Reagan Starts Pitching Budget to Congress
President Reagan opened his budget sales tour with White House briefings as Democrats forecast more budget victories this year while Republicans doubt full passage. He plans multi state appearances to promote a shift of federal programs to state and local governments, amid a $757.6 billion budget and a $91.5 billion deficit for 1983.
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Reagan Defenses Bugle Faces Skepticism on Hill
President Reagan seeks a 221.1 billion defense budget to strengthen US force levels and deter Soviet buildup. Republican and Democrat senators warn of domestic cuts and political costs as Dole and Hart weigh defense spending amid Weinberger backing and a 23.1 billion strategic weapons push. The plan also outlines an 18.6 billion Navy shipbuilding program including two carriers, three cruisers, and two attack submarines.
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Reagan
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Navy
Students Would Pay Price in Reagan Education Cuts
Washington AP report says millions of students from grade school to graduate school would lose opportunities if Congress approves more than 3 billion dollars in education aid cuts. Reagan seeks to remove graduate students from the Guaranteed Student Loan program and raise repayment terms for undergraduates, affecting Pell Grants and other aid for about 1 to 1.4 million students. Education groups warn many would drop out or alter plans while officials dispute the scope of the impact.
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Weinberger cites Soviet violations threaten future arms pacts
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger accuses the Soviet Union of violating the Biological Weapons Convention and using toxins in Laos, Cambodia, and Afghanistan. He urges halting Western technology sales, argues for verifiable treaties, and highlights cuts in U S education and Title 1 funding as part of Reagan’s program, warning of impact on the handicapped.
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Cambodia
Afghanistan
Hotel New Japan Fire Kills 32 in Tokyo
A blaze gutted the top floors of the 10 story Hotel New Japan in central Tokyo killing 32 and wounding many more. Foreigner victims included an American woman who leapt four floors and a San Francisco man with smoke inhalation while 50 Americans from Hawaii escaped unharmed. The hotel lacked sprinklers on upper floors under renovation and features hollow wall spaces that may have aided flames. Investigators said the cause was undetermined with a junior suspect room 938.
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Australia
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Okinawa
Malcolm Kravit
Ellwood Wilder
Honolulu
Wilder
Kim Taedong
South Korea
Daker
Susumu Fukunaga
Trans Atlantic Air Fares Could Jump Up To 30 Percent
London reports say remaining trans Atlantic airlines seek rate hikes after Skytrain collapse. Affects London to Miami economy fares rising toward 283.54 dollars by mid May, with perchance rescue efforts discussed while Laker volunteers seek government aid.
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