Social Security payroll tax reform eyed by Congress
The Charlotte Observer argues payroll tax is regressive and would rise with higher Social Security benefits. It notes Senate plans for a 10 percent benefit boost funded by widening the wage base to $10 200 and increasing the rate to 7 4 percent, raising 4 4 billion, while showing the burden on lower earners. It urges reform to aid lower and middle earners.
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Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Wilbur Mills
Sen
Russell Long
Tulsa junior high election mimics presidential campaign
Tulsa World reports a junior high school held a year end officer election with campaigning rallies and a voting machine. In a provocative twist students staged a mock assassination attempt to heighten realism during a rally.
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Tulsa
Senator Cook's Federal Sports Commission Proposed
The Louisville Courier-Journal discusses Senator Marlow Cook's plan for a Federal Sports Commission to regulate major sports, arguing it could oversee franchise purchase and movement, buyer finances, player drafting, TV blackouts, and related matters amid concerns over greed and honesty in big sports.
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Marlow Cook
Federal Sports Commission
Congress
ITT
Senator Cook
Male Migrants Lead Spring Bird Motion
The Raleigh News & Observer notes that males often migrate first in spring, seizing nesting sites and defending territory while females and young follow. Ducks and geese court during migration and may raise families upon arrival, while birds overall exhibit a hierarchy sustained by brutal displays. The piece riffs on human parallels and a long standing proverb.
Just Kid Stuff Shows Security Claims Under Scrutiny
A 12 year old in Fort Lauderdale confessed to riding planes from Toronto and New York, testing the anti hijack and bomb scare measures touted by government and airlines. He said boarding was easy, casting doubt on the effectiveness of the security program.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Toronto
New York
Merwin K. Hart
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Philip Crane
R-Ill
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Harry Byrd
Ind-ia
John Schmitz
Calif
Crane
Sendy Bienenstock
Mayor Grayson
North Main Street
Chippendale
Hepplewhite
Sheraton
Furniture World-Furniture South
Russell Baker
New York Times
Baker
The
Times
Doubleday
Malay Straits
Ulysses S. Grant
University of Heidelberg
James Joyce
Dom Paul Kruger
Madame Lupescau
Clara Petacci
Chicago
Hemingway
Wooden car dreams spark British inventor plans
The New Orleans Times-Picayune notes a British engineer designing a wooden automobile, stirring imagination and potential issues like splinters and termite protection. The piece jokes about wary woodpeckers as bird watchers eye the trend and imagines old family cars warming memories.
Secret Service Sees Celebrities On 180000-Name Assassins List
Washington reports reveal the Secret Service keeps a computerized file of 180000 potential assassins including Marlon Brando, Dick Gregory, Joan Baez, Cesar Chavez, Carl Reiner, Paul Harvey, James Groppi, Hershel Bernardi, and Lawrence Scott. Brando and others are cited for opinions or actions perceived as threats to protectees, while some names like Arthur Bremer are notably absent.
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Godfather
Marlon Brando
Arnie
Hershel Bernardi
Carl Reiner
Paul Harvey
Dick Gregory
Joan Baez
Cesar Chavez
James Groppi
Lawrence Scott
Rooneys Budget Pressure and hire claim in maritime panel
A decades old incident shows Senator Rooney pressing the Federal Maritime Commission to hire an investigator, threatening to cut or withhold funds if his preference was not met. John Harllee recalls the pressure and the hiring occurred amid terse repercussions for Dore.
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Rooney
James Dore
Brooklyn
Federal Maritime Commission
Dore
Rep
John Rooney
D-N.y
Maritime
John Harllee
House
Harllee
Jim Dore
Commission
Ladies in the Pink Aprons support High Point Memorial Hospital
Dr. Tom Haggai lauds the Hospital Guild for decades of service at High Point Memorial Hospital. The Ladies in the Pink Aprons raised funds at the Southern Furniture Market, feeding thousands and donating 75,000 dollars for the building fund and 10,000 for three heart monitors. The effort, started 26 years ago, became a major community operation with a large cafeteria, freezers, and strict health standards.
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Tom Haggai
Hospital Guild
High Point Memorial Hospital
Southern Furniture Market
Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point Memorial Hospital Guild
America
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Anniston
Ala
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the Watch List
Washington
Secret Service
Groucho Marx
Tony Randall
George Wallace
Arthur Bremer
Brando
Black Panthers
BPP
Black Panther Party
Gregory
Father Groppi
Graffiti Auaht Syndicate In
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Florida
Market Development Corp
Cincinnati
Ray Anderson
Arnold Morelli
John Kent
Howard Hughes
Random House
Las Vegas
Paradise Island
Clifford Irving
Frank Wyatt
Skipper Bowles
High Point
Ed Kemp
Greensboro
Jennie Parker
W. R. Peters
Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina Hospital Assn
Holt McPherson Enterprise
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