Senate panels debate Contras aid and tax bill timing
Senate negotiators consider a nine million dollar aid package supplying non military items to Contras over two months while allowing CIA to repurpose bought weapons. House liberals shift from opposition to a five point four million dollar aid offer with a December thirty first cutoff. Meanwhile revenue talks settle nine billion in new taxes for fiscal 1988 and fourteen billion next year as lawmakers race to finish before Monday morning Reagan signature deadline. Federal funding gaps linger with a temporary measure expiring at midnight.
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Protests Clash as Israeli Soldiers Fire in Gaza and North
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers across Gaza and a northeastern area near Tel Aviv. An internal security officer, photographed two days earlier, was relieved of duties for breaking rules. In Gaza City, two Arabs were killed as protesters clashed with troops near Mughrabi mosque. Another demonstrator was shot in the Buren refugee camp south of Gaza City.
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GE Unit Wins 95.4 Million Navy Contract
General Electric lands a 95.4 million Navy contract for 14 sonar units with potential to rise to 99.8 million if a Spanish Navy sonar option is added. Local union and chamber officials praise the deal for preserving employment and expanding GE’s regional standing.
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Santa letters flood the post office with pleas for help
A Santa letter drive, started two decades ago, draws about 250 needy requests daily. Andrews notes rising adult participation, while Tonie King sorts letters by family size and pins hopeful notes on a table for donors. A prisoner asks for toothpaste. others seek jobs, sewing machines, books, or basic supplies amid welfare limits.
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