Reagan pledges economic freedom to help blacks in social cut plan
President Reagan addressed the NAACP convention in Denver arguing his tax and budget cuts will lift an entire country, not parts of it, and pledging a national commitment to end discrimination while delaying renewal of the Voting Rights Act. He said the economic package would improve black welfare by boosting the overall economy and urged blacks to give it time to work.
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Beheshti Killed in Tehran Bomb Blast Turmoil
The blast that killed Beheshti, 52, head of the Iranian Supreme Court and likely successor to Khomeini, sparks a power vacuum. Tehran Radio reports Beheshi’s role in the IRP and government battles, while casualty counts from the party HQ wreckage range from 32 to 69 dead with about 30 injured.
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Israel
America
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Court OKs lifting passport and labor ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the government power to lift a passport without a full hearing and said the secretary of state can revoke passports for reasons not listed in statutes. The court also ruled 8-1 that employers must bargain with unions over multi employer pension and welfare funds, affecting 8.8 million workers and retirees. Justice Stevens dissented. The court allowed workplace lead exposure rules and advanced several government appeals, including cases involving Nixon aides and wiretaps.
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Jewish Defense League
New York Times
Religious group still earthbound
In Tucson, Bill Maupin and about two dozen followers of the Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation waited for the predicted rapture on June 28, 1981. When nothing happened they extended the deadline, with Maupin insisting the event could occur at sunrise or within hours, citing scripture about the thief in the night.
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Lighthouse Gospel Tract Foundation
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TV networks and directors fail to settle anew
HOLLYWOOD AP Directors Guild and television networks resumed talks after a tentative directors contract was announced. With no accord reached, a strike could be ordered if key issues remain unresolved within hours. Warn stated the board would announce recommendations on both contracts today.
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Directors Guild of America
Chuck Warn
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Bush meets Marcos at Manila inauguration amid student protests
Vice President George Bush arrives in Manila for the bayside inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos' wife Imelda and Foreign Minister Carlos Romulo greet the U S delegation as Bush receives a 19 gun salute, while nationalist students protest the ceremony.
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UPI
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Carlos Romulo
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Bank standoff ends as man surrenders after two hours
In Sarasota a man rammed the Fruitville Ellis Bank and Trust with his pickup then threatened to blow up the building over loan repossession fears. Deputy James Klein negotiated the surrender after authorities evacuated nearby homes and disabled roads. The suspect, Robert Chumney, had set fire to his truck and claimed it contained dynamite.
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