New bill aims to keep government solvent and running
President Reagan considers a compromise stopgap spending bill to avert a partial shutdown. White House aides review the measure as furloughs are planned to be limited and agencies report normal operations in parts of the government while the final decision rests on congressional approval and Reagan's signature.
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Congress in brief in lame duck session funding and taxes
In Washington the lame duck Congress moved on major legislation. A continuing resolution funded agencies lacking appropriations while a Senate House compromise trimmed 1.2 billion in a jobs bill and 5.4 billion in a House version, awaiting Reagan signature to avert agency furloughs. The Senate limited debate on the 0.05 tax rise for roads and transit funding. MX funds were cut for production but kept for research after plan details, reflecting House priorities. Caribbean aid passed by the House, Senate pending.
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Weather forecast and public notices from Albany and Washington
A National Weather Service forecaster at Hancock Airport predicts tonight’s snow from trace to two inches with a low of 20 to 25 and a high tomorrow around 32. The extended forecast shows flurries Wednesday through Friday with partly cloudy skies and mid-20s to mid-30s highs. Also noted are daylight hours shrinking to nine tonight, then lengthening by about two minutes daily. In Albany New York the nightly number was 195 with Win Four 5436 and cop daily number. First Lady Nancy Reagan underwent minor lip surgery at the White House. Everett General Hospital evacuated 1150 patients after a fire in a lower elevator shaft caused bedlam but no injuries.
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EPA's Superfund targets 418 toxic dumps for cleanup
The EPA announced 418 of the nation's worst toxic waste sites will be cleaned under the Superfund initiative. More than 60 percent lie in 12 states, with New Jersey and Michigan housing the most. The list was created from Hazard Ranking System scores to drive a five year cleanup plan costing about 1.6 billion dollars.
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Ex-spy Edwin Wilson jailed for arms export to Libyan agents
Edwin Wilson, a former CIA agent, sentenced to 15 years and a $200,000 fine for illegally exporting five firearms to Libyan intelligence and army officials in Europe. One pistol allegedly used in the 1979 assassination in Bonn. Wilson, 54, was found guilty on seven of eight counts and has been held in a maximum security prison since last June.
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Amerasian children leave Hong Kong for Christmas homes
A group of 22 Vietnamese American Amerasian children and 12 relatives boarded a Northwest Airlines flight in Hong Kong, heading to Seattle for Christmas. Refugee officials powied they look forward to new beginnings as families plan to reunite in the United States.
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