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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1972
Page
1
Jon C. Shafer notes that pension funds for Anderson police and fire amount to at least 25 percent above salaries. Richmond faced cuts as pension obligations grew, signaling a statewide issue. Anderson's 1973 budgets earmark over $1.4 million for police salaries and a similar amount for fire salaries, with pension costs adding substantially to those figures.
City officials say pension obligations raise overall costs by about 25 percent, with pension funding for police and fire totaling over $850,000. Rock notes statewide pension rules add more than $26 million for Indiana cities, and the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns seeks state relief. Proposals include a two cent cigarette tax or similar alcohol tax to fund a state pension pool, easing reliance on property taxes. Insurance costs in Anderson amount to more than $480,000 for 1973.
President Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines after an assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile. Manila newspapers and major broadcasting stations were shut down as police seized the Manila Times building and surrounding media offices. Dozens injured in two months of bombings. universities closed and government offices shut. Traffic remained normal at dawn.
Nixon expansion of re election push to Rio Grande banks in Texas draws McGovern critique of demagoguery on school busing. Agnew speaks in North Carolina while Shriver plans Texas picnic near Connally ranch.
Boston shaded Detroit 3 2 in the American League East while the Cincinnati Reds clinched the National League West with a 4 3 victory over Houston. Page 7.
The State Budget Committee approved a plan to lend 9 million dollars to financially strapped Gary schools. The item appears on Page 11.
The Senate Finance Committee backed a $14.5 billion annual expansion for Social Security and welfare benefits by 12 to 0, routing the bill toward a likely floor fight. It would raise Social Security taxes to fund broader widow benefits, higher earning limits, guaranteed minimums, Medicare expansion to 1.5 million disabled beneficiaries, and federalized welfare with $130 monthly for aged, blind, and disabled recipients.
The dispute between Merle Jones and Dennis Lanane broadens as Jones files a malicious assault charge against Lanane after a Madison County Rooster Club incident. Lanane, jailed on a $1,000 bond, had previously filed assault charges against Jones, with both cases moving from a justice court to Anderson City Court. Separately in Terre Haute, Indiana State University coed Pamela Milam was found dead in her car trunk. police seek tips on her movements after a sorority party, focusing on a red 1964 Pontiac Tempest.
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