Congress Sets Course To Cut Reagan's Deficit
Washington AP report notes 98th Congress convening as Reagan faces restive lawmakers over deficit and Social Security reform. Budget battles loom with calls for deeper defense cuts, contingency tax plans dismissed, and debates on indexing tax brackets and White House initiatives.
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Republicans Crank Up Budget Fight as Reagan Details Sketched
In Washington Republicans push back as President Reagan withholds his 1984 budget. House conservatives Armstrong and Archer oppose a Social Security bailout while Democrats back the plan. Defense cuts meet GOP resistance and talks of conditional tax hikes test party unity. Initial GOP sentiment runs frosty.
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Anniversary of abortion ruling sparks nationwide protests
The Associated Press notes ten years since the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion with 20 free procedures at a clinic and massive protests including a 26,000-strong antiabortion march in Washington. Reagan urged protecting unborn life while NOW cited reproductive freedom. Rallies and counterpoints occurred across Boston, Cincinnati, New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and more.
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Romantic Wagner Ring of the Nibelung miniseries on PBS
New public television miniseries presents Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung in a modernized Bayreuth-inspired staging by Patrice Chereau. The telecast reimagines Rhinemaidens as dam workers and Alberich as a coal mine ruler, with two-part airings through June.
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