Social Security in Trouble Congress Seeks Funds
Congress begins crafting new financing legislation as Social Security popularity and finances collide. The program pays 33.3 million beneficiaries while 108 million workers fund it, with reserves eroding and a looming 1980s shortfall. The debate centers on who pays for reforms amid inflation and unemployment.
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Congress
Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Social Security
House
Ways and Means
Carter
U.S
Treasury
Seventy-two Attend Picnic at Maynard Thomas Cabin
A Robinett Ridge gathering honored Gene Thomas and Jim Thomas with families from Rochester New Hampshire and Lakewood Cole. The letter notes their engineering and government roles, plus a broader discussion of tax policy and Social Security funding plans with projected balances through 1982 and beyond.
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Maynard Thomas
Robinett Ridge
Gene Thomas
Vicki
Eric
Doug
Rochester
N.H
Jim Thomas
Brian
Rex
Clint
Lakewood
Cole
Thomas
Edna Goff
Dana Carsey
Gene
Waterloo High School
Ohio University College of Engineering
Lydall Inc. Fiber Processing
Jim
Denver
Right to Die Debate and California Living Will Policy
The article examines the right to die and living wills, noting California's law allowing a directive to suspend life support with two physician certifications and a two week waiting period. It contrasts state laws, discusses the nonbinding nature of living wills, lists sample wording, and highlights fears of financial ruin from ongoing treatment. It also references religious views and the Catholic Church’s stance evolving on the issue.
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California
Not Shrink But Bill Cures Her
Singer Eydie Gorme says a shrink couldn’t cure her emotional problems the bill did. In a Family Circle interview she describes balancing home life and career and quitting therapy after a costly shock treatment.
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Eydie Gorme
Eydie
Family Circle
Curious babysitting debates spark parental sex education questions
A reader recounts a boy babysitter incident from years ago and argues for early sex education. Abby and readers discuss sex ed, privacy, and social attitudes with multiple letters about matchmaking, phone etiquette, judgment, and a man praising Parents Without Partners.
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Abby
Dried corn from fresh harvest learned in Athens
Mrs Pete Cornell shares a method for drying corn at the roasting ear stage using a sweet variety. Corn is boiled until soft, cooled, cut from the cob, and sun dried for three to four days on feed sacks or sheets. Store in a dry place and reconstitute in salted sugared water when needed.
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Marian Nolan
Pete Cornell
Athens
Athens Messenger
Johnson Road
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al Ullman
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James A. Burke
D-Mass
Ullman
Long
Congressional Budget Office
Lowell Leo Brown
Rose
Klamath National Forest
Bill
Pipe Dreams
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TAON
THURS
Putham Howe Drive
DIAL
T.E.F
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School of Ballet
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N. Court St
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Dean & Barry Latex Latin Enamel
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