State leaders seek friendlier relations
Atlantic City leaders from governors to mayors push for closer ties amid Reagan era cuts. They warn federal aid reductions will hit local services, urging cooperation to shape the 1983 budget while backing the president’s new federalism in principle. Cooperation seen as essential to cope with shrinking funds and rising local needs.
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Atlantic City
N.J
National Governors’ Association
George Bush
Robert Orr
Indiana
Reagan
Eagan
Richard Conder
Richmond County
N.C
Washington
Richard Fulton
Nashville, Tenn
Fulton
Oriental fruit fly threat prompts second California eradication push
The discovery of six Oriental fruit flies in Los Angeles County spurs a large eradication program with hundreds of traps. Officials warn the insect could devastate California’s $14 billion agriculture, as the Oriental fly threatens more fruit than the Mediterranean variety found nearby.
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Los Angeles
California
Pacoima
Los Angeles County
Paul Engler
San Francisco
Florida
Minnesota state employees end 29 day strike with tentative pact
More than 14 000 workers returned to duty in Minnesota as AFSCME leaders hailed a two year contract offering monthly raises from 100 to 184 dollars. The agreement covers clerks janitors highway technicians and other blue collar staff and still awaits legislative commission approval.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Robert Currie
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American Federation of State
Apple Valley
Chris Donaldson
Cians
Afscma
Currie
Legislative Commission On
Neutron weapons stockpiled in US ready for Europe delivery
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger says neutron weapons in the United States could reach troops in Europe within hours after allies agree to accept them in a crisis. He defends resuming production, arguing the weapon enhances deterrence and peace despite Soviet criticism and European sensitivities.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Carter
NATO
Soviet Union
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Speakes
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Indianapolis
Hudnut
Edmund Brown
John Y. Brown
Kentucky
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Minnesota
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JH. Filbert
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State Department
Moscow
Alan Romberg
Syracuse Savings Bank
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