Saturday Times-News, The (Newspaper) - December 10, 1977, Burlington, North Carolina Year No 140 December 10 1977 15 Cents 22 pages 3 Sections Stage Set For Tripling Social Security Taxes kept a steady majority against it Sen Russell B Long the conference chairman set no time for resuming the negotiating sessions saying he would wait for word from the House members The conferees had agreed on the payroll tax increases after intense pressure from the White House and the congressional leadership to bring a Social Security funding to a vote before Congress adjourns for the year The maximum paid equally by workers and their employers tly is 1965.25 per year The conference agreement would set the 1987 figure at However the ceiling would apply only to those earning at least If the present law were left unchanged the tax in 1987 would be Under the compromise there would be no Social Security tax increases next year beyond those already provided for under existing law which raises the maximum tax to in 1978 The House and Senate conference committee moved toward perfecting a to be voted On next week although final action was stalled by a deadlock on proposed tax credits for college tui- tion The conferees also agreed to in- crease substantially the amount retired persons might earn without losing part of their Social Security pensions However they dropped a provision that would have removed the earnings limitation WASHINGTON AP House and Senate conferees working on tion to keep the Social Security system solvent broke up in deadlock Friday night over an unrelated issue after agreeing on payroll tax increases that would within a decade more than tri- ple the maximum amount any worker could pay A Senate rider to provide tax credits up to for higher education tuition was the issue that stymied efforts to pass legislation this year The Social Security system that pays benefits to 37 million persons and collects taxes from 108 million workers is threatened with exhaustion of its reserves within five years Senate conferees unanimously in- on the plan and House conferees Joyous Inmates Arrive SAN DIEGO AP With dozens of relatives screaming a welcome 61 Americans held in Mexican prisons touched down on U.S soil Friday completing the first leg of a historic international prisoner exchange The ecstatic relatives were oblivious to criticism that criminals were being given a heroes welcome as they cheered the chartered flight from Mexico City I don't care if they call this a heroes welcome we're just glad said Barbara McClure of the Los Angeles area whose cousin Kenneth Barton was among the returning Americans Although the families pressed against a fence near the landing area they were told by officials they would not be allowed to speak to their loved ones until rri processing began on jf O American women who have been in Mexican jails rto jump for joy as the airplane which will carry the United States arrived Friday at entirely by 1982 Under present law any Social Security retiree earning more than a year would lose of pension for every of additional earnings The limit next year would be and automatic adjustments would follow in future years Under the conference the ings limit would go to next year and increase in increments to 000 in 1982 After that the automatic adjustments would resume The in- crease however would apply only to those 65 or older Persons retiring at earlier ages would continue to be covered by existing law The panel also dropped a Senate proposal supported by the Carter ad- ministration that would have levied higher taxes on employers than on em- ployees Also dropped in the com- promise was a House provision for loans from the general treasury when Social Security reserves run low The impasse developed on a Senate rider to the Social Security legislation It would provide income tax credits up to to help defray the costs of tui- tion for higher education The proposal would cost the government about billion a year After an extensive argument House conferees voted to insist on their opposition to the tuition credit sion while their Senate counterparts voted unanimously to stick to their position The panel continued working on variations of proposed Social Security tax increases however keeping alive the possibility that a Social Security refinancing can be passed before Congress adjourns next week for Christmas if the tax credit dispute is resolved However the Senate is backing the administration's Social Security cing proposal that would end the traditional contribution by imposing heavier taxes on employers The House's tion is that the employer and em- ployee should continue to divide the tax burden equally The proposed college tuition tax credit was one of two unrelated sions tacked onto the Social Security legislation Trustees Rebuff Baptists day The American men and See Page the Mexico City International Airport Sixty-one Americans were exchanged for 36 Mexicans who had been in American jails AP WINSTON-SALEM AP Trustees of Wake Forest University overruled a Baptist State Convention recommendation Friday and voted to accept the full amount of a hotly contested grant of from the National Science tion Last November church members gathered at a state convention in Charlotte voted overwhelming approval of a resolution recommending that the Baptist university return a portion of the grant earmarked for an greenhouse or negotiate for other use of those funds University spokesman Russell Brantley said the vote to accept the full 10 1977 Across The Church Comics Page 3B Stocks Page 3B SB