Smith defends anti drug tour cost and Latin America aims
Attorney General William French Smith defended a 20 day overseas trip costing 381,612 for the airplane. He outlined plans for a four nation Latin America tour to study drug problems, saying the trip yielded productive, informative results and that his wife served as an asset in social and mission roles.
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Missouri voters reject larger trucks in referendum
In April Missourians voted down a ballot question that would allow bigger trucks, undoing a state law. Advocates say wider trucks could require longer trailers and raise highway safety concerns while opponents warn of increased costs and infrastructure impact. The Senate advanced a 1983 Transportation bill setting a maximum track width of 102 inches, beyond the current 96 inches, separate from a broader scrap- ting measure moving through Congress.
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House panel OKs gas tax hikes on trucks
A House committee endorsed higher user taxes on the heaviest trucks using highways despite ongoing opposition. The administration proposed a cost allocation plan, with exemptions for buses but a 5 cent per gallon tax on taxi meters, while Rostenkowski called the lobbying effort effective.
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Police force 2 to buy back kidnapped child
A Chinese couple recovered their stolen 2 year old son after a six month search but local police allegedly forced them to buy him back from his new family. The Ging Daily reports the case of Lui Yi, seized last March in Bazhong Sichuan and sold for about $5 to Pang Shao-tse, who then moved the child 400 miles to Hebei. Police demanded payment for medical and living expenses, insisting the price was final.
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