Budget debates unfold as New York increases Cuomo budget
Albany reports show the Legislature has raised Gov. Maria Cuomo's general fund requests by about 125 million on average over four years. Cuomo defends minimal spending while Regan notes shared responsibility. Since 1983 spending rose 44 percent, with 58 percent of increases for unforeseen costs like Medicaid and lottery shortfalls.
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Albany
Maria Cuomo
Cuomo
Assembly
Senate
Edward Regan
Reagan
Regan
Hogan
Hugh Carey
Peter Lynch
Reagan Set to Deliver State of the Union Address Tonight
President Reagan returns to the public stage with the Constitution mandated State of the Union at 9 p.m. from the House rostrum. Major networks will air the speech live while some radio stations broadcast. Earlier, he spent over an hour Monday answering Iran-Contra questions for the presidential fact finding commission.
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Reagan
House of Representatives
Weather Update For Arizona Night To Wednesday
Cloudy tonight with a low around 5 degrees and cooler conditions in valleys. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow with a mostly cloudy sky and a high in the mid 20s. Details provided by AZ circulation and information lines.
Gorbachev urges electoral reform in the USSR
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called for open elections adopting secret ballots and multiple candidates. He urged broader participation by non party members and discussed reorganizing the economy and social life. Tass reported the plenary meeting proposed nationwide discussion and youth and women promoted to top posts.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communist Party
West
Gorbachev
Tass
Central Committee
Aquino says military crushes coup attempt in Philippines
President Corazon Aquino announced that the military defeated a coup by dissident soldiers and warned against further operations against rebels still holding a broadcast complex. The mutiny targeted bases and camps with a four hour gun battle at Villamor air base. 1 killed, 16 wounded, about 52 arrested.
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Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Villamor
Rafael Veto
Fidel V. Ramos
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Aquino
Air Force
Oscar Cantas
Honolulu
Waite detained by kidnappers in Beirut
Beirut struggle: hostage negotiator Terry Waite, meeting with captors in Moslem west Beirut, is detained by gunmen. A Saudi national is abducted, bringing foreigners reported as kidnapped to eleven in two weeks. Kuwaiti sources claim Waite is under house arrest in a secret location.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Terry Waite
Waite
Anglican Church
Kuwait
KUNA
Waite Envoy's Disappearance Stirs London Officials
In London the Anglican Church and the British Foreign Office pursued inquiries into the fate of Terry Waite. Archbishop Robert Runcie expressed concern for Waite’s safety while stating no direct evidence supported reports he was under house arrest.
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London
Waite
British Foreign Office
Terry Waite
Canterbury
Robert Runcie
Astronauts Gain Power in Reignited Shuttle Program
NASA elevates the astronaut corps amid the Challenger disaster fallout. Flight crews, grieving yet determined, seek to shape causes and rebuild trust while pressuring engineers about hidden design flaws.
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Space Center
Houston
American Astronaut Corps
Pean
Cape Canaveral
Henry Hartsfield
Astronaut Corps
Hartsfield
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