Women's AREA Fred Lane Loy Sr Joe Garland Pointer See Page Weather near 0 mid 30s to low teens to low 20s NW 15 to 25 mph WINDY COLDER DAYS TO CHRISTMAS Deliver Their Baby Brother ANAHEIM Calif AP For Jimmy and Chuck Morrell serving as midwives in the emergency delivery of their baby brother came as naturally as playing with the infant does now The brothers aged 13 and 8 now just mother him reports Kathy Morrell mother of the three boys The boys were home from school for Veterans Day when Mrs Morrell went into labor on Nov 11 They called for a paramedic team and an bulance but the baby wouldn't wait so the boys delivered it while a policeman gave instructions over the telephone Because the baby was premature and surroundings at birth were not Keiichi Jr spent 10 days in intensive care for treatment of pneumonia and jaundice But the in- fant is home and healthy now the mother reports They just cuddle him and love him They just mother Mrs Morrell says of big brothers If you rub his left cheek very soft he kind of laughs a said Jimmy who occasionally babysits He has kind of a small teddy bear I hold it by its fingers and he kind of grabs onto it Chuck younger of the two brothers said the baby most likes to be talked to He said that when you tickle the baby he smiles The baby was expected Dec 13 but Mrs Morrell said she felt some dis- comfort early in November and twice reported to the hospital They said You're not and sent me she said When it started the third time she told herself I'm not going and the baby was bom in the bedroom She and her husband had taken classes for natural childbirth and the boys had acted as stand-in coaches during breathing practice sessions at home When police Sgt Franklin Van De Weerd provided the directions over the telephone the boys knew just what to do Moments after coming to the telephone Chuck told Van De The baby is out With Chuck relaying the policeman's directions to Jimmy the teen-ager then cleared the baby's throat and nose Soon he reported the newborn was crying I could hear Jimmy in the background asking why the paramedics weren't said Van De Weerd Then I asked Chuckie whether he had a baby brother or sister The reply was I don't know 000 grant under terms of the original agreement came during a meeting and was by a substantial He said opponents voiced fear that the tion which funds the sity would be angered by the decision The 1976 grant to the un- biology ment produced a running controversy over a tion policy that Baptist schools should not accept government funds for bricks and mortar Other grants such as those for research have gained convention proval on the grounds that they are related directly to services rendered by the university We desire no conflict with our the trustees resolution said Wake Forest is un- ashamedly a Christian in- and seeks to shape its goals policies and tices by Christian shall continue to consult with the leadership of the Baptist State convention and the tions committee Another portion of the statement said The tee of the Baptist State Con- vention has been kind enough to verify that the university's acceptance of this grant was done in good faith and with full public acknowledgment For the trustees not to honor this agreement would have adverse tions for the entire sity Egbert L Davis of Winston-Salem chairman of the board of trustees said before the meeting that he anticipated the final decision would be delayed Ralph Holt Honored As Citizen Of The Year Ralph Manning Holt Jr Ralph Manning Holt Jr a man long active in community and civic programs of Alamance County has been honored as the Citizen of the Year for 1977 by the Burlington Kiwanis Club Holt was lauded for his civic endeavor at the club's annual awards program and ladies night observance at the Alamance County Club Thursday evening The award was presented by Jim Lashley who chaired the Kiwanis Citizen Award program this year Holt was con- by club President Bob Poindexter and received the large permanent trophy relinquished earlier in the ing by C R Byrd the 1976 Citizen of the Year Holt's citation included his community contributions through work with the Memorial Hospital of Alamance the Cherokee Council of the Boy Scouts of America his leadership in the United Way for many years plus his work with the Community the Burlington Day School the Alamance County Health Planning Advisory Council the Presidential Board of Advisors at Elon College St Andrews and Davidson Colleges and Glade Valley School Also cited were his many years of service to the First Presbyterian Church where he has served on the Board of Deacons the Permanent Property Committee Budget and Finance Committee Every Member Canvass and the Youth Ministry Task Force He was honored by the club for his enthusiasm and most unselfish manner of participation in many community giving very little attention or interest if any to whether the activity is a popular or unpopular or prestigious one Not only has he contributed to so many activities for the Sec Citizen Page Mebane Parade Several thousand people braved a chilly winter wind late Friday afternoon to watch Mebane's Christmas parade More than 70 units including floats bands clowns and Santa Claus himself circled the town's business district to officially usher in the Christmas season Parade Grand Marshal Vance Foust said we are encouraged by the response from participants and those who came to Christmas parade in Mebane was revived last year following many years without one and the Mebane Merchant's Association intends to keep it as an annual e- vent
