April Christmas Likely For Aged Social Security Rise
President Nixon signs the new tax law expanding Social Security benefits by 15 to 35 percent. The average retired worker would rise from about $100 to $116 monthly, couples from about $170 to $196, with back pay for January and February arriving in March. The bill includes safeguards so double recipients still gain at least $4 monthly and states must disregard retroactive checks when computing welfare income.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Perot Tries Russians In Yule Gifts Effort
American industrialist H. Ross Perot renewed plans to deliver Christmas aid to Vietnamese prisoners. After being blocked from Hanoi, he sought Moscow with a chartered jet and planned a second flight for larger items. Officials say North Vietnam may accept gifts via the Soviet Union by December 31.
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Perot
Lewis Mr. Simons
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Hanoi
H. Ross Perot
Moscow
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Ha~ Noi
Los Angeles
Henderson Bridge Highlight of 1969 Improvements in Mason County
Point Pleasant report chronicles a year of growth with the Henderson Bridge dedication on December 15 replacing the Silver Bridge loss of 46 lives. The $17 million project tees up 1970 expressway plans, housing funds, a new school question, and broad county improvements from schools to clinics, stores, and new industry prospects.
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Mary Hyre Point
Pleasant
Point Pleasant
Henderson
West Virginia
Federal Housing Administration
Renderson
Board of Education
Central Grade
Hannan High School
Point Pleasant High School
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin IV
Carter Franklin
Carter
City Card
Main Street
Pitchford
Dollar Store
Swap Shop
Kroger
Carroll Casto
Fourth Street
Heck’s
Musgrave and Musgrave Law Firm
Mason County
New Haven
County Sheriff's Department
Carolina Lumber
Sith Street
Oh Kan
Road projects in six Ohio counties on $250 million priority list
Projects in six Ohio counties were placed on a $250 million priority list to ease traffic, funded by a 1968 $750 million bond. Athens includes Stimson Avenue extension and road repairs. Gallia seeks a bridge, traffic signals, and lane markings. Hocking and Logan counties add bridges and signals. Vinton targets road curve eliminations and underpasses. Morgan funds target widening streets in Malta and McConnelsville with new traffic lights.
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Ohio
Programming Bureau
Ohio Department of Highways
Highway Department
Associated Press
Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Trimble
Gallia County
Gravel Hill Road
Gallipolis
Paint Grek
Chilticothe Road
Wall Hill Road
Vinton County
Hamden
South Street
McArthur
Morgan County
Malta
McConnelsville
Valve Pop Off At Stimson Cleaners Alarm
Two pumper companies responded to an alarm at Stimson Cleaners, 28 Stimson Ave., at 8 22 a m Saturday. A pop off valve on a steam tank allowed steam escape. No fire result reported. Later, another truck responded on T N Lancaster St to an auto owned by H J Williams Madison that began burning from a transmission fire spraying fluid onto the manifold. Car damage was slight.
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Stimson Cleaners
Stimson Ave
T. N. Lancaster St
H. J. Williams
Madison
Computer goof flaws Brevard College reports mix
Tracy Jones collected 400 report cards from Brevard Junior College all bearing her address. Each card had a different name but shared her address, prompting college officials to blame a computer error. In Kentucky, a new safer salt will be tested on winter roads by the State Highway Department.
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Merritt Island
Fla
Tracy Jones
Brevard Junior College
Tracy
Frankfort
State Highway Department
Kentucky
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