Social Security cuts threaten disabled benefits under proposal
Washington reports that disability benefits may fall under across the board cuts tied to personal investment accounts. Disability and retirement benefits use the same formula, risking reductions for disabled workers who rely on early or dependent income. Advocates warn that separating disability from retirement is complex and leaves disabled beneficiaries vulnerable. About 16 percent of 47 million beneficiaries are disabled or rely on disability benefits. Details on nonretiree impacts remain under discussion by the Bush administration.
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Bush
Marty Ford
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Citizens With Disabilities
City Manager Search Delay Possible After Becker Interim Success
The council may delay selecting a permanent city manager as Bill Becker remains in the interim role. Some members support his continuation, while others push for a formal decision. Weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy, cold with a high of 23 and a low of 19. Page BI and A7 reference.
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Plane makes emergency road landing in Roselawn
A Dyn Air MCR 01 Sportster piloted by Dan Hayden 37 of Anderson Township ran out of power after takeoff from Lunken Airport. He landed on Reading Road in Roselawn with his 11 year old daughter Amanda aboard, avoiding wires and injuries as both walked away unharmed.
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Butler County
Reading Road
Roselawn
Dan Hayden
Anderson Township
Lunken
Amanda
Fairfield
Lisa Jacobs-Hacker
Hayden
NAACP faces leadership split over future direction
In Baltimore and beyond, members debate the NAACP’s next leader as outgoing president Kwesi Mfume’s successor choice divides insiders. Mondesire calls for a heavyweight figure with national clout to energize a modern civil rights agenda, while others favor an insider with deep organizational knowledge.
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Philadelphia
J. Whyatt Mondesire
NAACP
NCAA
Mondesire
Kweisi Mfume
Guard
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mfume
Russell Simmons
Old Guard
Fear is higher child death rate than first estimates
Relief workers in Banda Aceh report fewer children in tsunami refugee camps than expected and fear children may account for a larger share of the dead. UNICEF and Save the Children officials cite low camp child counts and anticipate more precise figures when schools reopen and enrollment can be compared with last year.
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Christine Knudsen
Save the Children
Indonesia
Frederic Luzaret
United Nations Children's Fund
Unicerf
Woman found dead after clothes fire at Middletown home
Marie Kaiser, 72, was found burned in the bathroom of her 1901 Lamberton Street residence in Middletown. Her son, Steve Kaiser, extinguished the flames and moved her to the kitchen before calling 911. Police say preliminary findings indicate accidental cause. autopsy to determine exact death. house suffered smoke and burn damage estimated at $1,000.
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Mayfield
Marie Kaiser
Lamberton St
Don Owens
Butler County
Steve Kaiser
Dennis Sorrel
Owens
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