Kassebaum to Lead U.S. Election Observation Team
Sen Nancy Kassebaum will head a seven member delegation observing El Salvador's March 28 elections. The group includes Rep Robert Livingston and Notre Dame's Rev Hesburgh. Kassebaum notes risks and says the aim is official support for the process amid U.S. cautious stance toward the junta and Duarte. She expects no decisive impact on the vote.
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Kassebaum
State Department
el Salvador
Reagan
U.S
Duarte
el Salvator
Robert Livingston
R-La
Everett Briggs
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Richard Scammon
Howard Penniman
Haig Links Cuba and Nicaragua to El Salvador War
Secretary of State Haig told a House subcommittee that Nicaragua and Cuba direct the fighting in El Salvador and that a captured Salvadoran guerrilla confirms cross border guidance. He promised more evidence next week as skepticism grew among lawmakers. A Nicaraguan official claimed a CIA led destabilization plot and noted past Chilean precedent, while Haig pressed congressional support for his broader assessment.
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Washington (Ap
Alexander M. Haig Jr
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Cuba
Haig
State Department
Washington
Honduras
Foreign Operations
House Appropriations Committee
Salvador
FSLN
Front For National Liberation
Waig
United States
House Intelligence Committee
Appropriations Subcommittee
Rep
Clarence Long
D-Md
Study Links Political and Religious Beliefs in Congress
AP reports psychologist Peter Benson heads a study finding religious beliefs and values closely relate to voting across eight policy areas among 67 House members and 13 senators. The project challenges views of secular separation, showing high belief in God and scripture among lawmakers and no clear gap between liberals and conservatives in religiosity.
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George W. Cornell
NEW York
America
U.S. Congress
Peter Benson
House
Benson
Psychology Today
Congress
Business Failures Rise 55 Percent in Early 1981
Private credit agency data show 3,524 business failures in the first two months, up 55 percent from a year ago, amid recession, slowing sales and higher interest rates. Labor Dept unemployment figures for February due, Jan rate 8.5%. Automakers report layoffs steady. Dun & Bradstreet tallies weekly failures, with 529 the prior mid February peak, well above last year. Stockman calls current woes temporary as part of inflation cure, Volcker warns deficits could derail recovery, CPI up sharply in 1981, ONeill urges deficit cuts and Reaganomics faces critics.
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Steven P. Rosenfeld
Labor Department
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
David Stockman
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Stockman
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Dmass
Boca Raton
Fla
Futures Industry Association
Americans For Democratic Action
Congress
Williams Fights Expulsion Over Abscam Victim Claim
Senate floor defense portrays Harrison A. Williams Jr. as a victim of renegade prosecutors and false Abscam charges. The New Jersey Democrat, 62, was convicted of bribery and conspiracy last year and faces an ethics panel expulsion recommendation. Also noted are defense budget and foreign aid debates, cryptocurrency measures, and Afghanistan Day resolutions.
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Washington
U.S
Harrison A. Williams Jr
New Jersey
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Reagan
Senate Budget Committee
Caspar W. Weinberger
House Budget Committee
Congress
Foreign Affairs
Alexander M. Haig Jr
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Cuba
Salvador
Haig
House Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittee
Oil Glut Threatens State Crude
Kansas crude could slide into a slow down as international glut drives prices down from 35 to 33 dollars a barrel in February and expectations point to 28 by next January. Marginal strippers dominate 90 percent of 39 800 wells with daily output 3 3 barrels each, hurting profits for 235 000 Kansans with royalty rights. Domestic production and continued drilling shield volume, though profits shrink.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Don Schnacke
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
R.P. Nixon
Hays
Nixon
Edward Murphy
American Petroleum Institute
Schnacke
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Howard J.doyen
Glenn Bigelow
Betty Malburg
East 2Nd Street
Ottawa
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Lucy
Ally
Tige
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Nancy O
Beetle Bailey
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House Judiciary Committee
House Education
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George Miller
Calif
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D-Texas
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