Trustees Predict Fiscal Crisis for Social Security and Medicare
Washington AP reports that Social Security's retirement fund could be insolvent by late 1982 and Medicare by 1988 to 1993 without tax increases or benefit cuts. Trustees urge Congress to act, noting high outlays and rising taxes, with warnings from Social Security Commissioner Svahn about lower expectations and reforms under Reagan.
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Social Security
Congress
John A. Svahn
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweicker
Labor
Ray Donovan
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Capitol Hill
Medicare
Canada
South Africa
America
Reagan
Canine Bruce Musser Takes Part in Alderson Whitewater Race
In Alderson a Lewisburg man and his dog entered a seven mile whitewater canoe race. The dog proved a poor paddler yet kept good company, finishing soggy and smiling as the event wrapped. The next major race will coincide with the Hinton Water Festival in early August.
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Bruce Musser
Alderson
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Hinton
MaryAnne Stevens
Suspected slasher held in Lower Manhattan murders
Police arrested Charles Sears, 31, a Bowery hotel resident, carrying a bloodied razor shortly after two derelicts were killed and 13 wounded in a series of slashing attacks across Manhattan. Sears faces second degree murder and assault charges tied to the Fiorentino death and an earlier assault. Detectives say only one suspect is believed to be behind the attacks, with a possible motive linked to revenge or personal strife.
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NEW York
Bowery Hotel
Charles Sears
Michael Fiorentino
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Sears
Michael Loughery
James T Sullivan
Lower Manhattan
Sullivan
Bianchi Describes Hillside Strangler Murders on Stand
Kenneth Bianchi testified in Los Angeles that he and cousin Angelo Buono killed ten young women after picking them up at street corners or bus stops. He detailed the 1977 and 1978 hillside murders, though he questioned whether he or Buono strangled some victims.
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Los Angeles
Hillside
Kenneth Bianchi
Bianchi
Angelo Buono
Buono
Skeens Re Election As Princeton Mayor Keeps Seat
Princeton re elects Lewis T. Skeens mayor for a one year term as the council, by unanimous vote, also approves creating a canine unit for the police department and certifies annexation results in the Roger Street Stafford Drive area to Mercer County. Skeens began his 17th year on council and has served five terms as mayor.
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Princeton
Lewis T. Skeens
Skeens
Princeton Police Department
Roger Street
Stafford Drive
Mercer County Commission
Weather and merge news across pages
Tuesday brings sun and heat with highs in the low 90s and humid air. Tonight will be fair with lows in the 70s. Wednesday stays sunny and hot with isolated storms. Highs in the 90s and lows in the mid 60s, cooler in the mountains. Conoco to merge with Du Pont company. James Manchin viewed unfavorably in Clay County. Pocahontas Centennial plans outlined. Bluefield hosts a golf tournament. Sports items on Page 6.
Woman Faces Neglect Charges In West Virginia
Hancock County sheriff says Betty Jean Clutter 60 is charged with kidnapping and neglect after deputies found her 18 year old son Donald malnourished and confined in a dark stinking room. He weighed about 80 pounds and had limited movement, was hospitalized for intravenous feeding and listed in satisfactory condition. A radio DJ tip helped alert authorities. neighbors reported no prior notice.
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New Cumberland
W.va
Hancock County
William Webster
Betty Jean Clutter
Webster
Donald Clutter
Weirton
WOH
Liverpool
Ohio
Iran Accuses Student of Bombing Role in Beheshti Attack
Iran announced 27 more executions and named 23 year old Mohammad Reza Kolahi, a science student at Iran's University of Science and Industry, as the bomber who killed 72 IRP leaders. Officials said two bombs caused the collapse of the Tehran headquarters roof. Also reported were the assassination of Gilan Governor Mohammad Ansari near Rasht and further executions at Evin Prison, Sari, and Tabriz for anti-government acts.
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Lebanon
Iran
Islamic Republican Party
Pars
Revolutionary Guard
Mohammad Reza Kolahi
Tehran Radio
Kolahi
Mujahedeen
Ayatollah
Mohammad Hussein Beheshti
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Jim Cannon
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James Manchin
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Bluefield
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Bulletin Board
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Soden
Nothern
Gilan
Mohammad Ansari
Rasht
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Behzad Nabavi
Tehran
Ferghan
Evin
Sari
Tabriz
Islamic Republic
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
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