Reagan Horse Gifts Show Delicacy of State Etiquette
Washington AP Reagan, the equestrian in the White House, declines several foreign horse gifts due to the Foreign Gifts Act. He cannot accept, as gifts would become U.S. property. Pakistan’s Zia offered a thoroughbred. instead, rugs and a lapis portrait were given. A Lippizaner from Vienna was accepted with upkeep funded by Austria. Reagan previously received El Alemain, an Arabian stallion, from former Mexican President Lopez Portillo.
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Jose Lopez Portillo
Mexico
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Charles Bennett
D-Fla
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Norman Dicks
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Compromise on Social Security Less Likely as Deadline Near
The Social Security old-age fund borrows 3.4 billion to cover December checks as a 15 member National Commission on Social Security Reform nears its Dec 31 deadline with little sign of agreement between the White House and House leadership on payroll tax hikes and benefit cuts.
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National Commission On Social Security Reform
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Thomas P. O'Neill
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O'Neill
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Treasury
Marlin Fitzwater
Robert M. Ball
Alexander B. Trowbridge
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Five killed as TV tower collapses near Missouri City Texas
An 1800 foot TV tower collapsed during construction near Missouri City Texas killing five men who were riding an antenna to the top. Three workers on a nearby roof were injured while an engineer filmed the moment and described hearing a snap before the fall. The gin pole failed causing the antenna and guy wire to pull the tower down.
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Roger Boyd
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Unusual allies help defeat MX missile funding vote
The House voted 245 to 176 to deny funding for the first MX missiles. Rep. Joseph Addabbo led a $988 million cut with help from freeze supporters and unlikely allies like Rep. Carroll Hubbard who cited economic fears over the Soviet threat. Critics argued the plan shortchanged conventional forces and questioned the dense pack missile setup near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Pentagon
House
Joseph P. Addabbo
New York
Carroll Hubbard
D-Ky
Filibuster Threat Looms Over Gas Tax Bill Passage
In Washington the House approved a gasoline tax hike to fund highway repairs by 262 to 143 after long debate. Opponents threaten to filibuster in the Senate though Majority Leader Baker predicts Senate passage as the Finance Committee drafts its version amid high unemployment and Reagan backing.
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House
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Senate Finance Committee
Consumers pay off big chunk of debt
A government report shows Americans reduced their debt by 324 million dollars in October, the first month in 10 with net repayment. Economists say the drop signals continued consumer caution about the recession and no broad loosening of spending.
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Thomas Thomson
Crocker National Bank
San Francisco
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