Poles rush to West Berlin before unification visas take effect
Tens of thousands of Poles fill buses trains and streets in West Berlin seeking a final shopping spree before German unification. They crowd bazaars and stands selling electronics and Soviet memorabilia as officials prepare for visa rules and a 50 mark daily fee plus medical insurance requirements.
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United Germany emerges as Allies end postwar rights
Four World War II allies suspend rights in Germany as East and West Germany join. Bush and Shevardnadze greet reunification at a CSCE meeting in New York. Meyer and Genscher mark the moment with calls for peace and borders accepted as final.
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German reunification tensions and police shifts in Berlin
West Berlin police assume full city policing as unification nears. Dortmund style figures and West German reinforcements arrive, while East Berlin faces Bonn and West Berlin civil service control. Citizens warned of higher costs and loss of free medicine as subsidies end.
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Moon Mars venture delayed in budget impasse
U.S. budget talks curb NASA funding with about 14 billion anticipated next year, a little under Bush's 15.1 billion request. Space station construction slows, the moon Mars initiative unlikely this century, and a long term human base on the Moon or Mars faces delays and cost questions.
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Tax plan targets wealthy and luxuries with higher rates
A proposed tax overhaul would raise revenue by tightening taxes on high earners and luxury goods, increase IRS audits, and lift gasoline, tobacco, alcohol, airline, and luxury taxes. It would affect households with incomes over $100,000 and those buying expensive cars, furs, and jewelry, while preserving some medical and investment deductions for the wealthy.
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Cuomo Assails Budget Deal as Lawmakers Seek More Time
New York Governor Mario Cuomo condemned the deficit reduction agreement authorizing $134 billion in new taxes as unfair to low and middle income earners. Area lawmakers said they needed more time to study the deal before voting, while others urged careful scrutiny of tax deductibility and potential service cuts.
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