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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1981
Page
4
Military pay raises debated in Congress over recruitment aims
Aims to hire and keep skilled service members through targeted or across the board raises. Senate favors 9 to 22 percent raises with targets to NCOs. the House proposes 14.3 percent across the board with up to 25 percent flexibility for senior ranks. Both seek to align pay with inflation and retain expertise, including 21 000 navy NCOs and technicians.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Congressional Conference
Navy
Congress
Pentagon
WCC Funds Terrorist Groups Draw Fire From Critics
The World Council of Churches is reported to have donated 125000 dollars to SWAPO and 65000 dollars to the ANC to fight racism. Critics say funds support guerrilla activity and terrorism in Namibia and South Africa, with supporters noting the gifts are for alleged nonterrorist purposes.
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New York
World Council of Churches
Africa
WCC
South-West African People’s Organization
African National Congress
SWAPO
South- West Africa
Namibia
Angola
ANC
South Africa
Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Red Army
U.S
Salvation Army
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Arthur Lewis
Banana
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Father Lewis
Ecumenical
Social Security Payments Go To Dead Recipients
Government investigators uncovered thousands of cases where retirement checks continued to be issued after beneficiaries died. Auditors matched Medicare death records with Social Security rolls, finding 2,874 deceased recipients still received checks, with an estimated $37 million in overpayments. About 1,000 cases were halted by October 3, and many more by November 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John A. Svahn
Social Security Administration
Medicare
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Richard Kusserow
Social Security
Svahn
Inspector General
Ray Cromley Sloppiness Plagues Food Stamp Program
Report critiques the federal food stamp program for mass expansion without planning. It cites 600 arrests or indictments nationwide for fraud, gaps in controls, and weak penalties. Noted problems include mismanagement, faulty computer systems, abuse by local staff, and fake replacements costing taxpayers millions.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
CNF
Thomas Coleman
Missouri
Virginia
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas City
William Hoagland
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