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WASHINGTON (AP)- A con- also credited the election-year THE AMENDMENT doesn't actually
stitutional amendment impeding deficit popularity of the proposal, arising at a ban deficit spending. It would require,
federal spending was passed by a time of record deficits-likely to exceed however, that red-ink appropriations be
squeaky two votes in the Senate yester- $140 billion next year alone. approved by three-fifths of the House
day and sent to an uncertain fate in the Of the 22 Democrats who voted yes, 11 and Senate.
House, which President Reagan are seeking re-election this year. Sixty-seven votes were required for
challenged to "heed the will of the Even if Reagan prevails with the approval. Supporters must win House
people." record tax increase now before passage by the same two-thirds
The 69-31 vote was a major victory for Congress and manages to implement majority before the measure is submit-
Reagan, whose last-minute lobbying all the spending cuts he wants, he still ted to the states for ratification, with
kept the majority Republicans virtually will preside over the largest deficits in approval needed from at least 38 states.
in line and helped ensure the necessary American history. The so-called balan- Archibald Cox, chairman of the self-
two-thirds margin with help from 22 ced-budget amendment wouldn't take styled citizens lobby Common Cause,
Democrats. effect until long after the next presiden- said the amendment would "trivialize
SENATORS on both sides of the issue tial election. the Constitution
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he will look at variations on executive cuts as a means of
balancing the budget and vowed to remain a vigorous leader
despite his lame duck status.
Speaking at an impromptu news conference, Milliken said
it appears all important July revenue figures will be disap-
pointing-a reflection of sagging auto sales.
But he said it will not be known until mid-August just how
deeply the already battered 1981-82 budget is out of balance.
The fiscal year closes Sept. 30.
FOLLOWING A presentation to race car driver Gordon
Johncock, Milliken was asked about the impact of poor auto
sales on the state's budget.
"Sales are going to have an effect on revenue collections,"
he said. "The indications are that July revenue figures won't
be good."
Milliken at first said an executive budget-cutting order, the
fourth this year, will be needed. "The only question is what
size," he said.,Later, however, he said the administration
will be "examining the approaches we may be able to take"
adding these include "an executive order or some other
variation of it."

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Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT
Two seemingly unrelated acts: As one man purchases a newspaper, another shovels on South
University yesterday.

Israeli tanks attack PLO
guerrillas in west Beirut

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month-old campaign to crush the PLO.
Correspondents saw apartment
buildings disintegrating and fires gut-
ting city blocks in the PLO stronghold
and in residential neighborhoods and
commercial thoroughfares of west
Beirut.
ISRAELI warplanes roared over the
southern outskirts of the Lebanese
capital at sunset and bombed coastal
areas near the Kuwaiti Embassy, the
stadium that houses a guerrilla outpost
and the Fakhani neighborhood where
Arafat has his command headquarters.
Reagan yesterday warned Israel of
the "absolute necessity" that it cease
its assault on the guerrilla stronghold.
The president's admonition to both
sides in the Lebanese crisis came in a
written statement issued after a three-
hour meeting of his top advisers on the
latest Israeli attacks on the PLO en-
clave in west Beirut.
Reagan also sent a private message
to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem
Begin. Deputy White House press
secretary Larry Speakes said there
also had been "a number of diplomatic
communications with all parties."
In his public statement, the president
said: "Through governments which
have direct contact with the PLO, I
have expressed my strong conviction
that the PLO must not delay further its
withdrawal from Lebanon.

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"At the same time I have expressed
to the government of Israel the absolute
necessity of re-establishing and main-
taining a strict cease-fire in place so
that this matter can be promptly
resolved."
The Israeli Embassy in Washington
said it would have no immediate reac-
tion to Reagan's staement.
Speakes said the public statement
was a summary of the private com-
munications, but divulged no further
details.

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