Social Security Debate Stirs as Senate Edges for Higher Benefits
A conservative column notes the Senate finance panel plans larger Social Security hikes than the House with at least 10 percent, possibly 20 to 25 by leaders. It predicts expanded Medicare, higher earnings exemptions, and warns young workers to scrutinize the program as “sham” old age insurance.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Senate Committee
McGovern
Humphrey
Milton Friedman
Chicago
Wilbur Cohen
Social Security Administration
American Enterprise Institute
AEI
17Th St
N. W
Friedman
Abraham Ellis
Arlington House
Ellis
Sylvia Porter
Giuseppe
Jim
George
Fellows
Athens Messenger 1972 June 7 overview note
The Athens Messenger announces its publishing staff and office details for Athens Ohio. Dated Wednesday June 7 1972 the masthead lists publishers editors and staff in a historical record of the newspaper.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Prisons Debate Faces Prudent Reform and Community Focus
A Wisconsin study group urges replacing some inmates with community centers housing small groups for rehabilitation while maintaining security for dangerous offenders. The report highlights reform lessons from Attica and argues against relying on prisons as rehabilitation, urging broader treatment, training, and work programs.
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Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Attica
N.Y
Lucey
Rio
Remissery of a New York Restaurant Bill Jokes
Hal Boyle notes a string of diners jokes about bills and tipping at a New York restaurant. A waiter endures lines about splitting checks, expenses, and eating out, with quips about fake debts and mockery of service. The piece satirizes dining etiquette and personal finance.
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New York
Fear of religious war grips Northern Ireland factions
The piece outlines imminent danger of sectarian civil war in Northern Ireland under British rule. It notes Catholics 500000 in a 1 million Protestant majority, arms held largely by Protestants, and rising violence since March. It contrasts militant Catholic and Protestant groups and cites the fragile security situation.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Ulster
Londonderry
Stormont
Turbulent Irish conflict fuels sectarian split in Ulster
The piece contrasts IRA and Protestant groups in Northern Ireland. It notes the IRA cease-fire and Catholic clerical peacemaking, while Provisional IRA fights on for reunification. Protestant extremism risks sparking violence against Catholics and British troops amid growing mistrust of London.
Letters O Neill Visit
The Messenger notes Chief Justice C William O Neill spent nearly a day traveling from Columbus and two hours in a journalism seminar sharing knowledge with ten graduate students. The writer praises his dedication and laments the need for more public servants like O Neill.
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the Messenger
Messenger
C. William O’neill
Ohio
Columbus
Billy O'Neill
Readers Letters Open for Public Opinion Space
Letters on today’s issues welcome with preference for one page or less. The editor may edit for space and clarity and reserves the right to publish only names and addresses provided for publication.
Time ripens for settling Vietnam war says Tho in Paris
Washington insight notes North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho saying a political settlement via double cease-fire could end Indochina hostilities. article cites Moscow summit impact and U.S. Nixon administration stance, with Thieu change and Viet Cong talks as key elements before the November election.
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Moscow
Saigon
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Russia
Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Tho
South Vietnam
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Tle
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Washington
United States
Indochina
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Thieu
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American Legion
U.S
Revenue-Cutters
North Atlantic
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D&s
West Virginia
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Messenger Publishing Co
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Hal Boyle
Ronald
Robert S. Elegant
Irish Republican Army
LOS Angeles Times
Small Society
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UDA
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