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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1977
Page
4
Washington leaders clash over a long term plan as deficits widen the Social Security fund. Proposals range from payroll tax hikes to dipping into the general fund, with both chambers fearing harm to 33 million beneficiaries. Reform efforts stall while looming costs threaten actuarial balance.
A 1977 opinion argues widening Social Security to seven million public employees would raise 12.5 billion yearly but demands painful reforms. It favors raising the retirement age gradually over ten years and decoupling automatic benefit steps from wage growth, urging limited future increases and a voluntary alternative.
Ohio House rejected a conference committee report 47 to 43 delaying action on a bill to extend unemployment benefits to new workers including domestic workers farm workers and substitute teachers. The measure ties to federal 1976 amendments and faces disputes over applying a payroll tax to households.
The Athens County Chapter of the American Red Cross thanks Radio Shack Murphy Mart D A R Lydia Lash Evans Club The Athens Grange Senior Citizens Mrs Pete Bailey Mrs George C Parks Mrs Harry Crews on for 145 gifts and 200 gift boxes for the Chillicothe veterans hospital Christmas Store.
On this date in 1782 the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. Other items note Soviet attacks on Finland in 1939 and WWII air strikes on Rangoon in 1942. Efrem Zimbalist Jr and Virginia Mayo celebrate birthdays.
The National Women's Conference delegates and the Pro-Family Coalition held opposing views on ERA abortion and lesbian rights. Both sides claimed the mainstream voice as they converged on the central issue of government size and role in domestic life at Houston.
David Broder notes that women’s concerns such as ERA and abortion have moved into the mainstream political debate. The anti-ERA coalition prioritizes tax limits and defense, while the ERA supporters push federal solutions like child care and health protections. Coalition politics redefine power in America.
At the National Women's Conference in Houston and counter rallies, women emerge as a pivotal voting bloc shaping conservative and moderate alliances. The event showcased a growing, organized movement leveraging women’s issues, with both pro and anti ERA factions mobilizing.
The Messenger records its lineage from 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher, then Gordon K. Bush from 1929 to 1965, and lists Route 33 N. and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio 45701 as its location.
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