10 May 1977
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1977
Page
1
The piece argues that Social Security may rely on general revenue and raise taxes on executives as the program expands beyond employer and employee payroll taxes. It criticizes political manipulation, predicts higher costs passed to consumers, and concerns over subsidies and inflation.
Police with British troops detained Rev. Ian Paisley and Ernest Baird during a barricade stint in Ballymena as Protestant strike leaders refuse to disperse. Ten supporters faced arrest. charges include obstruction. Paisley, MP, and Baird led the United Unionist Action Council amid a bid to paralyze Northern Ireland.
Christy Moller 17 of Jonesboro Arkansas was crowned Junior Miss after a national telecast in Mobile Alabama. She will travel nationally and later return home while pursuing high school graduation and a television broadcasting career.
The Hope School Board plans to appoint a new superintendent after Dr. Barentine’s resignation. Acting leader Dale Franks reported a $19,373 balance, proposed boosting reserve cash to about $125,000, and outlined financing ideas. The board also reviewed contracts, payroll timing, land ownership questions, and program selections for federal funds.
Washington AP Carter plan to shore up Social Security drew GOP criticism as a gimmick and fiscal legerdemain. Rep Joe Waggoner said using income tax funds would turn Social Security into welfare and warned of danger. Rep Bill Archer pressed HEW secretary Califano over the plan’s framing.
President Carter urged NATO allies to boost military strength as Soviet forces outpace defense needs. He called for a defense ministers committee to report at a Washington summit next May and pledged U S cooperation to improve weapons development and procurement across Europe. He stressed credible defense and deter rent as keys to arms talks and regional security.
In Norfolk Virginia a doctor appeals for skin donations from cadavers to aid six year old Kathy Thornrose badly burned when a butane lighter ignited. The grafts would be temporary but meant to buy time against infection and weight loss as Kathy fights for strength. Her father, Howard Thornrose, volunteers as donor but the physician prefers deceased skin for safety and cost.
Hempstead County officials announced 24 of 26 appointed members to the Hempstead County Fire Department Board at a Monday press briefing. The board will decide equipment needs as six of ten donated Dodge cargo trucks arrive for rural firefighting use.
Washington demands clash over food stamps and minimum wage proposals. Meany criticizes the administration for schemes to tighten the screws on the poor and warns against cutting food stamp benefits while defending party platform pledges. The piece cites promised reforms from last year’s campaigns and current policy moves.
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