Court rules husbands as well as widowers hurt by Social Security
Supreme Court ruling extends retirement benefit eligibility to thousands of men by striking down federal rules that discriminated against husbands and widowers. The decision follows March 2. A separate ruling reversed a lower court on wage-based benefit calculations, undoing a gender bias in earlier formulas. About 520,000 men may receive higher or new payments, with an estimated first-year cost of $500 million. Two key opinions discuss whether benefits should reflect spousal support and long-standing gender disparities in Social Security.
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Congress
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U.S
Thomas Platt
New York City
Senators clash over earnings cap in ethics code vote
Senators push to cap outside income at 8625 a year or 15 percent of $57500 salary for public speeches and personal services while unearned income remains unrestricted. Sen Muskie seeks broader limits. he warns the rule could force him from office. Debates head toward late voting on the ethics code.
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UPI
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Maine
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D-Wis
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House
Bank siege in Toronto ends with no injuries
A Vancouver man identified as Bob McLagan, 38, seized nine women and five men during a Toronto bank stand off aiming to reach Uganda by Hercules C 130. He claimed to want to kill Idi Amin using hazardous devices and parachutes but released all hostages unharmed and was arrested.
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UPI
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Uganda
Bob McLagan
Vancouver
Canadian National
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Congo
Amin
CFRB
Charles Doering
Doering
Supreme Court eases prison reform procedures nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled to ease procedures for changes in correctional institutions, a move lauded by NAACP LDF attorney Jack Greenberg as an enormous advance. The decision supports actions addressing barbaric prison conditions and juvenile facilities, after prior orders to reduce inmate populations or expand capacity were challenged.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Jack Greenberg
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Baltimore man takes 44 hostage in bid for publicity
Anthony Griffin, 30, enraged by a 637 dollar utility bill and looming eviction, seized 35 city workers and nine relatives with two pistols and a machete at Baltimore Social Services offices. He released staff after an hour to stage a news conference. police planned 35 kidnapping and weapon charges.
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UPI
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James Watkins
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Plaza
Alexander Casey
Casey
Riots in Pakistan Kill 85 as Opposition Claims Vote Fraud
In Pakistan, clashes over alleged March 7 vote fraud leave more than 85 dead, with Karachi reporting about 60 deaths and Hyderabad police firing on protesters. Rioters burned a post office and a railroad car, while authorities used tear gas and baton charges to quell demonstrations demanding Bhutto's resignation and new elections.
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Here
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Two More MIA Bodies Promised By Communists
Washington based on reports from Hanoi and Vientiane indicate Communist leaders have promised to turn over the remains of two additional Americans. Leonard Woodcock, UAW president and commission head, said Hanoi officials confirmed the death of Tucker Gouglemann, a retired CIA official who rushed into Saigon to aid friends. They also promised to return Gouglemanns remains with those of a service member killed in an airplane crash.
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UPI
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South Vietnam
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Woodcock
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Googlemann
Ten missing after tanker explosion near North Carolina
A Panamanian tanker Claude Conway exploded and split in two 125 miles southeast of Wilmington. Coast Guard cutters searched for 12 crewmen lost amid debris as 39 aboard from New York to Freeport Bahamas. Survivors gathered at naval hospital. Coast Guard reported two ship halves afloat and no oil spill to date.
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UPI
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Thomas Moseley
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New York
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Bahamas
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Alvaro Carrata
Uruguay
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Carratu
Second shipment sent to Zaire to aid troops
A second U S aid shipment valued at 1.5 million dollars departed from Kennedy Airport for Zaire to support government forces fighting the Shaba invasion. Officials denied new clashes and said weapons have not been supplied. The envoy followed a prior consignment as Mobutu Sese Seko seeks State Department approval.
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Zaire
UPI
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Shaba
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Belgian Congo
Washington
Mobutu Sese Seko
Speed Reading Course Offered in Bennington
The New England Reading Lab presents a speed reading course in Bennington with lectures at the Bennington Free Library on March 24 6 30 pm 8 30 pm March 25 4 00 pm 7 30 pm March 26 1 30 pm and March 29 6 30 pm 8 30 pm. The program promises 5 to 8 times faster reading with improved comprehension and concentration and notes some speeds up to 20 times faster. Open to the public over 13 with a parent for under 18. Tuition is stated to be lower than similar courses.
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New England Reading Lab
Bennington
Bennington Free Library
Silver Street
Union Street
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