House panel trims 1984 defense budget by 10.5 billion
The House Armed Services Committee cut 10.5 billion from President Reagan's 1984 military request while approving 188 billion in multiyear spending authority. The panel, in 41-3 vote, kept MX missiles and major programs, aiming to align with Congress' desire to reduce defense outlays amid differing Senate plans for after inflation growth.
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Melvin Price
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Swedish navy shifts submarine hunt to west coast
The Swedish navy moved its search from the east coast to the west after new sightings of periscopes and submarine indications. The hunt was launched north of Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast, with witnesses reporting periscopes Friday morning. The defense ministry said the prior probe near Sundsvall on the northeast coast continues.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Defense Ministry
Defense
Gothenburg
Bertil Lagerwall
Sundsvall
China seeks extradition of hijackers from Taiwan defection bid
China plans to send a civil aviation chief to Seoul to negotiate extradition of six hijackers who forced a domestic flight to Taiwan, landed in a U S base, injured two crew, and sought asylum. South Korea will decide under the Hague convention on aircraft hijacking.
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Taiwan
U.S
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Civil Aviation Administration
Shen Tu
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Daring trapeze wedding planned during circus show
Arturo Goana, 39, a fourth generation trapeze artist, and Naomi Rosas Garcia, his fiancé from Orizaba Veracruz, Mexico, will wed 50 to 60 feet above the ring during a Shrine Circus performance in Houston. A reverend will be hoisted to the platform aboard the Flying Goanas act as the couple exchange vows.
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UPD
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Arabia Temple Shrine Circus
Michoacan
Mexico
Naomi Rosas Garcia
Orizaba
Veracruz
Teen with 37000 in traffic fines sentenced in California
Christopher Buccina a 19 year old from Mission Viejo was sentenced to six months in Orange County jail after pleading guilty to 26 misdemeanor traffic violations. The plea bargain avoided a possible seven year term though warrants had been issued for his arrest after he failed to appear in court.
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Mission Viejo
Pamela Isles
Department of Motor Vehicles
Clark
Missing oil seals nearly cause jet crash
Investigators probe why tiny rubber O rings were absent from an Eastern Airlines Lockheed L 1011 that lost power and skimmed 2,800 feet from the ocean before returning safely to Miami. The three engine jet carrying 172 people dropped 16,000 feet in 10 minutes as one engine revived. Oil leakage blamed on missing seals. inspectors note rings cost pennies and fit a magnetized plug removed nightly for wear checks. Forty eight passengers did not resume the Bahamas flight.
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Eastern Airlines
Dick Boddy
Miami International Airport
Bahamas
Eastern
Jim Ashlock
Miracle saves passengers as engine restarts on crisis flight
A jumbo jet carrying Eastern Flight 855 to Miami faced imminent ditching when an engine failed at 2800 feet over the Atlantic. After 10 minutes of terror, the engine restarted enough to land safely at Miami. Passengers spoke of a miracle and relief, with many crying at the airport awaiting substitute flights to Nassau.
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Atlantic
Eastern Airlines
Sandy Dix
Bay Harbor Islands
Fla
Janet Jacobs
Hollywood
Philippe Sastre
Paris
Bill Kushner
Nassau
Weinberger backs MX as needed defense against Soviet nuclear threat
Defense Secretary Weinberger urged approval of the MX missile arguing the United States needs it to deter Soviet nuclear warfighting. He insisted the Soviet Union favors nuclear war and warned against public discussion of U.S. strategy while noting NATO would may still rely on nuclear weapons to balance Warsaw Pact forces.
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America
Reagan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Soviet Union
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Weinberger
U.S
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Europe
NATO
White House
Brent Scowcroft
Commission
Senate
Scowcroft
Weather Update Rain and Breezy Tonight Across Regions
Forecast calls for rain and breezy conditions tonight with lows around 45 to 50. Thunderstorms and scattered showers spread from the Gulf air into the Midwest and northern Plains, with snow in high elevations of the northern Rockies. Temperatures vary from upper 30s in the Great Lakes to highs across the Great Basin and Rockies, while the Pacific Northwest expects rain and widespread showers toward the Great Lakes and Louisiana. Sunny elsewhere with good air quality and standard sunrise and sunset times.
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