Bork defends actions on Watergate Cox firing at hearings
Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork rejects illegal conduct claims over firing special prosecutor Archibald Cox in the Watergate era. He says Nixon ordered the firing and he did his utmost to keep the probe moving, while Metzenbaum questions his role and timing during confirmation hearings in the Senate Caucus Room.
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Bork
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Justice Department
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Watergate
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William Ruckelshaus
Richardson
White House
Senate
Congressmen, Doctors Trade Medicare Barbs
Congressmen clash over Medicare costs with Rep. Fortney Stark arguing for strict doctor payment limits to curb spending as premiums are set to rise 38.5 percent. He cites rising service volume and doctor incomes while AMA officials defend physicians and call for analysis of potential unnecessary services. The debate includes possible premium redistribution by income and past Medicare reimbursement increases.
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Pete” Stark
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Medical Association
Pope warns dissent from church doctrine is grave error
Pope John Paul II told 300 U S bishops in Los Angeles that dissent from church teaching remains a grave error and cannot be treated as equal to authentic teaching. He reaffirmed bans on women priests contraception divorce abortion and homosexual acts while saying the dignity of women is equal to men. The address at Our Lady Queen of the Angels Minor Seminary set the tone for his 10 day U S tour and followed discussions on priestly celibacy and other church issues.
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Assembly of
Our Lady Queen of the Angels Minor Seminary
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Joseph Bernardin
Chicago
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Daniel E. Pilarczyk
Cincinnati
Memorial Coliseum
Bank losses mark worst quarter for U S banks since 1930s
U S banks report a second quarter loss of 10 6 billion the industry first red ink in over 50 years as reserves for bad loans jump to 21 2 billion FDIC chair Seidman calls it the worst quarter since 1934 with 125 banks failing this year and projections of further layoffs and restructuring across major lenders including Chemical Bank which plans a 10 percent cut.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
L. William Seidman
Brazil
Seidman
Chemical New York Corp
Chemical Bank
Paul Getman
Wharton Econometrics
Philadelphia
Bert Ely
Alexandria
Citicorp
Chase Manhattan Corp
Security Pacific Corp
BankAmerica Corp
American Bankers Association
Ag Department Approves Conservation Rules in 1990 Plan
Final rules approve new conservation procedures for price supports loans and benefits under the Food Security Act of 1985. Deputy Secretary Myers says definitions clarified and soil erosion standards to be decided later. Conservation compliance sodbuster and swampbuster form core concepts with plans due by Jan 1 1990 and fully implemented by Jan 1 1995.
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Agriculture Department
Peter C. Myers
Nounced
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USDA
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