Reagan to stress gains in campaign push on economy
Reagan will focus on the successes of his economic program in a three week campaign swing aimed at turnout before the November election. He will visit Irving Texas to campaign for Gov. William Clements and Sen. Jim Collins, stressing inflation and interest rate reductions as indicators of progress. Deputy White House aides say the message centers on economic improvements and a path to greater purchasing power for workers.
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Dallas
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Jim Collins
Senate
White House
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James A. Baker III
Baker
State faces revenue shortfall amid recession warnings
A state official warned of a large revenue gap as tax figures lag, saying the governor and Legislature have relied on soft numbers. The issue could influence 211 legislative races and the governor’s race with tax cut proposals. If unaddressed, deficits may force deficit bonds, affecting credit ratings. Officials noted deteriorating revenues but denied plans for new taxes or a special session.
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Lewis R. Lehrman
Standard &Poor’s
Ralph Laws
Assembly, Ways and Means Committee
Shetland Sweaters and Wool Blend Shirts Sale
Puré wool crewnecks and V-necks in over 15 colors priced at 17.95, cables and stripes at 19.95, and wool blend shirts in plaid patterns priced at 17.95. Rugged warm wear with taffeta-lined necks and cuffs offered at discount.
Hostage siege on Amtrak ends with multiple deaths
A gunman on the Amtrak Silver Star held hostages as shots sparked a stand off into Raleigh. A woman identified as Isabel Ramirez and her infant son John were found dead, while the gunman, Rodrigo, and a Godfather figure were central to the investigation. Police say the gunman, a felon, sought surrender after speaking with his godfather in New York. The incident involved about 50 officers and a lengthy evacuation.
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Silver Star
Miami
New York
Raleigh
Isabel Ramirez
John
Charles Watson
Odfather
FBI
Fred Heineman
Rodriguez
Roberto Gonzales
New York City
Gonzales
John Haley
Agence Ayers
Haley
Nobel winners from Sweden and Britain announced
The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm announced this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine. Vane of Britain and Samuelsson and Bergstrom of Sweden share the prize, valued at 1.15 million kronor, for work on prostaglandins and related substances that act as local tissue hormones to maintain normal function.
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Karolinska Insitute
Medicine
Stockholm
Vane
Worcestershire
Wellcome Foundation
Beckenham
Harvard
Bergstrom
Nobel Foundation
Albert Lasker
Karolinska Institute
Teens' arms reattached after hayride accident
In Springfield Illinois two 13 year olds Lisa Million of Murrayville and Tim Hatch Craft of Manchester had their arms severed by a cattle truck rack during a church hayride. Surgeons realigned bones restored blood flow reconnected nerves and reattached the limbs in a combined operation beginning Friday night and ending Saturday afternoon.
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Ill
UPI
Lisa Million
Murrayville
Tim Hatchcraft
Manchester
Lisa
Tim
St. John’s Hospital
Southern Ao University School of Medicine
Passavant Hospital
Jacksonville
Jackson
Murrayville Methodist Church
St. John’s
Norwegian hero honored as king visits Texas grave
King Olav V of Norway spent a day in central Texas to honor Cleng Peerson, a Norwegian national hero buried in Bosque County since 1865. The king praised Peerson as the father of Norwegian emigration in the United States and placed a wreath on his grave during Norway’s bicentennial celebration.
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Texas
United States
Cleng Peerson
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