Capitol Hill: In a move that took everyone by surprise, a suddenly rebellious House forced Democratic leaders to take a second look at a $486 billion 1980 budget that went down to stunning defeat The House rejected the spending package 213-192 Wednesday night as Republicans joined with some conservative and
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Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Hourly News – September 8, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Shades of October 1962, this day in September 35 years ago. A flurry of reports claiming the presence of Soviet troops on Cuban soil brought a wave of paranoia
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for Oct. 5, 1979 News for this October 5th in 1979 had to do with good jobs numbers in September and the unemployment rate slipping below 6%. Then, as now, it took most everyone by surprise, but the numbers were reassuring
