States fear red ink as recession hits budgets
The National Conference of State Legislatures says most states will run deficits or near balance in 1982 due to the recession and Reagan policies. Thirty nine states see surpluses of 5 percent or less or deficits, with New England and Great Lakes hit hardest. States report payroll cuts and tighter services, while revenues lag predictions.
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Washington
National Conference of State Legislatures
Ross Doyen
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Tennessee
Utah
West Virginia
New England
Great Lakes
Jaycees May Fold Over Men-Only Policy Hurting US Chapter
Sapulpa Oklahoma Jaycees awards event hears Oklahoma President Tripp Haggard warn the national group could cease to exist by January 15, 1988 if recruitment fails. National spokesman Randy Kindy cites membership drop from 380,000 to about 280,000 over two years and cites the males-only policy and chapter revocations as factors.
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Jaycees
Haggard
Sapulpa Jaycees
U.S. Jaycees
Randy Kindy
Tulsa
Kindy
Cuban refugees leave Fort Chaffee in Arkansas
About 60 refugees boarded two buses at Fort Chaffee marking the first step in closing the relocation center after 18 months. Officials said remaining evacuees would move by Monday, with about 125 going to a Springfield Missouri prison hospital and the rest to an Atlanta facility.
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AP Laverobolo
Albany
Edward Bentley
Little Rock, Ark
Fort Chaffee
Freedom Flotilla
Mac Coffman
Coffman
Western Arkansas
Justice Department
Washington
Springfield
Atlanta
Reagan
Department of Health and Human Services
Chaffee
Art Brill
Brill
Glasgow
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Haig Visits Syracuse Amid Tight Security Amid Protests
Secretary Haig's Syracuse visit at Le Moyne College featured heavy security labeled fit for a president. Police kept protesters at bay with a helicopter overhead and a protected arrival, while Haig avoided questions and left quickly after the ceremony.
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Haig
le Moyne College
Reagan
Syracuse
Syracuse University
U.S
el Salvador
Frank R. Haig
State Department
le Moyne
Haig delivers inaugural remarks amid serenade and protest
Secretary Haig spoke at Father Haig's inaugural, praising Jesuit education and warning against totalitarianism amid outside protesters. He narrated a family moment from the ordination, sang Swinging on a Star with the audience clapping along, and urged personal improvement while stressing human dignity and freedom.
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Father Haig
Haig
Barbara
Bing Crosby
U.S
el Salvador
Firefighters die as Stillwater blaze rages through shops
Two Mahtomedi Fire Department volunteers Bruce Rayburn and Robert Hays were killed after falling through a roof while battling a downtown Stillwater fire that started in a meat market deli and spread to a clothing store. Kevin Charlson, 34, was burned severely and four others hospitalized for smoke inhalation and a back injury amid severe weather.
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Stillwater
Minn
Volunteer
Mutual Aid Fire Department
Mahtomed
Mahtomedi
Bruce J. Rayburn
Robert B. Hays
St. Paul
Blizzard Closes Bridge as Midwest Sees Record Snowfall
Blizzard storms grip the Midwest with 17.2 inches in 24 hours in Minneapolis and St. Paul setting a new 171-inch total, while Michigan's Mackinac Bridge shuts, isolating the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Rural areas are cut off as winds exceed 40 mph and visibility drops to zero. In Illinois heavy rains flood roads with some vehicles submerged.
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Page Alfred
Twin
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Mackinac
Basil Onyderman
St. Ignace
Ilinois
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UPI
Oklahoma
Tripp Haggard
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Mont
Alexander M. Haig
Hancock International Airport
Air Force
George Wortley
Anthony A. Henninger
Sheriff's Department
DeWitt Police
Herod Joures
Davie Lasser
Ly Moyne
Rev. Haig
Doue
Rozen
Turkey
Save
Chicago
Chicago Club
Midwest
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