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There was virtually no dissent on the economic sections of the report. The Reagan Administration has requested $477 million in economic aid to Central America this fiscal year. Kissinger and his colleagues urged that it immediately request $400 million more and then allot a total of $8 billion for fiscal years 1985 through 1989. At an annual average of $1.6 billion, that sum would be'more than triple the current request. The commission proposed that the aid be concentrated on basic needs: food, education, health, and the building of roads, ports and other labor-intensive projects...
...Beirut airport. To begin with, any redeployment would be discussed with Congress, which would only inflame the debate over whether the Marines should be in the country at all. By keeping the Marines at the airport, the Administration would have a polite way to turn down Gemayel's request that troops be stationed with the Lebanese Army as it pushes down the coastal highway. But even the most apolitical policymakers know that the days of the Marine contingent in Lebanon are numbered. "In a few months, if the trends seem positive, then that will be the time...
...people. But officials at the New York public service commission complain that it has been extraordinarily difficult to communicate with rate people at New York Telephone and that this has hampered the company's proposed $775 million rate increase. The commission may challenge almost all of the rate request, in part because of questions about claimed divestiture costs. William Burns, vice chairman of the regional holding company NYNEX, admits to some disorder in New York Telephone's regulatory staff, but claims that it is the commission and not the company that is confused...
...south of Beirut. Since then, 39 Israelis have fallen victim to violence in southern Lebanon. Several weeks ago, the Israelis talked about pulling back ten to 15 more miles, to the Zahrani River, but U.S. officials persuaded them to delay the move at Lebanese President Amin Gemayel's request. Nonetheless, over the weekend the Israelis did go so far as to close down three crossing points linking northern and southern Lebanon...
...Long Island case. The other was filed by the Federal Government, which sought access to Baby Jane's medical records to determine if she was being discriminated against under a 1973 federal law protecting the handicapped. A U.S. district court judge rejected the Government's request, but his decision is being reviewed by a federal appeals court...