Reagan Forms Bipartisan Panel On MX Missile Issue
President Reagan names an 11 member commission to study strategic modernization and MX basing options aiming to depoliticize the debate and secure congressional approval. Harold Brown and James Woolsey join. Brent Scowcroft to chair with six weeks to report by mid February ahead of a March proposal.
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Reagan
Harold Brown
Defense
Jimmy Carter
James Woolsey
Navy
Reagan Administration
Defense Department
Marvin Atkins
Offensive and Space Systems
Atkins
Commission
Caspar
Presidential Commission
Congress
Brown
Brent Scowcroft
National Security Affairs
Ford
Universe age put at about 12 billion years says new studies
Boston and Yale astronomers report two independent methods converge on a universe age near 12 billion years. They compare star ages in globular clusters and stellar recession speeds, noting red shift and a revised Hubble constant affect estimates, with competing teams still awaiting unpublished data.
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Boston
Kenneth Janes
Janes and
DeMarque
Jones
John P. Huchra
Harvard Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
Cambridge
Earth
Hucra
US Meat Imports Expected To Drop In 1983
The Agriculture Department says 1983 meat imports will be just under the quota trigger at 1.224 billion pounds, barely below the 1.231 billion pound limit. Any substantial rise could prompt automatic quotas, with further estimates due April 1 July 1 and October 1.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Agriculture
John R. Black
USDA
Block
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
PLO
The
Palestine Liberation
Mideast Fighting Rages As Talks Stall In Lebanon
Heavy fighting in Tripoli, Lebanon, claims numerous lives as militiamen clash in Baal Mohsen Bab el Tabbaneh and Kabbeh. Negotiations among U S Israel and Lebanon over foreign troop withdrawal stall after third round, with a fourth session planned.
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Mideast
Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Khalde
U.S
Menachem Begin
Reagan
Washington
Israel
Elie Salem
Morris Draper
Kiryat Shmona
Baal Mohsen
Bab el- Tabbaneh
Kabbeh
Organization
Amin Gemayel
Gemayel
PLO
Salah Khalaf
al-Madina
Reagan proposes $30 billion in nondefense cuts for 1984
President Reagan plans $30 billion in domestic budget reductions for fiscal 1984. Deficit likely to exceed $175 billion with growth and tax or defense changes shaping further savings. Nondefense cuts target Medicare Medicaid and other programs while Social Security is excluded.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
David A. Stockman
Administration
Strapped Ag Department Manages Big Bonuses
Washington AP reports that 54 senior executives at the Agriculture Department received year end bonuses totaling 396000 dollars as special recognition. All are Senior Executive Service members earning salaries from about 48500 annually. Bonuses range from 6264 to 11130 with 11 checks going to the Forest Service.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Secretary of Agriculture
Forest Service
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