Nationwide rollout eyed for electronic Social Security deposits
The Treasury plans to extend optional electronic deposits of Social Security checks from Georgia to the nation by year end. In Florida next, about 360 000 eligible will join, while 52 000 Georgia recipients already use the system. The program aims to cut mail delays, save costs, and require an account for those who opt in, with no penalty for nonparticipants.
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Washington
Georgia
Treasury Department
Les Plumly
Treasury
Plumly
Florida
Social Security
Ford Reagan showdown may be dampened in Florida
Florida voters faced rain and a tornado watch as they cast ballots in the second Ford Reagan presidential contest. Officials warned turnout could be under half of 3.4 million registered voters while three Democratic hopefuls aimed to lead the nomination.
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Associated Press
Florida
Ford
Ronald Reagan
South Ida
North Psi
Florida Panhandle
Booming antique gun business in Dixie Gun Works
Turner Kirkland built Dixie Gun Works into a two million dollar yearly operation with a showroom and museum warehouse. The catalog-heavy, swap-happy shop buys and sells rare pistols, rifles, and Civil War reproductions to collectors nationwide amid down home hospitality.
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Union City
Kirkland
Dixie Gun Works
Illinois
Deserters seize garrison in southern Lebanon
Deserters from the Lebanese Arab Army seized the Rachaya garrison before dawn, threatening a wider mutiny. President Suleiman Franjieh warned mutinies could invite Israeli invasion and widen the regional conflict. Lt. Ahmed Khatib leads the Moslem rebel force, which defected from the army ahead of a Syrian sponsored cease fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Israel
Middle East
Rachaya
Syria
Ahmed Khatib
Middletown Weather Forecast Targets Cool Nights
Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Middletown tonight and Wednesday with lows in the mid-30s and highs in the upper 40s. Yesterday’s high was 44 and the overnight low 34. The outlook calls for fair skies Thursday and a chance of rain Friday and Saturday.
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Middletown
Sun City home loses value over Bicentennial display
Maricopa County Board cuts assessed value of James A White home from 43 879 to 30 000 after he claimed neighbor Lewis Singer’s Bicentennial decorations lowered property value. Singer family erected tall blue red white structures, lit yard and played music nightly, prompting review of nearby properties for possible reductions.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sun City
James A. White
Lewis Singer
Singer
Maricopa
Ohio Board sets public hearings on updated school curriculum
Ohio education board proposes a revised 21st century curriculum with a May 10 public hearing date and new statewide standards. Each of the state’s 4,000 schools will file annual progress reports starting November 1, while 12 universities receive 510000 for summer teacher institutes benefiting 1340 teachers. The University of Dayton expands teacher education to include certification in learning disabilities and behavior disorders.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
University of Dayton
Coal miners honored in single nationwide style church service
In McMechen West Virginia St James Catholic Church plans a March 21 liturgy for coal miners safety inviting all miners and families. The offertory procession will bless mining items. Organizers from Consolidation Coal Company pressed for broader use nationwide.
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McMechen
W.va
St. James Catholic Church
John Lester
St. James
West Virginia
Panhandle
Moundsville
Marshall County
Lester
Consolidation Coal Company
Ernie Bonitatibus
Ireland
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Sevier
Reagan
Alabama
George Wallace
Jimmy Carter
New Hampshire
Henry Jackson
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Milton Shop
Minster
Oqohio
Walter A Burks Jr
Cleveland
Ann Landers Bridge
Comics County
Heloise Markets
Area
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Robert Verbosky
Bonitatibus
Verbosky
Ohio Valley
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