Younger workers and the future of Social Security
The piece urges younger workers to engage in Social Security reform amid funding concerns. It notes today’s shortages, the need for youth involvement, and the value of understanding current law via publications like Your Social Security. It emphasizes Social Security as more than a retirement fund, including death and disability insurance and benefits for dependents.
Farmers Union plans Dec. 4 annual meeting
Barron County Farmers Union outlines its annual meeting for 1 15 p m December 4 in Room 110 of the courthouse. County president Muriel Nedland will summarize the year in review and a financial report will be presented. Seven directors will be elected from listed area communities. A series of resolutions will also be considered along with social security retirement guidance and changes.
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Barron County Farmers Union
Muriel Nedland
Prairie Farm
Lester Odden
Cumberland
Edgar Perry
Chetek
Woodrow Lentz
Dallas
Raymond Wille
Rice Lake
Arnold Stoeberl
Turtle Lake
Carsten Ellison
Barron
Alf
Farm youth malpractice claim ends in $1.58 million settlement
James Wesner Jr., a Princeton youth, settled with doctors Frank H. McNutt and Russell S. Pelton for $1.58 million after claims misread X rays and delayed hip injury treatment. The case included an initial $100,000 payment and a $100,000 annuity, with total possible payoff upon reaching life expectancy. The dispute, filed with the Patients Compensation Panel, was dismissed after the out of court agreement.
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Frank H. McNutt
Princeton
Russell S. Pelton
Ripon
Nicholas Meeuwsen
Oshkosh
Pelton
Wesner
Supreme Court
Erchul
Settlement Reached in Area Farm Accident Suit
Osseo youth Robert J. Barhyte, then nine, will receive nearly 1.5 million over his lifetime after a Jackson County Circuit Court lawsuit over a July 1979 hay baler accident. The case charged AC with a defective twine-feed design and sought punitive damages.
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Robert J. Barhyte
Osseo
Barhyte
Jackson County
Lister
Allis-Chalmers
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