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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
5
The Social Security law signed by President Nixon raises cash benefits by 5.6 percent for recipients with payments starting August 1974. Payroll taxes rise for earners over $12,000 per year, with the maximum base for the 5.85 percent tax set at $12,600. Retirement earnings limits increase from 2,100 to 2,400 dollars before benefits are reduced.
Paul Perkowski 21 of Yantic Connecticut was killed when a car struck him on Maine 6 late Wednesday state police reported. The driver said he saw Perkowski lying across the highway around midnight and could not avoid the impact. Blasting open the Panama Canal required 6 million pounds of dynamite.
President Nixon signed a law boosting Social Security benefits by at least 5.6 percent starting July 1, 1974, with automatic cost of living adjustments to begin January 1975. The measure raises earnings to qualify for full benefits to 2400 annually and sets Social Security tax on earnings up to 12600 starting January 1, 1974.
Regulations open two national forest areas to gemstone collecting in Idaho and New Hampshire. Permits will be issued to mineral collectors with limits on material removal and protections on tools and safety. Areas include Emerald Creek Garnet on St. Joe National Forest Idaho and Moat Mountain Smokey Quartz on White Mountain National Forest New Hampshire.
Doctors report donors fed poor diets and chosen poorly, with clinics lacking emergency rooms or oxygen. victims were taken to a poorly ventilated room. Guards with clubs allegedly brutalize donors as commission members note the harsh discipline.
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