Kansas Legislators Shift Right in 1984 Congress
Washington AP reports Kansans in the Senate and House moved toward conservatism in 1984, with Dan Glickman and Jim Slattery showing significant rightward shifts. Kansas Republicans Pat Roberts and Bob Whittaker posted very conservative scores, while Nancy Kassebaum remained moderate yet moved right on economic and social issues.
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Senate
House
Kansas
Congress
Jim Slattery
Topeka
Nancy Kasstbaum
Chamber of Commerce
Christian Voice
Americans For Democratic Action
American Civil Liberties Union
The
National Journal
el Salvador
Kassebaum
Bob Dole
Slattery
Dan Glickman
Wichita
Republican House
GOP
Pat Roberts
Bob Whittaker
Larry Winn
Winn
Jan Meyers
Overland Park
Senate presses White House to resume blended credit exports
A letter signed by 33 Democrats and 20 Republicans urges resumption of blended credit sales for U S farm products to foreign buyers. They argue the 50 percent U S shipping rule was not mandated, warn of $30 million to $60 million in extra costs, and say suspension harms farmers and maritime workers while some countries threaten to redirect purchases within 60 days.
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Senate
White House
Washington
Reagan Administration
U.S
Agriculture
John R. Black
USDA
Agriculture Department
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Appropriations Committee
Bob Packwood
Finance
Russell Long
D-La
Block
Gene Hemphill
Congress
Pope John Paul II in Maastricht despite heckling in open-air Mass
Pope John Paul II drew a large crowd in Maastricht for the outdoor Mass amid heckling and obscene gestures from about 100 youths. Police detained three people preventively as security, with up to 150,000 expected at Beek airport and 1,000 officers deployed. The pope blessed the demonstrators, toured St. Servatius church, and underscored church divisions on social issues.
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Maastricht
Netherlands
John Paul
St. Servatius
Rouvroye
Beek
John
Paul
Holy Father
Maria Schuurmans
Congress Presses FDA Over Nursing Home Drug Tests
Congress to hear how elderly nursing home residents became unwilling test subjects for experimental drugs. Rep. Henry Waxman cites ethical violations and questions federal enforcement as the National Council of Senior Citizens reports patients signed via illegible or non English forms, sometimes under protest.
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Food and Drug Administration
Congress
House Health
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Waxman
House
Commerce Subcommittee On
National Council of Senior Citizens
FDA
Freedom of Information Act
William R. Hutton
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