The Times Recorder (Newspaper) - January 1, 1976, Zanesville, Ohio Today's Chuckle Science and technology have made great strides forward now they're only SO years behind the comic The Times Recorder 112th Vol. 1 26 Pages Your Newspaper Ohio 43701 January 1, 1976 SS Deductions Scale Revised WASHINGTON For American workers earning a year or Social Security taxes increase 8 5 per cent starting New Year's taking a bite from the paychecks of middle in- come workers in 1976 The tax will be higher than 1975's for anyone who earns over those who earn below that amount there will be no increase in the new year A worker earning a week w ill have 48 less in his first paycheck for 1976 than he had in the last check in 1975 A worker earning will have 25 less The latest increase meant payroll taxes have soared 42 per cent since 1973 when tne annual obligation was It is now 05 Most workers probably will more money for Social Security in 1976 than they will in state or local income taxes The higher rate applies only to workers earning more than a week Those whose annual income exceeds paid 85 in payroll taxes last year But in 1976 the taxable income ceiling rises to 300 for an increase of 20 m the maximum Social tv liability For those who earned than a week in 1975 the payroll tax of 5 85 per cent of gross income lasted all year In 1976, workers earning less than a week will pay Social Security taxes all 52 weeks Most middle income workers pay off their Social Security tax obligation by late summer or early which has the effect of boosting spendable income from to a week But withholding for the new year began again Thursday and will continue longer than 1975 For a worker earning a week paid each week for 47 weeks This year the bite will last 51 weeks A worker with income of a week paid m Social Security taxes for 28L2-weeks last year The withholding will last weeks longer this year But all the tax news for 1976 is not bad Federal income tax return forms that began arriving in the past few days reflect the effects of last tax reduction Every taxpayer gets a credit for each personal tion against the amount of tax due There also is a credit for certain taxpayers who earned less than and the low income allowance was raised to for single persons and SI for joint returns of married persons Minimum Wage Rate Up Today WASHINGTON An estimated 42 million workers get a pay increase New Year's Day as the federal minimum wage reaches a record 30 per hour The establishing a minimum wage that continues to lag behind the official earnings is the third and final one mandated by a 1974 law and covers all nonsupervisory workers not employed in agriculture Sen Harrison A D- N J who sponsored the 1974 said its long-term benefits reflected today in the increase in wages for millions of Americans at the bottom ol the wage ladder the present inflation and with the general failure of the administration to institute programs to control inflation and it is the workers holding jobs which receive the minimum wage who suffer most under the ravages of an uncontrolled Williams said in a statement But he conceded that the opposed by former President Richard M Nixon and vetoed by him modest at A salary of 30 an hour for a year-round employe amounts to less than the 036 annual salary which the Census Bureau defined in 1974 as the poverty level Considering the rate of inflation since 1974. experts now estimate a worker would have to earn an hour to meet the poverty level A House labor subcommittee currently is considering an AFL-CIO backed that would raise the minimum wage even reaching by Jan 1. 1977 The minimum marks a 10 hour increase for workers covered prior to 1966 and a 20 cents per hour for those covered since 1966 Grand Jury Indicts 14 In State Hospital Case Ohio A Summit County grand jury which investigated allegations of patient illegal drug use and sexual at State Mental Wednesday returned indictments against 14 persons the the Summit County sheriffs office refused to identify those indicted until arrests were made The indictments include 12 charges and 13 demeanors relatives of patients and workers at the institution all testified during the lengthy investigation The Ohio Highway Patrol assisted in the investigation Dr Timothy director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental said the that we did have senous problems there just as we had suspected and this should be a step toward the air The Ohio Highway which conducted the had six or seven patrol investigators at the institution throughout the was a complete and thorough Ohio Highway Safety Director Donald was the first in this series of investigations that was started at the request of Department of Mental Health officials followed up and exhausted every lead that was worth said Ready For Bicentennial New Jennifer 5. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rossi of 85 Grand view South Zanesville was already for the new vear this as well as the start of the Bicentennial this new calendar pictur ing George bj of Our Prison Upgrading Proposed By LEE LEONARD tPl Reporter COLUMBUS Two influential state Wednesday offered a bipartisan proposal to upgrade Ohio's prison and juvenile correction facilities with a million construction and im- provement program financed by increases in the cigarette and liquor gallonage taxes Reps Harry J. D- Shaker and Alan E unveiled their proposal at a joint news conference They said it would help offset a in- crease in Ohio's prison population by furnishing for more in- mates Lehman and Noms said they will ask the General Assembly to place on the June primary ballot a million bond issue for the capital improvements to be paid off over a 15-year through a one- cent increase in the state's 15- cent cigarette tax and an 80- cent addition to the current 25 tax on a gallon of Norns said the interest cost over a 15-year has been estimated at assuming 6 5 per cent interest on the bringing the total cost of the proposal to million Lehman and Norns said they worked closely with the state Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections and the Ohio Youth Commission to develop plans for new facilities and additions and improvements to current ones Major proposals among the