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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1977
Page
2
Congress moves toward bigger Social Security taxes but disputes who bears the burden. The Senate Finance Committee backs higher employer taxes than employee taxes, while the House favors equal payroll tax rises. Proposals also shift earnings limits and wage bases for retirees and workers, with major changes planned through 1987 and beyond.
Congressional negotiators struggle over key terms in a $60 billion Labor and HEW appropriation fight. Disagreement centers on phrases like serious grave permanent and forced as they seek to allow Medicaid abortion funding when a mother's life is at risk and to define health damage.
Attorney General Griffin Bell defended accepting a minor guilty plea from former CIA chief Richard Helms over trial, arguing the disposition was fair and just. He asserted the system unfairly targets the poor and noted national security concerns and trial costs. Helms pleaded no contest to reduced charges about failure to disclose full testimony to the Senate panel.
Justice Department says Congress can extend the ERA ratification window from 7 to 14 years, a move opposed by ERA foes. Phyllis Schlafly calls it changing rules midgame. States that ratified cannot rescind, but three states have rescinded. The 1972 act set March 22, 1979 as the current deadline.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 1 to retain criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana and rejected a decriminalization amendment. A Hatch compromise would still be tougher than decriminalization but softer than current law, avoiding a $5,000 fine and jail time for casual users. House-Senate talks on energy policy also moved on gas guzzlers, leaving staff to blend differing approaches to fuel efficiency and alternative fuels.
U.N. officials say Carter's drastic decision to pull the United States from the ILO is unjustified and will trim programs to train workers in developing nations. ILO Director General Blanchard voiced surprise and regret at the move, saying the agency cannot avoid politics.
New York jury judge John R. Starkey asked to be relieved from the Son of Sam murder trial amid criticism of his pretrial comments to the press. Starkey stepped down as the Berkowitz case continued, amid a sequence of controversial moves and concerns about potential appellate grounds.
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