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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1972
Page
2
The piece warns that Social Security taxes rise after year’s start with a 41 percent jump over two years, moving from a $468 maximum to $631.80, and a 5.85 percent rate with wage base up to $10,800. Employers must match employee contributions, raising overall business costs. By 1975 benefits tie to the cost of living, potentially making Social Security taxes exceed income taxes for many.
A humorous festive verse from Ms. Rollie Hochstein riffs on holiday chaos and a fantasy escape. It portrays a frazzled mother juggling tasks, then meets a Santa figure who offers a holiday ride away from duties, ending with a cheer for next year.
Jack Anderson reports chaos after Hurricane Agnes with profiteers draining funds and HUD bungling. Boeing billed under 1.177 million, mobile home sites overbuilt, legal aid tainted, and private contractors charging high prices for shoddy work. Memo orders pushed strict control while employees allegedly diverted furniture.
The piece urges believers to allow the Holy Spirit to fill their lives to impact the world today, citing Acts 2:4 as a model for spiritual empowerment and transformative living.
A lengthy reminiscence traces a chalky road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, describing the Potter's Field, shepherds, the family of Jesus on their trek, the Nativity birthplace, and Bethlehem today as a tourist site with churches and relics.
Gov Edwin Edwards argued Louisiana is best for a mega port to handle oil tankers and won support from Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes and Oklahoma Governor David Hall during an Ozark Regional Commission meeting. Hall noted Louisiana as a preferable site, while Hearnes urged framing the project as regional rather than state driven.
In 1950 to 1970 the average hours worked per employee fell about 0.5 percent yearly while output per worker rose 2.5 percent annually. Living standards grew about 2 percent yearly, helped by more leisure time. Productivity remains central to competitiveness, though misunderstandings persist. By 1965-1970 manufacturing productivity growth slowed to about 1.9 percent, lagging behind Japan and others. The National Commission on Productivity seeks to clarify factors behind work effort and efficiency, linking people, capital, and technology.
USDA report shows natural Christmas trees dominate U S homes with 35-37 percent uptake while 33 percent use artificial trees and two percent use both. Farm sales total about 210 million dollars last year with 35 million trees cut from 450000 acres. Growth in hoge and cut sales rises, and growers plan 85 million seedlings for harvest in 6 to 12 years to replace cuts.
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