Meeting on Medicare rolls: lawmakers seek cost controls
Federal officials again weigh how to control Medicare costs as they push for tighter benefits and scrutinize other charges. Editorial pages urge Congress to forgo the Jan pay raise. Weather-driven price hikes hit Americans’ groceries and home costs. An article on compulsive overeating notes a nationwide rise. Entertainment highlights Woody Allen’s Danny Rose. Four finalists in Herald Masters tourney aim for first title despite undefeated field.
War Memorial review follows county cost overruns
County officials move to audit the Onondaga County War Memorial after a $400,000 annual deficit and a June audit cited missing time records, unpaid overtime, and unbudgeted expenses. Critics call for top leadership changes as the arena emphasizes cheap rentals and hundreds of annual events despite 260 empty days.
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Mondale Leads Iowa Democrats as First 1984 Caucuses Begin
Iowa Democrats head to 2,495 caucus sites in a 1984 kickoff as Mondale seeks to confirm front runner status while rivals Hart Cranston and Glenn gain in polls. Reagan campaigns in Iowa with two rallies despite no opposition. Polls show Mondale leading with 44 percent and Hart Cranston Jackson trailing in single digits.
Reagan Campaigns in Iowa Stirring Democratic Cue
President Reagan airs a nine hour tour to Iowa aiming to steal the caucus spotlight from Mondale. He plans pre caucus rallies in Waterloo and Des Moines as Democrats start the first public test of eight candidates. The trip highlights a campaign tactic shift and official says costs will be borne by the Reagan Bush84 committee.
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White House
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Palanet Retian
Peacekeepers begin pullouts from Beirut and Souk el-Gharb
Government troops repelled rebel assaults on Souk el-Gharb as peacekeeping forces withdrawn from their Beirut base. Marines began moving non combat personnel toward possible exit by next week. At least 16 killed and 60 wounded across central Beirut and the town amid clashes between Druze fighters, Shiite militiamen, and Christian factions.
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Pahee
Souk el- Gharb
US becomes debtor nation as foreign investment rises
Washington reports that by year end or next, the United States could join developing countries as a debtor nation for the first time since World War I. Foreign holdings in the U S may surpass Americans' investments abroad, a shift welcomed by some economists and Reagan officials but seen as worrisome by Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker.
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California paroled killer Streleski after murder in 1978
Theodore Streleski, Stanford graduate student, killed his adviser Karel de Leeuw in a 1978 office attack. He is scheduled for parole on March 23 and must live in San Francisco for a year, with no contact to Stanford faculty. He called the act a political statement and claims ongoing sanity despite prior psychiatric testimony.
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Stanford
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