paul
Minn
Briggs
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Gulf of Mexico
House Science and Technology Subcommittee On Transportation
D-Kan
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
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France
West Germany
Great Britain
John C. Dwyer
General Electric Co
Dwyer
Wall Street
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
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