Social Security tax hike urged to secure future benefits
Trustees say workers must pay higher Social Security taxes to keep benefits flowing into the 1980s. Congress has resisted Ford administration efforts to raise payroll taxes. They warn of solvency threats beyond 2000 without changes. Current deficits would deplete reserves, with 1981 and possibly 1984 timelines under current law.
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Washington
Congress
Ford Administration
Cchecks
Social Security Administration
Lebanon Feud Pauses as Sarkis Pursues Roundtable Truce
Lebanon's president elect Elias Sarkis wins tentative armistice backing from Christian and Muslim leaders for a roundtable conference. Fighting in Beirut eases overnight with four killed, while Byblos sees up to 18 dead in clashes between rival Christian factions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Byblos
I i
Raymond Edde
Typhoon Olga toll climbs as floods surge in Philippines
A flood control dike failed in Pampanga province and the army ordered evacuations for about 50 000 people as Olga battered central Luzon. The toll rose to 51 with four more deaths, while 24 towns in Nueva Ecija reported thousands stranded and military helicopters conducted food and rescue missions.
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Manila
Philippines
Pampanga
Nce
Nila
Home Defense Center
Philippine Air Force
Nueva Ecija
la Paz
Olga
Luzon
Mail subsidy battle risks USPS service cuts this summer
Washington AP reports growing resistance in Congress to large new subsidies for the Postal Service as a senior Republican on the House committee voices misgivings. Officials warn that without funds service reductions may occur this summer amid a chronic deficit and uncertain legislation.
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Washington
Congress
House Post Office Committee
Rep
Ed Derwinski
R-Il
Postal Service
Weather keeps cool pattern in Miami Valley
Partly cloudy cool conditions persist in the Miami Valley with a low in the 40s and a high near 70 forecast. Rain chances are 20 percent tonight and 10 percent tomorrow. Middletown's official temperature yesterday was 65 and this morning's low was 45.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Grandmother Faces Custody Battle After Mother's Death
In Columbus Linda Joy Hardy, age 33, dies of cancer. Her children Amber 7 Joey 11 and Hardy 13 may be adopted by a California couple per Linda's wishes, but relatives insist they stay together. The outcome hinges on a court decision as the family and attorneys pursue Linda's adoptive plan while the siblings mourn at her funeral.
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Columbus, Ohio
I Hardy
Joey
Amber
Linda Joy Hardy
California
Wes
Mrs. Hardy
Audrey
Dean Allan
Santa Ana
Calif
Kal Kan F . Inc
Columbus
Inda
Violette
Hardys
Charles Pinkerton
Hardy
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Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Hubert Argod
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Pierre Gemayel
Ph Alange Paga
Edde
National Bloc Party
Edde and
Gemayel
Antonios Khreish
Suleiman Franjieh
Seotead
General Treasury
Cardwell
Social Security
James B. Cardwell
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Hardy Death
Cilaen
Mrs. Cloud
St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church
St. Mary Magdalene School
Mrs. Allan
Lindah
MT. Sterling
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