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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
3
Critics say a proposed National Court of Appeals would curb access to the Supreme Court and dilute its integrity. The panel would screen cases from the Federal Circuit system, with the Supreme Court retaining ultimate review and power to overturn any decision.
A truck driver asks Dr. Lamb whether numb hands at night result from poor circulation and if it could lead to arthritis. The doctor explains sleep position can reduce arm blood flow, notes external pressure from shoulders or a trapped artery, and suggests examining pulse with arm movements to identify obstruction. He doubts arthritis is the cause and advises sleep habit checks.
The Baytown Sun lists editorial and management personnel including Editor and Publisher John Wadley General Manager Paul Putman Lee Assistant to Publisher Ann B Pritchett Office Manager and various department heads. The paper operates from 1201 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mail and subscription details and ad services mention.
AP reports a wholesale food price rise of 3.2 percent in December, alarming as a 12 month rate could hit 64.2 percent. Inflation remains broad and persistent, with rising costs for farmers and distributors, strong demand from Americans and foreign buyers, weather shocks, catch up pricing, and debates on inflation theory and budget deficits. Higher supermarket prices and labor friction loom as key impacts, with food and beverages forming about 20 percent of expenditures and contract talks intensifying.
Dr. Lee Ligget writes to Baytown Sun urging officials to follow taxpayer will. He questions use of Lee College funds for out of district bussing and a golf course. He notes bond defeat and urges councilors and regents to align with public sentiment and responsible governance.
Washington faces heightened Secret Service worries of a possible similar inau gural attack amid reports of militant black groups in New Orleans. Intelligence notes cite RNA, New Orleans Urban Guerrilla Group, Black Panther successors, and other factions stockpiling weapons and planning violence against officials including the President.
The 1972 Social Security overhaul aims to inflation proof benefits and align them with rising earnings. From 1970 to 1972 benefits rose about 50 percent, a catch up to spiraling costs. Beginning 1973, the law uses yearly price level checks and earnings trends to determine automatic adjustments, with changes tied to a three percent price rise.
A comprehensive overview outlines rising tax bases for Social Security and Medicare funding, with anticipated 5 percent annual increases and higher earning allowances for retirees. It notes the 1973 change allowing retirees to earn more without benefit loss, a 1 percent annual bonus for each year worked past 65 up to 72, and a new minimum payment for long time low wage workers, while premiums will be capped by cost of living rules.
The 1972 amendments raise widow benefits and alter how earnings are averaged for retirees. While many widows receive 100 percent of their husband’s benefits, others see reductions based on age at start and the husband’s benefit type. The law also aligns men’s benefit calculations with women, with full effects felt gradually through 1975.
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