Five GOP holdouts draft $14B tax-hike proposal
Senators Peter Chafee Hatfield Mathias Weicker and Stafford, a five member GOP bloc, draft a plan to raise taxes by 14 billion dollars next year while trimming deficits. Their bid seeks new revenues to offset rising federal spending and break the stalemate blocking the budget blueprint.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Senate Budget Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget
Computer to ring tardy taxpayers 6 days a week
The IRS launched a pilot program using a computerized dialer to call delinquent taxpayers up to 1,000 times daily. The system calls back busy signals and reconnects later, with IRS agents taking over when someone answers. Initial rollout is in St. Louis and Chicago, then Nashville and Indianapolis, and expanding over 14 months.
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ST. Louis
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Rob Wilkerson
IRS
Chicago
Nashville
Indianapolis
Wilkerson
Public hospital to provide cancer care for flower seller
Fannie Viccica a 63 year old widow who was ordered to stop selling flowers on Mother's Day to fund radiation treatment will receive free cancer care. Police halted her sale for lacking an occupational license but community responses prompted help. Broward General Hospital will offer free medical care following Broad County and Miami area donations.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
UPL
Fannie Viecica
Viccica
Dade
Broward
Vicecica
American Cancer Society
Broward General Hospital
Pilot ejects from F-14 during training crash at White Sands
An Air Force pilot ejected moments before an F-14 crashed at White Sands Missile Range during a training mission. Capt. Brian King of the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Holloman AFB was identified by spokesman Tt. Paul McHugh and was reported in good condition at the base hospital overnight.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Air Force
White Sands Missile Range
Paul McHugh
Holloman Air Force Base
Public Information Office
Brian King
7Th Tactical
Helloman
King
McHugh
Reagan Sells MX Plan Amid Pressure From Congress
President Reagan urged Congress to approve the MX missile program, warning that a rejection would strike a grave blow to national security. He spoke at a memorial dinner for Rep. John Ashbrook in Ashland, Ohio, and planned more lobbying with lawmakers and NSC briefings on bomber and missile treaty revisions.
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Jean Ashbrook
Rep
John Ashbrook
Ashland
Ohio
Ashbrook
U.S. Senate
Washington
Congress
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
National Security Council
Air Force One
California
Speakes
Defense
Ashland College
John M. Ashbrook Center For Public Affairs
Commission
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