recommendations for lion worth of new facilities and million worth of additions Index Comics Classified Deaths Editorials Financial Global News Ohio Report Sports Pages Television Women's Pages 9B 10-11 B 10-11 A 4 A 6-7 B 3 A 5 A 2-5 B 8B 12-14 A Cincinnati Police Plan Pay Protest Florida Grants Shuey Timetable Thomas O wanted in Muskingum County on several has been given seven davs to take action against a warrant issued by Florida Gov Askew that would have Shuey returned to Ohio A spokesman for Muskingum office said a hearing was held Wednesday and a Florida judge gave Shuey seven days to challenge the governor's warrant or file a wnl of habeas corpus If such action is not taken m seven days local authorities will go to Florida to return Shuey to the spokesman Shuey faces charges of felonious carrying concealed and possessing a firearm m Mustan gum County Charges Jrom pointing a loaded with a shotgun at an off-duty policeman outside a Dillon Falls Aug. 10. 1974 He had been scheduled to appear in court here Jan 23. 1975 on the charges filed by the sheriffs department He was free on bond and fled the area alter having been indicted by a grand jury Shuey was arrested fast month in Dade Fla on a traffic A bond set by Florida authorities has been continued He has refused to waive extradition Food Aid Costs Less COLUMBUS The Ohio Department of Welfare said Wednesday beginning New Year s Day most Ohio families using food stamps may buy more stamps for the same price they have been paying during the last six months The department said the US Agriculture Department makes semiannual adjustments Jan 1 and July I to reflect changes in food prices The adjustments this time increase the amount of stamps Ohio families purchase except for eligible families in the highest income brackets Under the new a family of four will be abk to bin stamps worth each month to worth of stamps they could buy during the past six The income ceiling for a of four will increase to a the Welfare Department said CINCINNATI aty angry that their wage demands have not been will begin the new year by not issuing traffic tickets and not chasing are going to give the citizens of Cincinnati a belated Christmas present by not handing out traffic declared local Fraternal Order of Police President Elmer Dunaway The contract between the 1.150 policemen and the city expires New Year's Day The FOP and crtv officials have not been able to agree on the sue of a pay raise in a new contract By not issuing traffic tickets the policemen hope to cut aty revenues and pressure the aty meeting their wage de- mands will stop issuing traffic Dunaway announced after a police strategy win stop chasing speeders We will obey the law If the speed limit on a given street is 40 miles an then we will not exceed 40 miles an hour win not forego cy be will duty But that is an we wall do Policemen are not terming their moves a strike or but rather a job action As for the numerous drunk drivers expected after New Year's Eve way will try to get the drivers off the streets We will try to get them home we da not plan to arrest not unless it is an Base pay for policemen is now a year The FOP wants that hiked to 515.330. but the city has offered to boost pay to about City contracts with the 975 firemen and 3800 med city employes also expire New Year's but no were expected im- mediately from those two groups to hike their pav from the present to about have requested that the enter into a fact-finding board of review to the wage dispute The representative cf who want current 000 to OW salaries boosted to between and said he was willing to continue negotiations after contract expiration if progress seemed are a new state reformatory in northeast Ohio housing 1.600 young inmates and conversion of the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield to an adult maximum security institution to accommodate to 1.500 prisoners However Lehman plans may not be included in the ballot issue to be placed before the voters The General Assembly would have the ultimate in concert with the Department of Rehabilitation and to locate the facilities Thomas executive assistant to Gov James A said he was consulted about the but added the governor is offering no commit merit to support it doesn't feel the lime is right for a flat Mover said certainly recognize the needs of both departments for additional or new hut at this the governor isn't taking any position on legislation or a bond proposal Despite state budgetary both the governor and the legislature have been reluctant to propose any tax increases proposal to finance massive capital con- struction projects through the sale of billion worth of bonds was soundly defeated by the voters last Nov 4 Today's Weather FORECAST Lows today in upper 2fls to with variable cloudiness High expected around 40 degrees on Page 11-A) 15 Cents Car Sells Fast PM O The gentleman who placed this ad called the firt day to cancel He said the car been sold and he was pleased with the results If you have something to sell call the Classified Department of The Tiroes Recorder not try out three-line 10-day ad for When you get just can during office to cancel You will be billed only for the number of days the ad Sav Classified Interstate Gas Prices Increase WASHINGTON Federal Power Commission Wednesday ordered an ate nationwide boost in natural gas to be followed by another hike in July The in- creases will cost consumers about million extra in 1976 In its unanimous the FPC said the price increase was necessary to ease natural gas to protect the industry's ability to meet and help the nation's economy responsibilities under the Natural Gas Act require us to take appropriate steps to the adverse impact of gas shortages on the econo my the FPC said our judgment the benefit to the national economy from amelioration of the gas short age will more than compensate for the increased cost to con sinners of the gas covered bv this opinion Under the the ceiling price producers may charge pipeline operators for natural gas from wells operating prior to Jan 1, 1973 will rise to 23 cents per thousand cubic feet on New Year's Day It will go to cents on July 1 to reflect repeal of the percentage depletion allowance for oil