Fed Tightens Its Hold On U.S. Money Supply
Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker told a House subcommittee that policy has become slightly less accommodative as the dollar falters. He described a cautious tightening aimed at curbing money to banks, warning of possible further moves such as a higher discount rate to bolster the dollar, while hoping long term rates may ease.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Paul A. Volcker
House
Fed
Volcker
Japan
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Reagan
Congress
Bank of Japan
U.S
Banks Raise Prime Rate to 8 Percent Across Major Lenders
Major U.S. banks led by Citibank and Chase Manhattan lifted the prime rate from 7.75 to 8 percent, after a prior 0.25 point increase. Banks said higher borrowing costs protect profit margins while markets respond with lower bonds and stock prices amid inflation concerns and a stronger dollar.
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New York
U.S
Citibank
Chase Manhattan
Hanover
Bankers Trust Co
First National Bank of Chicago
Ith
Maury Harris
Painew
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
Harris
North Tried To Stifle Probe Of Cohorts In Aiding Contras
Senate hearing reveals Oliver North twice sought to interfere with an FBI probe into fundraisers for the Nicaraguan Contras. Documents show North asked to delay interview of a swindler posing as a Saudi oilman amid separate notes of talks with Reagan and McFarlane. The report ties to Channel/Fischer payments and ongoing Iran Contra investigations involving Channell and others.
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North
Washington
White House
Oliver L. North
FBI
U.S
Senate Intelligence Committee
William Webster
CIA
Mousaheza Zadeh
Webster
Zadeh
Reagan
National Security
Robert A. McFarlane
The
Washington Post
Carl R. ‘Spitz
Channell
David Fischer
Fischer
the Post
Channel
Lawrence E. Walsh
House
Senate
United States
Inman Brandon
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Housing discrimination and how to file a complaint
A public notice explains that housing discrimination is illegal under the Kansas Act Against Discrimination and federal law. It outlines who may file, how to file with the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, timelines, and options including HUD and court action.
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Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
K.S.A
HUD
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kansas
Ottawa
City of
Civil Rights Commission
Code of Ethics of
The
Kansas Bar Association
Topeka
West 6Th
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American Heart Association
Edwin Meese III
Nicaragua
Fisher
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Honduras
Florida
Robert Hiles
W. Tecumset
Farm Bureau Insurance
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