Stockman signals larger budget cuts for 1984 surplus
Budget Director David Stockman warned that the March 10 plan will reveal far larger spending reductions to reach a 1984 surplus. He stressed Congress must back the package or face a dire economic outlook, including potential bankruptcies across sectors. Regan urged tax cuts favoring middle earners, while Meese predicted a second bill by mid year. Stockman left room for compromise if magnitudes stay similar.
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New York Times
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David A. Stockman
Stockman
Congress
CBS
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
NBC
Reagan
Regan
Edwin Meese
ABC
Meese
Governors hear gasoline tax hike plan
Washington AP says the Reagan administration considers a 2-cent rise in the federal gasoline tax to fund highway maintenance with about $2 billion yearly. Stockman floated letting states pre-empt added revenue, while Brown criticized the plan as a tax shuffle. Governors seek flexibility and protections against program cuts and unfunded mandates.
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Reagan
David A. Stockman
National Governors’ Association
White House
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Congress
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Brown
Richard Riley
South Carolina
Supreme Court to rule on independent PAC spending limits
The Supreme Court will review whether independent political action committees may spend above the $1,000 limit, a case linked to Reagan’s 1980 campaign. The ruling could reshape free speech and curb private influence in elections, with related cases from Berkeley on local contribution caps and other election finance issues forthcoming.
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UPI
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Penthouse Magazine
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Alaska
Fed
Brothers split verdict in 1976 Arizona robbery case
Patrick Hanigan was convicted on three federal counts for the 1976 robbery and assault of three Mexican men, while his brother Thomas was acquitted. Jurors had separately deliberated the cases, with Patrick set for sentencing March 30 in Tucson. The men were allegedly bound, robbed, tortured, and shot at on Hanigan property during a so called wetback hunting operation.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona
Patrick Hanigan
Thomas
Mexico
Hanigans
George
U.S
Thomas Hanigan
Manuel Garcia Loya
Bernabe Herréra Mata
Elenza Ruelas Zavala
Hanigan
Roadrunner cartoonist Michael Maltese dies at 73
Los Angeles AP Michael Maltese creator of Roadrunner and Coyote characters, died at 73 after a six month cancer battle. He died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Maltese shared Academy Emmy and Annie awards for writing and animation. He created Pepe LaFlue and contributed to Hanna Barbera cartoons including the Flintstones Jetsons and Tom and Jerry while also working on Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam at Warner Bros.
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Los Angeles
Michael Maltese
The
Maltese
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pepe LaFlue
Hanna Barbera Productions
Augie Doggie
Auto workers tax revolt grows around Flint and Detroit
Thousands of auto workers including General Motors employees claim large dependents or avoid income tax withholding in a rising revolt. IRS Flint manager Leonard Nawrocki cites at least 3,500 protesters filing false or no tax forms. Some file minimal withholdings or claim ministers exemptions. many file incomplete returns. The IRS may pursue wage garnishments and prosecutions, seeking federal help from Washington.
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Flint, Mich
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Flint
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Leonard Nawrocki
IRS
Nawrocki
TRS
Washington
Largest cocaine seizure tied to Miami case
Miami police and federal agents arrest Angel Alvarez and Joaquin Cordero on drug charges after seizing 826 pounds of high purity cocaine valued at about 206.5 million. Both men, linked to Little Havana youth program, face $1 million bonds as arraignment looms. The seizure followed a four month DEA and Florida LD investigation.
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Miami
Angel Alvarez
Joaquin Cordero
Cordero
Alvarez
Little Havana
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Don Dougherty
Cordera
DEA
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Dougherty
Sunshine Boy Joe Smith Dies At 97 In Englewood
Joe Smith vaudeville star and creator model for a Sunshine Boys character died at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood after turning 97 five days earlier. He and Dale formed a famed team after a bicycle collision in 1898, inspiring Neil Simon to base the Broadway hit and film on their careers.
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Englewood
N.J
UPI
Joe Smith
Actors Fund Home
Smith and Dale
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Neil Simon
Bowery
Smith
Joe Sultzer
Dale
Charles Marks
Herald-Journal Subscription Rates Notice
Syracuse newspaper announces mall subscription rates for New York State Postal Zones 2 and 3, payable in advance, with publication details and postage information.
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Herald Co
Syracuse
N.Y
New York State
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