and natural gas that becomes effective on that The commission said the price adjustment would late new make more gas available at lower costs than substitute and a further inducement for consumers to conserve their use of gas to the fullest prac tical extent The new rates will be ending the current system of rate-setting by geographic area The average cost of natural gas under this system in 1975 was 22 9 cents per thousand cubic feet The FPC estimated ing no change in 1972 gas volumes an added cost of 55 million in 1976 An FPC spokesman said such cost m creases traditionally have been passed through to consumers The action affects only gas shipped in interstate commerce and not that piped a single state Those not federally have tend ed to be slightly higher Under the new the minimum natural gas price will be set at 18 cents per thousand cubic feet The opinion does not affect the price of natural gas from wells operating since Jan 1, 1973 for which the FPC in 1974 set a single nationwide ceiling of 51 cents per thousand cubic feet Under that the ceiling automatically rises Thursday to 52 cents For both and gas now covered by nationwide the complex formulas were devised to give producers a 15 per cent rate of return Joining in lengthy opinion the year old case were FPC Chairman Richard L Dunham and Commissioners Before LaGuardia Bombing Warning Call Alleged NEW YORK Police said Wednesday they were to reestablish contact with a woman who claimed she overhead two men call authon ties to warn of the bomb blast at LaGuardia Airport that killed 11 persons and injured 75 others Monday night Toe Port closed all public lockers at New York's three area while Trans World Airlines stationed guards around its baggage facilities Chief of Detectives Louis Cottell said that 40 minutes after the Monday evening the police 91i gency number received a call from a woman who she was at the airport and saw two men in a phone booth before the blast indicated she overhead calling the police and News Digest New Year's Toll Estimated Bv United Press International On the nation's traditional party night Wednesday the National Safety Council estimated that between 330 and 400 persons could die in traffic before the New Year's weekend ends Sunday Lebanon Imposes Peace Plan Lebanon The Lebanese government im posed tough security measures in Beirut Wednesday in an effort to keep the peace over New Year's Police and soldiers were ordered to shoot all gunmen on sight Ohio Predicts 18 Road Deaths COLUMBUS Eighteen persons are expected to die in traffic accidents in Ohio over the four New ear sholiday Ohio Highway Safety Director Cook said Cattle Import Safety Sought COLUMBUS Tne Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Wednesday called on Ohio Agriculture Director John Stackhouse to implement a proposal to prohibit cattle imports into Ohio from states not conducting a brucellosis eradication program New Lottery To Start Jan. 6 ELAND Prizes in the Ohio new the Spirit of 76 which gets underway Jan 6. will range from to 000 State Promises Hospital Plan Ohio The State of Ohio has agreed to provide within two months a plan to upgrade Apple Creek State Institute to conform with of national according to Federal Judge Leroy J Contie Jr talking about a bomb going off a police spokesman said wanted to know why we didn't take any action The police spokesman said an examination of tapes has thus far turned up no indication of a warning call done quite a bit of checking We are continuing to check further So far there is no indication a call had been he said The woman gave the 911 operator only of the men and asked to remain the spokes man said He said police would like the woman the come forward would like to contact her it would lead the spokesman said Mailboxes Are Found Snoopy is back at his post today or perhaps we should say back at his boc on the post Victor Thompson carved Snoopy out of wood after his wife had made him a drawing to serve as a guide He placed the 1'2 foot long reclining little comic page character on top of his Since the Thompsons live off Kimes road in Dillon Lake their friends sometimes have a little trouble locating their home Snoopy s figure soon became a sort of identifying marker making it easier to find the house Sometime Monday evening the post holding three mail boxes and Snoopy disappeared Since the Thompsons had worked hard to construct the little they missed him esterday neighbors found him still supine on his box All the mail boxes were still secured even though the entire boxes and all were found on the bank of a nearby creek Mamie Eisenhower Hospitalized WASHINGTON Mamie Eisenhower underwent medical tests at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where she was taken by ambulance from her retirement farm home at Pa A hospital spokesman out disclosing details of her condition Mrs Eisenhower was renting said the widow of President Dwight D er was admitted at 11 25 a m EST and is being medically evaluated Eisenhower boen jn poor health for time The Secret Service said agents aligned to her at the farm called the Fire Department for an amou about was brought under police escort the 86 to Walter of it over a twisting single lane She resting ana was awake and conversant upon her the hospital spokesman said He replied no when asked if she had suffered a stroke Eisenhower on Nov 8 was hospitalized in Augusta Ga in March for treatment of an intestinal ailment The recurred shortly afterward and she was ted April 14 Walter Reed for further tests and treatment She and her husband retired to the white farmhouse at Doud Jobless Claims Rise Gettysburg in the foothills of the Mountains in when Eisenhower com his second term The former president died March 28. His widow has spent most erf her time in recent at Gettysburg wintering m Palm CaM or v at Mamit s en National Club She So. 14 in Iowa to J and The Ohio Bureau of Services said the number of in claims for for the week ended Dec 27 reached 12 a cent increase ov er the previous Bureau Administrator Albert said than WO vear vacation lav of is various industries with the same number orders m m accounted jj the increase Giles continued or more all ji 237 SKI tenths per cent over tht previous week
