Reagan tax overhaul gets second shot on House floor
President Reagan presses for tax code reform as House Rules Committee approves new debating rules. GOP pledges total about 50 supporters while Democrats warn tax overhaul may be dead. Reagan plans White House visits to win votes, demanding key guarantees in writing on exemptions, taxes, and transition rules.
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Edwards says partial acquittal signals progress in Lagov. trial
New Orleans AP Edwin Edwards comments on his brother Marion Edwards being acquitted on 41 of 50 counts in a racketeering and fraud case. Jurors deadlocked on the rest after Judge Mar cel Livaudais sent them back to continue deliberations. Marion Edwards expressed pleasure, while US Attorney John Volz downplayed concerns about the partial verdict.
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Congress Rejects 370 Billion Spending Bill to Adjourn Plans
Washington AP reports lawmakers failed to pass a 370 billion omnibus spending bill that would resume funding, sparking chaos as conservatives dislike the size and liberals oppose Pentagon boosts. House and Senate action looms as government operations edge toward potential shutdown, with work continuing under stopgap authority and discussions of a longer extension.
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Reagan leads tearful memorial for GI crash victims
President Reagan and Nancy comfort about 300 relatives of 248 soldiers killed in a Gander crash. Surviving 101st Airborne members attend, with Reagan calling the fallen soldiers peacemakers and heroes. Families share grief as Reagan urges remembrance of the victims’ lives and faith.
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Shultz in Yugoslavia to press Lauro suspect release
Secretary of State George P. Shultz, in Belgrade for talks with Premier Milka Planinc, said he would express U.S. concern over Yugoslavia's decision to release PLO official Mohammed Abbas, whom the United States suspects of masterminding the Achille Lauro hijacking. Klinghoffer's death and Yugoslavia Iraq contrasts frame the talks as U.S. pressures over terrorism and regional ties.
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New York Air Reopens Cleveland Hopkins Flights
New York Air announced plans to reinstate daily flights from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Service to Dulles International Airport in Washington starts January 7 at 29 dollars one way. Flights will route three times daily to Dulles and then on to New York City Rochester Boston New Orleans Tampa and Jacksonville.
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Fatal rail accident at Follansbee coke plant
Safety officials from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel investigate a fatal rail accident in Steubenville area. Joseph LaSalle, 31, a switchman for Wheeling-Pittsburgh, fell under a hopper car as an empty 13-car train moved from the Steubenville complex to the coke plant, dying at the scene.
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U S warns Syria on Lebanese missiles near border
U S officials warned Syria against installing fixed and mobile missiles near the Lebanese border capable of reaching Israeli airspace. The administration urged restraint by Israel and Syria and sought to avert wider conflict through diplomacy. An anonymous official cited a call to reverse deployments after Israel shot down two Syrian MiG-23s on Nov. 19.
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