NEWS SUMMARY;
Date: 18 January 1985
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 1985 International
Replaying Thursday, January 17, 1985
The January 17, 1985 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 16 day of the year. President of the United States was Ronald Reagan.
If you were born on this day, you are 41 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, January 17, 2026, 172 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, January 17, 2027, in 192 days. You have lived for 15,147 days, or about 363,529 hours, or about 21,811,761 minutes, or about 1,308,705,660 seconds.
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17th of January 1985 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 17, 1985
Koch Gets an Explanation
Date: 17 January 1985
By Susan Heller Anderson and Sara Rimer
Susan Anderson
Mayor Koch stood at the podium in
Headlines
Date: 17 January 1985
By Susan Heller Anderson and Sara Rimer
Susan Anderson
At noon yesterday, about two dozen
CONGRESS TO DEBATE A UNIFORM SCHEDULE FOR NATIONAL VOTING
Date: 18 January 1985
By Reginald Stuart, Special To the New York Times
Reginald Stuart
The House Task Force on Elections will hold hearings on the merits of adopting a standard law on poll closing hours in national elections, leaders of the panel announced today.
LEGISLATORS TAKE FIRM STANDS ON PENTAGON BUDGET
Date: 17 January 1985
By Hedrick Smith
Hedrick Smith
In one of the sharpest attacks on the Pentagon budget from the new Senate Republican leadership, Alan K. Simpson, the majority whip, proposed today that some contracts for major weapon systems might have to be revoked to help achieve a $50 billion reduction in the projected 1986 Federal deficit.
Aspin Is Stirring
Date: 17 January 1985
By James F. Clarity and Warren Weaver Jr
James Clarity
Representative Les Aspin, new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has long said that there was no committee in Congress dealing adequately with arms control and overall United States military policy. So the Wisconsin Democrat has told some House colleagues that he may propose to the full committee the creation of a subcommmittee to deal exclusively with such matters. The new unit might be named the subcommittee on arms control or on military policy.
WEINBERGER SAYS A SPACE DEFENSE ALSO NEEDS A COUNTER TO BOMBERS
Date: 17 January 1985
By Bill Keller , Special To the New York Times
Bill Keller
Defense Secretary Casper W. Weinberger said today that President Reagan's proposed space defense against nuclear missiles, if deployed, would have to be backed up by antiaircraft radar installations and planes to protect North America against bombers.
Advertising; Newsweek Is Opening Big Drive
Date: 17 January 1985
By Philip H. Dougherty
Philip Dougherty
IN an effort to dramatically increase its share of the 60 million
U.P.I.'s Owners Sell Some Assets
Date: 17 January 1985
AP
The owners of The United Press International have agreed to sell half their interest in Chicago television station WFBN to Grant Broadcasting of Chicago Inc., but a spokesman for the news agency said it was premature to speculate whether the sale would bring a new influx of cash to U.P.I. Terms were not disclosed.
China Says Vietnam Attacked Across Border
Date: 17 January 1985
AP
China said today that Vietnamese troops attacked across the border into the Chinese province of Yunnan on Monday but were repulsed with ''due punishment.''