Congress to receive automatic pay raise for members
Congress members will get a 2400 dollar automatic raise in January, lifting pay from 697,800 dollars annually. The increase stems from a 1975 amendment and subsequent stopgap language that made congressional pay automatic under permanent law, bypassing annual votes.
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Walesa Bids Farewell as Nobel Prize Trip Opens
Lech Walesa travels with heavy police protection as wife Danuta and son Bogdan fly to Norway to collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. An airport standoff in Warsaw and crowds of supporters echo the tense mood of the Solidarity leader amid security cordons and delays.
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Poland
Lech Walesa
Norway
Solidarity
Walesa
Farwell
Danuta
Bogdan
Denmark
Copenhagen
Oslo
Henryk Jankowski
Gdansk
Eastern bailout to cut expenses and avert crisis
Eastern Airlines unveils a $360 million worker bailout after unions approve pay concessions and stock equity. The plan aims to slash costs, boost productivity, and stave off default with board seats for workers and extended credit talks with lenders.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Frank Borman
Borman
U.S
William Usery
Machinists’ Union
Larry Schulte
Air Line Pilots Association
Bryan
Indicted U S Judge Vows Vindication Amid Bribery Claims
Federal judge Harry Claiborne of Las Vegas faced a six count indictment charging filing false tax returns and single counts of bribery wire fraud obstruction of justice and false statement to the Judicial Ethics Commission. The document alleges he sought 130000 from brothel owner Joseph Conforte to influence tax evasion appeals.
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Harry Claiborne
U.S. District Court
Las Vegas
Federal Judicial Ethics Commission
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Joseph Conforte
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