All-Volunteer Forces in Trouble Says Study
A Senate study led by William R. King finds the all volunteer force struggling to recruit and facing higher costs to sustain. Army and Marine shortfalls, rising attrition, and weak reserve strength raise future difficulties as youth pools shrink and civilian pay rises. King urges backup drafts or broad national service as partial remedies.
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Ashington
Army
Marine Corps
William R. King
University of Pittsburgh
Senate Budget Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services
King
Supreme Court Rules Social Security Benefits Open to Widowers
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the government cannot require widowers to prove financial dependence on their deceased wives to receive Social Security benefits. The decision, aligning with four federal appeals court rulings, calls the gender-based disqualification unconstitutional and suggests the change could affect about $400 million annually. Justice Brennan led the majority, faulting archaic generalizations about women. Justice Stevens separately noted the bias targets surviving male spouses. Justice Rehnquist dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma and Arizona Governors Press For Federal Aid
Oklahoma Governor Boren and Arizona Governor Castro urged more federal help for drought struck farmers and broader Western-US cooperation under Carter. Boren pressed higher federal wheat loan rates and measures to reduce cattle losses while Castro criticized halting water project funding and noted Carter’s open mind on future dam reviews. They spoke during CBS Morn ing News after attending the National Governors Conference in Washington.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Arizona
Carter
David Boren
Boren
Raul Castro
Castro
Lukiata Dam
Glover River
CBS Morning News
Today
White House
Senate panel reverses tax hike plan on Social Security
The Senate Finance Committee, under Carter administration pressure, voted against raising Social Security taxes this year. Chairman Russell B. Long cited lack of administration backing and concerns the tax hike would undermine stimulus goals. The panel had previously considered higher payroll taxes and benefit boosts, including an earnings test phase-out and new credits for working parents and college students.
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Washington
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
Long
Joseph Califano
Congress
Stand-By Fuel System Eyed Coca-Cola Layoff Nearing End
Nearly month long layoff of 42 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. employees at Lawton ends as company officials cite winter gas curtailments.
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Lawton
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
Jim Brim
Showers Persist Across Southwest Oklahoma Region
Wet weather remains across Southwest Oklahoma as a winter storm from the Rockies drives showers and a few thunderstorms through Thursday. Gusty southerly winds pull moist air from the Gulf, with rain chances listed at 30 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow. Temperatures trend mild, with tonight in the mid-40s and Thursday near 60, while Tuesday hits 65 and a 48 overnight. See Layoff, Page 4A.
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Oklahoma
Rockies
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Bureau
Record Entry At Fairground Arena For Livestock Show
Area exhibitors brought nearly 375 swine to the fairgrounds for judging in the Connache County Junior Livestock and Dairy Show. The 1977 grand champion barrow weighed 254 pounds and was shown by Thea Whitaker of Sterling FFA. Kevin Brown of Elgin FFA won reserve grand champion with a Duroc. Sheep judging began at 4 p.m. Tuesday, with judging continuing until about 1 a.m. today. Gilts were numerous, forcing them to be quartered in trailers, and they were allowed to leave due to space limits. About 100 more swine than last year entered, with roughly 285 barrows and 86 gilts.
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Comanche County
David McCormick
Tishomingo
Thea Whitaker
Sterling Ffa
Kevin Brown
Elgin Ffa
Future Farmers of America
4-H
Goodyear Road Funding Talk Set In Lawton Workshop
Lawton officials will hold a special Thursday workshop to discuss funding and sources for rebuilding 97th Street from Lee Boulevard to U.S. 62 to handle traffic from a new Goodyear plant. The council also tabled a sewer easement with the Kiowa Comanche and Apache tribes and noted ambulance overcharge refunds.
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97Th Street
Lee Boulevard
U.S. 62
KCA
Goodyear Radial Tire
Lawton
Fred Kasper
Indian Land
Garden Village Addition
Robert Metzinger
Ward 1
Don Aust
Metzinger
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George S. Brown
Chai
Harold Brown
Secretary of Defense
Social Security Law
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Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
William H. Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Cecil Andrus
Bob Bergland
West
Senate Group
Finance Panel
Coca-Cola
By Jim Gipson
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Fairground
Goodyear Roads
By Skip Gibson
Sam Ard
Ard
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Goodyear
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