Retirement age debate loses steam as stats show early retirement rise
The push to raise the cutoff to 70 faces less concern than expected. Social Security data show 89 percent of eligible workers took early benefits in 1975, and 85 percent did so between 1965 and 1975. The trend suggests optional retirement, not work ethic erosion, may drive policy.
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Penn Minster
Alexander and Alexander, Inc
Social Security Administration
Florida
Frank R. Myers Publisher General Manager Jim Mills
Frank R. Myers serves as publisher and general manager while Jim Mills holds the role of managing editor in the newspaper newsroom leadership team.
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Frank R. Myers
Jim Mills
White House replies to Washington gossip over Jordan bar incident
A 33 page White House rebuttal targets a Washington Post gossip piece about Hamilton Jordan. The event allegedly occurred in a bar with Amaretto and cream involved. The affair prompted debate over whether such rebuttals are effective or necessary.
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White House
Washington
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Washington Post
The
Post
Federal Paperwork Commission
Xerox
All the help we need Letter to the editor in Middletown
Mr and Mrs Bradley Jones argue that city burglar alarm ordinances unfairly burden consumers with fees for installation hookup monitoring and penalties. They urge city officials to charge installers instead and expand taxpayer protection rather than add costs.
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City Commission
City of
Middletown
Ohio Bell Lines
Bradley Jones
Manchester Road
Quiet farewell to Rockefeller by a longtime admirer
Washington writer recalls Nelson Rockefeller as a controversial, reform minded Republican who balanced civil liberties with anti communism. He praises Rockefellers openness to ideas but notes his personal flaws and suggests his departure leaves the party unsettled and less dynamic.
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Willkie
Rockefeller
McCarthy
San Francisco
Goldwater
New York
Republican Party
Birch Society
New Right
Nixon
Unspoken speeches in the Congressional Record exposed
A California reader follows the Congressional Record and learns it often prints speeches never spoken on the House floor. The piece argues editors insert prepared remarks, suppress hot words, and deceive readers about official legislative record accuracy. It calls for reform and possible live broadcasts to curb the practice.
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California
Congressional Record
House
Congressional
Senate
the Record
Congress
House of Congress
Martha Keys
Keys
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates Ad
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including newsroom rates by carrier and motor route. It details in advance payment requirements and U S mailing prices, with annual and international options.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
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