Consumer Prices Edge Up Amid Modest Inflation Signals
The Labor Department reports November consumer prices rose 0.3 percent, with energy costs stable and gasoline down 0.8 percent. Over 12 months prices are up 3.2 percent, while officials note a softer food price rise and economists expect modest inflation into 1983, influenced by the recession and energy dynamics.
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Regan urges overhaul to fund tax reform plans
Treasury Secretary Regan urges the White House to skip a contingency tax in next month’s budget and instead pursue a broad overhaul of the income tax after the election. He envisions a simplified fairer system with possible higher revenue in 1986 and beyond, while still drafting contingency options.
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Riverside woman starves as court weighs force feeding
Elizabeth Bouvin a 26 year old cerebral palsy patient in Riverside California has begun refusing food hoping to die while lawyers fight in court over medical force feeding Riverside County officials said hospital staff will feed her against her will if she does not change her mind Judge John H Hews balanced her wish to die with doctors duty to keep patients alive Bouvin weighed 90 3 pounds down from 95 3 in four days and said she cannot wait months or years for appeals while her attorneys say she should continue eating
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