Move to block automatic congressional raises grows tense
Washington reports a looming automatic COLA of up to 16648 for House and Senate members starting December 17 unless Congress votes to block it. Debates focus on legality, public backlash, and possible penalties for federal workers, with lawmakers split on the correct raise amount and side effects.
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Bipartisan road jobs plan eyed in lame duck session
GOP and Democratic leaders push a highway jobs bill to cut unemployment, eyeing a rise in the federal gasoline tax to fund about 320,000 highway and mass transit jobs. Reagan’s support remains uncertain while Baker and O’Neill draft a plan modeled on Transportation Secretary Lewis’s proposal replacing 4 cents with 9 cents per gallon.
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Reagan plan for MX missile faces fierce GOP and Dem pushback
Reagan and Pentagon officials defend the 71 foot long MX, with 200 silos and potential defenses, while Hollings Levin and Hart forecast its demise in Congress. Costs range from 30 to 50 billion, first tests slated for January as debate over fratricide and shelter shuffles continue.
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Andropov ahead as Soviet president amid unanimous vote
Yuri V. Andropov moved toward the presidency after winning unanimous election to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on the first session since Brezhnev's death. Stepan Shalayev and Nikolay Basov joined the Presidium as Brezhnev’s era concluded, while budget figures kept defense outlay steady at 23.45 billion dollars.
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Reagan says Soviets won't bargain on nuclear arms control
President Reagan, in a national address, accuses the Soviet Union of bad faith in Geneva talks and continuing deployment of the SS-20 missile. He cites 600 missiles targeted on Western Europe and warns that U S zero option would hinge on Soviet willingness to reduce the threat of nuclear war.
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Wyoming town weighs MX missiles near base in Cheyenne
In Cheyenne Wyoming residents, including Gov Ed Herschler and local figures, react to Reagan's plan to place 100 MX missiles in deep hardened silos across Wyoming Nebraska and Colorado. Opposition groups worry about becoming a Soviet target while supporters cite economic and defense needs. Local ranchers and educators weighed risks and benefits as the base at Francis E Warren AFB already houses Minuteman missiles.
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