Social Security gripes and a soldier's grave
A reader laments Social Security and Civil Service pension inequalities, noting tax status and minimum benefits. The item also reports Jimmy McKain to be buried with military honors at Arlington after his WWII loss, while readers discuss disability vs retirement retroactivity and the system's corrective checks.
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America
JVC
Smartville
Calif
Congress
Civil Service
I.C
Ruthton
Minn
Social Security
Army
McKain
Arlington National Cemetery
Martin
Mildred Abdill
Fort Lauderdale
Jimmy
MONS
B.L.S. Ay Andere
Veterans Administration hires veterans claim backed by stats
A letter from Tulsa asks if the Veterans Administration practices its veteran hiring advocacy. The reply confirms the agency employs veterans, reporting more than 82 percent of its 87,000 full time male workers are veterans, with over 20 percent having served in Vietnam.
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Veterans Administration
W. HL
Tulsa
Oklamots A
Tan
Viet
Kennedy quip over energy program sparks retirement remark
A reader attack targets John Sawhill like figure for energy policy questions, calling the comparison insulting and noting the program has little to do with retirement. The writer dismisses the energy plan and refuses further comment on a noted issue.
TWA Hotelpass Europe Plan Offers 12 a Night
Travel deal touts Hotelpass vouchers at 12 per night for double occupancy, 17 for singles, valid at 30 hotels in 29 European cities with breakfast and taxes included. Extra perks include Little Black Book discounts and Getaway Card access, plus 22 to 45 day excursion fares through March 31 1975 with strict booking rules.
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TWA
Europe
London Penta
Tivoli
Lisbon
Lyopicana
Torremolinos
Hotelpass
APEX
London Rome Paris and Madrid score string
A compact score snippet lists city pairs London to Rome and Paris to London with values 483 558 625 655 and a Madrid entry 22-45 indicating a numeric pairing or result fragment from the era. The fragment suggests comparative figures or standings among the named locations.
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London
Rome
Paris
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Els
Rancho Cordova
Fla
Jimmy McKain
New Guinea
Ethel Mharfin
Army Air Corps
Tore Man
Kennedy
John Sawhill
Arthur Premmer
Amsterdam
Penta
Ivon, Lisboa
Soleon
MARCI
Madrid
Athens
Frankfurt
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