LessonElevenSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.TexasAirannouncedtodaythatitwillbuythetroubledPeopleExpressAirlinesforaboutahundredandtwenty-fivemilliondollars.TheproposeddealwouldallowmostPeopleExpressemployeestokeeptheirjobs,althoughthecompanywilleventuallyloseitsidentityandbecomepartofTexasAir.Federalofficialsmustapprovethemerger.TexasAirisalsotryingtobuyEasternAirlines.2.ArallyonWallStreettodayaftersixc...[
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LessonTenSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.PresidentReagansaidtodayhewillvetoadefensespendingbillifitisapproved,asexpected,bytheHouse.SpeakingtoaprivategroupinWashingtontoday,thePresidentsaidhewasconcernedaboutprovisionsinthebillthatwouldbannucleartestingandcutfundingforhisStarWarsdefensesystem.ThePresidentalsochargedthattheSoviet-backedbanonnucleartestingis“abackdoortonuclearfreeze.”AndheaccusedtheSovi...[
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LessonNineSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.TherewasanassassinationattemptagainstIndianPrimeMinisterRajivGandhitoday.AmanfiredseveralshotsatGandhiandotherIndianleadersparticipatinginanopen-airprayermeeting.Gandhiwasnotinjured.Sixpeoplereceivedminorwoundswhenthegunmanburstfromthebrusheswherehehadapparentlyhiddenpriortotheceremonytoavoidsecuritychecks.Hesurrenderedwhenguardssurroundedhim.ThoseinchargeofGand...[
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LessonEightSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.TwoyearsofsensitivenegotiationspaidofftodayasseventyformerCubanpoliticalprisonersarrivedintheUnitedStates.AlloftheprisonershadservedleasttenyearsinCubanjails,andsomehadbeeninprisonsinceFidelCastrocametopowerin1959.ThereleasewasarrangedinpartbyFrenchunderwaterexplorer,JacquesCousteau,andadelegationofAmericanRomanCatholicbishops.2.PresidentReagantodayunveiledplansf...[
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LessonSeven SectionOne:NewsinBrief 1.BothHouseandSenatenegotiatorstodayapprovedsweepingimmigrationlegislationthatcouldgrantamnestytomillionsofillegalalienswhoenteredthecountrybefore1982.Thebill,asworked,outinfivehoursofclosed-doornegotiations,wouldestablishasystemoffinesagainstemployerswhohireillegalimmigrants.Itwo...[
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LessonSixSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.TheSenatehasvotedtooverridePresidentReagan'svetoofsanctionsagainstSouthAfricabyadecisiveseventy-eighttotwenty-one.AstheHousehasalreadyvotedtooverride,thesanctionsnowbecomelaw.NPR'sLindaWertheimerreports.'Americancivilrightsleaders,includingMrs.CarettaScottKing,watchedtheSenatedebatefromtheSenatefamilygalleryasmembersarguednotsomuchaboutsanctionsandtheefficacyofsa...[
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LessonFive
SectionOne:NewsinBrief 1.TheHousebegandebatetodayonathree-yearbilltocombattraffickinganduseofillegaldrugs.ThemeasurehasthesupportofmostrepresentativesandHouseSpeakerThomasO'Neillsaysheexpectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoincreasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoesta...[
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LessonFourSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.AnotherAmericanhasbeenkidnappedinWestBeirut.Fifty-three-year-oldFrankReedwasabductedbyfourgunmenthismorning.IslamicJihadclaimedresponsibility,accusingReedofbeingaspy.Thepro-IraniangroupalreadyholdsatleastthreeotherAmericansandthreeFrenchmen.ReedistheDirectoroftheLebaneseInternationalSchool.HeisanativeofMalden,MassachusettsandhaslivedinLebanonforeightyears.2.Afed...[
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LessonThreeSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.IBM,followingtheleadofGeneralMotors,announcedtodayit'spullingoutofSouthAfrica.LikeGeneralMotors,IBMsaysit'ssellingitsSouthAfricanholdingsbecauseofthepoliticalandeconomicsituationthere.Anti-apartheidgroupshavepraisedthedecision,buttheStateDepartmentsaysbusinesspulloutsareregrettable.SpokesmanCharlesRedmondsaidtodaytheReaganAdministrationbelievesUScorporateinvolv...[
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LessonTwoSectionOne:NewsinBrief1.Iran'sofficialnewsagencysaidtodayformerUSNationalSecurityAdvisorRobertMcFarlaneandfourotherAmericanswerejailedinTehranforfivedaysrecentlyaftertheyarrivedonasecretdiplomaticmission.ThereportquotedthespeakerofIran'sparliamentassayingPresidentReagansentthegrouptoTehranposingasaircraftcrewmen.HesaidtheycarriedwiththemaBiblesignedbythePresidentandacake.Hesaidthepresen...[
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