AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia Faces Senate Vote
UPI reports 52 senators oppose or doubt AWACS sale with 30 supporting. 18 undecided or uncommitted as of the $8.5 billion package. House veto tallies threaten fate. Reagan meets Sen. Cochran as key votes loom.
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D-La
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R-Oren
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Reagan near end run on AWACS sale sparks waiver talk
Washington UPI reports that President Reagan weighed bypassing Congress on the AWACS surveillance plane sale using an emergency waiver clause. The move could have cost him Capitol Hill goodwill, but the White House said the proposal is not under active consideration.
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Presidential foursome meets at White House in tribute to Sadat
Four former and current presidents Nixon Ford Carter Reagan gathered at the White House to honor slain Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat. Reagan hosted the evening, reflecting on Sadat, security concerns, and the decision to attend the Cairo funeral. The crowd welcomed the group on the South Lawn before a private Blue Room gathering with Vice President Bush.
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Cleveland weighs CEI appeal
Cleveland city attorneys study whether to appeal a federal jury verdict that dismissed the city's 107 million antitrust claim against the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. The six-year case alleged CEI sought to crush Cleveland Municipal Light by creating a monopoly but the jury found no federal violation after six hours of deliberation.
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Nobel prize honors three for brain research advances
Two Americans and a Swede win the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for decoding how the brain interprets signals from the eyes. Roger Sperry and David Hubel share pioneering roles in mapping brain halves and visual processing, with Torsten Wiesel contributing from Harvard Medical School. The Karolinska Institute cites breakthroughs in how early vision shapes perception and notes the prize underscores distinct brain regions and hemispheric functions.
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Price index reforms cited as flawed inflation gauge
The piece critiques the price index used to measure inflation, noting flaws in its basis and effects on benefits. It cites the base year 1977 and discusses how contracts with escalation clauses respond to index changes, while highlighting August increases in the Cleveland area across housing, fuels, transportation, medical care, and cereals and bakery products. The national all items index rose about 11 percent over the prior year.
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Carters to sue Post over Blair House gossip column
Jimmy Carter plans a defamation suit against the Washington Post over a gossip column claiming Blair House was bugged during Reagan inauguration preparations. Attorneys say the suit will seek seven figures, asserting the article was false and published with malice. Former White House aide Jody Powell confirms the Carters are upset and considering legal action.
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Peking invites Taiwan leaders to visit mainland homeland
Peking invited Taiwan President Chiang Ching Kuo and senior officials to travel to China to visit their ancestral homeland even if talks are not planned. Hu Yaobang said Taiwan reunification with the mainland is an irresistible historical trend and urged leaders to help unify China in Sun Yat Sen's name while some diplomats see the move as pressuring Washington.
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