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June 27, 1981

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Headlines from June 27, 1981

REAGAN, IN BID FOR BUDGET VOTES, REPORTED TO YIELD ON SUGAR PRICES

By Seth S. King, Special To the New York Times

The White House, in return for the support of Southern Democrats from sugar-producing states, reportedly promised that the Administration would no longer oppose a new pricesupport program that would put the Government back into the business of buying and storing sugar. The reported promise was an important factor in pulling Democrats from Louisiana and Florida, two sugar-producing states, to President Reagan's side in yesterday's legislative maneuvering on House approval of his budget package. Support Could Rise to 19.6 Cents New farm bills reported out by the Senate and House Agriculture Committees call for a return to a sugar price-support loan program that would have the effect of propping up raw cane sugar prices to 19.6 cents a pound, almost 4 cents a pound more than this week's free-market price. Until now the Administration has opposed sugar price supports.

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BETTING SYSTEM SET UP ON A MUNICIPAL COMPUTER

By Clyde Haberman

A Board of Education computer programmer has been arrested and charged with using school computers to create a race-track betting system and to trace the genealogy of horses that he owns. The arrest of the programmer, who was described by a New York City investigator as ''a good employee and very talented at what he does,'' was announced yesterday. The disclosure came as Mayor Koch issued a directive to the heads of city agencies spelling out restrictions on the use of municipal computers for anything other than official purposes. Employees were ordered to ''remove immediately all unofficial data files and programs from city computer systems.'' An official familiar with the directive said that it came about in part because ''we've been finding people with a lot of little gigs and games that they've been playing.''

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ACTION TO DEPORT SUN MYUNG MOON CALLED LIKELY BY JUSTICE DEPT. AIDE

By Robert Pear, Special To the New York Times

A Justice Department official said today that the Government would probably begin deportation proceedings this summer against the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, on the basis of an investigation suggesting that he and his wife, Hak Ja Han, had violated Federal immigration rules. The immigration authorities said that many members of Mr. Moon's church had also apparently violated the rules by coming to the United States on visitors' visas when they actually intended to stay permanently. The Immigration and Naturalization Service also contends that many members of the church are in this country illegally because they have remained longer than authorized. David Carliner, an immigration lawyer here who represents Mr. Moon, said that the immigration service had been investigating the Koreanborn evangelist and other church members since the early 1970's. However, the lawyer said that he thought the investigation had ended several years ago and that he knew of no immediate plans for deportation proceedings against Mr. Moon.

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HOUSE GIVES REAGAN VICTORY ON BUDGET BY APPROVING CUTS

By Martin Tolchin

The House of Representatives, after a tumultuous debate, today gave President Reagan his second successive victory by adopting a Republican package of $38.2 billion in budget cuts opposed by the Democratic leadership. A coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats again wrested control of the House from the Democratic leadership and prevailed in a 217-to-211 vote. A total of 29 Democrats supported the Republican package. Two Republicans, Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island and Charles F. Doughtery of Pennsylvania, voted against it.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 1981, covering June 27, 1981.

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    Album cover for Mistaken Idenity by Kim Carnes

    Mistaken Idenity

    Kim Carnes

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  2. 2
    Album cover for Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon

    Hi Infidelity

    REO Speedwagon

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    29
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    Album cover for Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC

    Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

    AC/DC

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    11
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    Album cover for Paradise Theater by Styx

    Paradise Theater

    Styx

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    Album cover for Fair Warning by Van Halen

    Fair Warning

    Van Halen

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    5

Notable Births

Andrew Embley

1981Andrew Embley, Australian footballer[†]

Andrew Gerard Embley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.

Historical Events

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

1981The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.[†]

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked with carrying out congress resolutions, directing all party work, and representing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) externally. It is currently composed of 205 full members and 171 alternate members. Members are nominally elected once every five years by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. In practice, the selection process is done privately, usually through consultation of the CCP's Politburo and its corresponding Standing Committee.

Historical Context for June 27, 1981

In 1981, the world population was approximately 4,528,777,306 people[†]