Senate approves part of immigration bill
Washington AP growers of perishable crops won a major lobbying victory winning Senate approval for admitting 350 000 temporary foreign farmhands under a immigration control bill The Senate 51 44 vote reversed last weeks defeat and nearly cleared the path for final passage The measure would tighten border enforcement and impose fines on employers hiring undocumented workers while offering amnesty to many illegal immigrants after three years The bill would reimburse states up to 3 million for social services after legalization and includes a seasonal farm workers provision in California Washington Oregon Arizona and Idaho factions opposed by AFL CIO and Sen Simpson defended the amended proposal concluding it would not undermine native workers
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John Heinz
R-Pa
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Congress
Wilson
Rainbow Warrior sinking blamed on top French officials
Le Monde reports a French team of military divers sank Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior to thwart an anti nuclear protest at Mururoa Atoll, claiming Defense Minister Henri may have approved the operation. New Zealand police say hull mines were used. arrests followed.
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Charles Henru
Greenpeace
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New Zealand
Mururoa Atoll
le Canard Enchaine
France
David Lange
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Muruoro Atoll
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Henri
Laurent Fabius
Charles Pasqua
RPR
Fabius
Jeannou Lacaze
Jean Saulnier
Herna
Bernard Tricot
Tricot
J Leonard Gorman dies at 79 long service to Syracuse paper
J Leonard Gorman, editor and later executive editor of The Post Standard, died at age 79. He led the paper from 1983 and held numerous press and civic memberships including the American Newspaper Editors, New York State Fair Advisory Board, and Syracuse Rotary Club. Surviving are his wife Iva Holzwarth Gorman, a son, a daughter, four stepsons, a stepdaughter, and several stepfamily members.
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New York State Fair Advisory Board
American Cancer Society
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American Red Cross
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse University Library Associates
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the University Club
Pi Delta Epsilon
Sigma Delta Chi
Phi Kappa
New York State Society of Newspaper Editors
New York State
Associated Press Association
Syracuse
Stepdaughter
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First U.S. laser test hits ground target in Star Wars program
The Pentagon reported a successful high-energy chemical laser test at White Sands Missile Range, destroying the second stage of a Titan 3 booster rigged to simulate a Soviet ICBM. Lt. Col. Leon DeLorme called it a success as part of the Star Wars initiative amid tense arms talks and Soviet warnings.
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