Frasers warning on Social Security cuts fuels union push
United Auto Workers President Douglas Fraser denounces Carter plans to trim Social Security benefits in the upcoming budget term. He warns such cuts would break faith with workers noting negotiated contracts rely on benefits while urging no changes without discussion. The piece also cites tax changes and hearings by the Social Security advisory panel with wide public input.
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Births and marriages listed with local details
Mercy welcomes a daughter to Mr and Mrs Scott Tenley Olin Jan 3. St Luke s reports a daughter for Ronald J Kloos 79 Wilson Ave SW. Glenn Tobiason Anamosa and David Stoner Mount Vernon announce sons. Marriage licenses issued to Steven M Keith and Blanche Guerrero Cedar Rapids Rodney I Newman Alburnett and Michele A Hammond Cedar Rapids Kenneth A Kimm Blairstown and Velma I Hildenbrand Cedar Rapids Jeffrey D Stierler Coralville and Karen E Kenney Cedar Rapids. Marriages dissolved list includes multiple couples such as Marcia Lynn and Daniel Pilkenton James D and Kathleen Hampshire Roger A and Barbara O'Brien Kathryn L and Timothy Gregor Susan R Emmons and George Davis Judith A and Leroy Wern ing Arleta and Leo Vanourney Debra K and David Jonathan Parks Stephen A and N Christine Smith Nancy Jo and Kenneth Alden Kocher. Fires reported throughout the day including odors at 3300 First Ave NE 4:14 PM unknown mattress at Second Ave and 19th St SE 5:32 PM medical emergencies at 366 Eighth Ave SW 6:08 PM overheated chimney 119 Cherry Hill Road SW 7:48 PM overheated food 177 17th 11:53 PM stove to grease 409 Cherry Hill Road NW 5:35 AM Thursday medical emergency at 1121 20th Ave SW.
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Medicare premium rise to 8.70 monthly for Part B
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano announced a 50 cent rise in the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance premium to 8.70 a month starting July 1. The Part B premium affects 27.1 million Americans, including 24.3 million aged 65 or older and 2.8 million disabled under 65, as Part A deductible also increased to 160 from 144.
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Bergland unveils land plan expanding wilderness and uses
Agriculture Secretary Bergland unveiled a proposal to preserve 15.1 million acres of public forest land nearly doubling the wilderness system while opening over 36.1 million acres for multiple uses including recreation timber cutting and grazing. About 10.8 million acres would be set aside for future planning amid a 62 million acre program across 38 states and Puerto Rico over two years. A separate $500 million authorization would be sought contingent on unemployment thresholds.
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White House and mayors clash over anti-recession aid
AP reporting from Walington states the Carter administration plans to ask Congress to restore $400 million in anti-recession relief for cities, amid a dispute with national mayors over funding.
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Carter urged half Korea pullout suspension
Rep. Samuel Stratton and Rep. Robin Beard asked President Carter to halt troop withdrawals from South Korea pending a new Army study. Their call followed a report stating North Korea now has about 40 divisions and 2,000 tanks facing the South, up from previous estimates.
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Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee
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Tennessee
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Syrian coup attempt foiled says Al Amal
Al Amal reports Hafez Assad thwarted a coup led by army chief Gen Hikmat Chehabi with several top officers. Chehabi and others were removed after the plot was uncovered as Phalangist supporters oppose Syria’s military role in Lebanon.
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Sun Oil Inc Cited for Possible 3.5 Million Oil Cost Error
The Department of Energy says Sun Oil Co. likely overstated 1973 crude oil import costs by about 3.5 million. A notice of probable violation cites accounting errors among Sun Oil subsidiaries in November and December 1973. Sun Oil says its cost calculations are correct.
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Texaco Colombia chief killed in Bogota shootout
Leftist guerrillas killed Nicolas Escobar Soto, 51, head of Texas Petroleum Co. Colombia, during a police raid on a mountain hideout amid a clash that left at least two captors dead by their own hand. Police said Escobar was shot in the heart and abdomen as troops closed in.
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Sperm Whales Hold Largest Known Brain
Sperm whales possess the largest brain of any animal ever known, and possibly the most complex, implying their intelligence may rank just after humans.
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Community transport program offers Cedar Rapids senior citizens and disabled residents bus service. Call 363 8244 for eligibility and schedules.
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