Social Security Bill Signed as Costs Rise in 1979
Congress rushed through a Social Security reform bill before the Christmas recess and President Carter signed it, raising payroll taxes next year from 5.85 to 6.05 percent and increasing the wage base from 16500 to 17700. The piece aims to avert bankruptcy while critics warn of political timing and future costs. The writer notes mismanagement and argues benefits have become wealth redistribution, urging acceptance of higher costs to avoid a welfare-state shift.
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Jimmy Carter
Washington
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Carter
Periodontist
Linwood Post Office Names New Postmaster
The Greensboro Postal Service office named Macy Shepard as the new Linwood postmaster. He previously ran units in Trinity, Alamance and Ararat. Linwood will pay him 16437 dollars per year plus benefits, with a part time clerk at 611 per hour plus benefits. Linwood Post Office receipts total 17903 dollars annually.
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Boro
Macy Shepard
Linwood
Davidson County
Trinity
Alamance
Ararat
Carter’s six nation trip frames new world powers
Carter plans a six nation tour through Poland Iran India and France to probe how rising regional powers reshape diplomacy. Brzezinski argues diversity centers of power now matter more than old alliances as India Europe and the Middle East shift into prominence.
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U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Carter
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
India
United States
Border Sieve as Millions Flee to U S Jobs Mexico
Washington roundtable examines a flood of Mexican immigrants crossing into the United States chasing work. Reporters Hal Bernton and Doug Foster document poverty in Mexican villages, factory shifts north, and U S growers seeking import limits. They note billions invested by U S firms, export-oriented Mexican industry, and ongoing cross-border labor flows.
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Papago Indian Reservaton
Arizona
Will
Mexico
United States
U.S
Idaho
Illinois
Manhattan
Berlin
Rio Grande
Hal Bernton
Doug Foster
Mexico City
Nogales
Rockwell International
Foster Grant
Carter Confronts Year One as Congress Closes
The piece reviews the 95th Congress under President Carter, noting a mixed first year. It highlights Speaker O Neill and Senate Leader Byrd, cites a large but tiny print tally of so called achievements, and judges the year largely a failure with energy policy singled out as a major setback.
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Senate
Jimmy Carter
Thomas P. O'Neill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
O'Neill
Solon
Athens
Robert Byrd
Record
Byrd
Carter
Congress
Carter Era Energy Package Faces Senate Critique
James Kilpatrick argues the April 20 energy package failed to deliver. He says the session produced mainly half measures and weak reforms, with key goals like tax reform and national health reform postponed. He criticizes President Carter for lacking decisive leadership and calls the Congress predominantly to blame.
A Three Martini Christmas Carol Parody
A satire reworks Dickens with Scrooge and Cratchit in a tax deductibility themed Christmas. Bert Lance appears as a problematic banker guiding Scrooge through visions of tax reform and holiday dinners, ending with a business dinner and a receipt for a large holiday bird.
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Tommorrow
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Lance
Counting House Annex
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Bert
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