Ford to seek Social Security tax hike in 1977 budget
President Ford plans a 0.3 percent rise in Social Security taxes for both employees and employers effective January 1 1977 raising the total Social Security tax to 6.15 percent. The change targets income up to about 16 500 next year and expands Medicare elderly coverage while preserving full cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Associated Press
Two houses moved to clear street extension route
Walton House Movers removed two homes once at 1273 and 1275 Second Avenue SE to allow Thirteenth Street to extend to Third Avenue. The structures were relocated to the Oak Hill community development area, with the Mercy Hospital roof as the photo vantage point.
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Toro New Home
Ninth Street
Second Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Third Avenue
Oak Hill
Walton House
Mercy Hospital
Confession Tossed In Break-In Case Over Tired Defendant
Linn District Judge William Eads ruled Mark S. Hills 20 of 5816 Addison NE had his confession to a Aug 29 break-in at Vigortone Co thrown out due to fatigue and hunger. The ruling may force dismissal as the statement was the only evidence against Hills who faced Jan 18 trial.
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Linn
William Ends
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Kopecky
Mark S. Hills
Addison Avenue
Vigortone Co
Blairs Ferry Road
Hills
Eads* Naling
Eads
Donald Potter
Nahis
Faris
Potter
Defendat
Chaplains case threatens inmate religious rights in Iowa
Iowa Chaplains Association says a district court injunction barring state funding for Ft. Madison penitentiary chaplains severely limits inmates religious rights and treatment programs. They warn a pending Iowa Supreme Court ruling could harm hundreds of inmates awaiting pastoral care and access to integrated counseling.
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Iowa
D.B. Hendrickson
Iow
Hendrickson
Iowa Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Doctor Slowdown Near Disaster Hit Los Angeles Hospitals
County health officials hired 12 extra doctors and 12 nurses and planned four more doctors as private doctors strike strains public hospitals. Witherill warns that a full 1,000 bed disaster reserve could be activated and the system faces a no full stage disaster condition if the slow down worsens.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Liston Witherill
Robert Gnaizdu
Surance
Theil Counry
Witherill
National vs Iowa Press Shapes View of Caucuses
The piece contrasts national media overcoverage of the Iowa caucuses with Iowa press coverage. Udall argues national attention may distort results while Iowa outlets focus elsewhere as candidates prepare for Monday's caucus. The story notes selective press turnout at events in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
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Iowa
Morris Udall
Udall
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Kansas City Star
Fred Harris
Des Moines Register
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Des Moines
Own
Identification program to curb farm machinery theft launched
A program to ID farm equipment by unique owner numbers was announced on a Grundy Center farm. It aims to curb rural theft and will roll out statewide after piloting in Grundy and Ringgold counties, with sheriff assigned ten character numbers linking state county and farmer.
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Grundy Center
Richard Bertram
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Grundy
Ringgold
John Doe
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Cost of Deregulating Gas Raises Home Bills by 1980
GAO report says lifting price controls on natural gas would raise residential costs by 94 dollars per year by 1980 with the price gap narrowing to about 10 dollars later. It notes interstate prices differ from intrastate rates and that deregulation would not significantly boost gas supplies.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
GAQ
Congress
Federal Power Commission
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Ignorance Sparks Rush to Find Answers
A puzzling headline hints at a rush to uncover knowledge as silence ends and information emerges. Key figures or organizations are not clearly identified in the fragment, but the piece suggests a reaction to a lack of awareness.
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