Congress and White House Warn of Deep Deficit Fallout
The piece urges action on massive deficits of 210 billion in the current fiscal year and a projected 180 billion next year. It notes poverty rising to 15 percent in 1982, with blacks 35.6 percent, Hispanics 29.9 percent, and 21.7 percent of children in poverty. The U.S. Conference of Mayors cites 40 million hungry Americans and calls for large feeding programs. President Reagan vows a 90 day hunger study by a task force.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
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Gence
Americans For
Congress Passes Emergency Food and Health Bill
Congress moved an emergency bill to extend food aid and job benefits in 14 states. In July 6,573,000 jobless Americans lacked unemployment support while a two year 4 billion health benefits plan for about 10 million losing insurance recipients advanced in the House with bipartisan support amid warning of a veto and calls for hard spending and tax decisions to restore the economy.
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White House
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House of Representatives
Reagan
Dole
Senate Agriculture
Jesse Helm
George McGovern
Gerald R
Deficits imperil world economy
Washington reports that currency intervention failed to halt the dollar rise, spotlighting federal deficits as the main pressure on exchange rates. Affected by a $40 billion trade deficit last year, the U.S. faces potential $70 billion this year, threatening jobs and competitiveness while European and Asian leaders press for deficit relief through policy changes and possible tax measures.
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Japan
Europe
U.S
Reagan
White House
Irving Shapiro
du Pont
Roger Smith
General Motors
Peter Peterson
Lehman's
Lewis Preston
Morgan Guaranty
George Shultz
Martin Feldstein
Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury
R.T. McNamar
Mexico
Brazil
Venezuela
Argentina
South Korea
International Monetary Fund
Nerve gas fight stirs as Bethune stalls defense move
Rep. Ed Bethune benches a $200 billion defense bill over nerve gas provisions delaying action on a lethal gas buildup valued at $130 million. The standoff draws in Rep. Zablocki and other GOP and Senate players, while critics call chemical warfare obscene and argue against renewal of the production moratorium.
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Ed Bethune
R-Ark
Bethune
Congress
Pentagon
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clement J. Zablocki
Wisconsin
House
George Bush
Senate
David Pryor
D-Ark
Dale Bumpers
John Glenn
Nethune
Geneva
Switzerland
Negotiators press nerve gas split over MX program in defense bill
Mary McGrory reports Aberdeen talks with Chemical Corps experts probe contrasts with Soviet tactics and a potential $millions saving by dropping nerve gas from the MX package. Zablocki threatens to vote against the defense bill, signaling a pivotal clash as administration allies fear the consequences of separating nerve gas from MX amid a tense arms package.
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Edgewood
Aberdeen
Chemical Corps
Bethune
Zablocki
Tted House
Zahlacki
Who will be next Senate GOP leader
Washington report outlines likely candidates to succeed Howard Baker as Senate Republican leader. Names include Robert Dole, Pete Domenici, James McClure, and Richard Lugar, with Dole favored to emerge after considering their records, leadership styles, and ongoing re election dynamics in 1984.
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Howard Baker
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Robert J. Dole
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Pete V. Domenici
New Mexico
James McClure
Idaho
Richard G. Lugar
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Dole
Domenici
Reagan
Lugar
Dark Horse
Richard M. Nixon
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Bob Packwood
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Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Mark Hatfield
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Baker
Tennessee
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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