Senate backs automatic tax cuts to offset inflation
The Senate approved an indexing plan to automatically raise exemptions and adjust tax rates to offset inflation starting 1985. The measure, proposed by Sen. Armstrong, would cut 1985 taxes by about 37.4 billion and include a new savings incentive, funded partly by ending a broader exemption. Opponents warned it shields taxpayers from inflation while proponents call it fairness.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
William L. Armstrong
R-Corp
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reagan
Armstrong
John Chafee
Tommy bear wins stay of execution after kids rally
A Johnson County judge issued a temporary restraining order keeping Tommy the bear at Camp Ondessonk near Ozark safe until July 27. The camp mascot bit an 11 year old in July prompting a Rabies test and a bid to destroy the animal. Health officials questioned shots, and 500 children blocked access to the camp to protect the bear. A July 27 hearing will decide a permanent order.
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Bonnie Marx
Tommy
St. Clair County
Johnson County
Camp Ondessonk
Ozark
Scott Burrelman
Fairview Heights
Burrelsmans
Elly Faulkner
Harold James
James
Gary McKibben
McKibben
Faulker
Senate panel probes alleged financial misconduct at CIA
The Senate Intelligence Committee examines allegations of financial improprieties involving CIA Director William J. Casey and his pick to head clandestine services. Senate leaders say several members express concern over Casey status, with debates on potential impact on his renomination.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
CIA
William J. Casey
Senate
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Casey
Baker
New York
New Orleans
Washington Post
Intelligence Committee
Bobby Inman
Old boy network questioned over security clearances
Goldwater chairman says committee will investigate how Hugel received quick clearance. Leahy’s session agenda notes the issue. Some members criticize the agency’s probe and await Casey’s fate amid civil suits against Multiponics Inc. in New York and New Orleans.
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Goldwater
R-Ariz
Hugel
Leahy
Casey
New York
New Orleans
Multiponics Inc
Weather outlook warm and humid with possible storms
The National Weather Service forecasts variable cloudiness and warm humid conditions tonight with a low around the mid 70s. Saturday will be partly sunny hot and humid with a chance of storms and a high in the low 90s. Illinois extended forecast shows showers Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 80s to 90s and overnight lows in the 70s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Delays F-16 Sale to Israel Stalls Deliveries
The Reagan administration postponed a decision to lift the five week suspension on F-16 fighter deliveries to Israel. An unnamed State Department official cited Israel s intensified attacks into Lebanon and Beirut as the reason for delay. Six jets slated for shipment today are held up with a new decision now expected early next week.
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Washington
Israel
Lebanon
State Department
Beirut
Area crops look good despite weather excesses
Jackson County Extension Adviser Robert Frank says crops are looking great given heavy rains and heat. Corn recovering from excess moisture, pollination aided by fair weather though extreme heat could hurt. Soybeans planted late face frost risk, but pods are filling as rainfall averages a week. Farmers now face varied growth stages and rely on steady rains after a wet May monsoon.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County Extension
Robert Frank
Frank
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