Good compromise on Social Security reform plan
The National Commission on Social Security Reform offers a plan that raises taxes and trims benefits, challenging both conservatives and liberals. It closes a projected $169 billion shortfall in seven years and must win bipartisan support despite fierce lobbying and objections from older Americans groups and business interests.
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National Commission On Social Security Reform
Commission
Alan Greenspan
Student loan waste prompts questions on eligibility and need
The Education Department cites a 22 percent drop in federally guaranteed student loan applications from 1981 to 1982 due to confusion over eligibility changes. Congress had applied a needs test, while an administration cutoff proposal caused mistaken beliefs about who qualified, leading many students to skip applying.
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Watt Defends Interior Record On Meet the Press
The piece argues James G. Watt, interior secretary, has faced harsh criticism from environmental groups while defending his stewardship. It notes increases in Outer Continental Shelf leases, land management choices, and additions to trails and endangered species protection, concluding Watt has done an excellent job despite critics.
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James G. Watt
Watt
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Sierra Club
Audubon Society
Friends of the Earth
Wilderness Society
Richard Nixon
Outer Continental Shelf
OCS
Pacific Northwest
East Ipswich
Jim Watt
Ma Bell's proposed changes anger local letter writer
A reader criticizes AT&T for planned divestiture and changes after February 8. The writer alleges customers will own purchased phones yet pay higher costs for inner components and maintenance, calling Ma Bell politically powerful and critical of repeated rate hikes.
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Ma Bell
Critics question Cedar Rapids school closures and civic plans
A reader questions Governor Ray's 14 years in office citing state bankruptcy and cuts to social programs. The letter urges clarity on Wilson High School closure, board actions, and rumors of relocating facilities, while thanking hospital staff for Gerald Demmel's illness and death.
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Wilson Junior High
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Roosevelt
Taft
Curran Rosser
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Prosecute the pot with pinch of coke in Congress debate
A federal grand jury weighing whether to prosecute congressmen who buy small quantities of cocaine faces a public question. Detective Hubbard exposed names of lawmakers who allegedly purchased from Douglas Marshall, who fled after a million supply was seized, prompting a clash over prosecuting small users versus notable officials.
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Robert Dornan
California
Dornan
Hubbard
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Jerry) Demmel
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