Republican plan seeks to raise retirement age for Social Security
GOP outlines reforms to keep Social Security solvent with retirement age rising from 65 in 1990 to 68 by 2001. Proposal lets retirees work without losing benefits, lowers payments 5 percent, and increases payroll taxes 0.5 percent in 1982. Critics warn that delaying full benefits hurts millions and jeopardizes long term promises.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
al Uilman
D-Ore
Ways and Means
Robert W. Kasten Jr
Wisconsin
Ullman
Coulter Convicted On Kidnaping and Assault Charges
A 42 year old man from Utica Michigan was found guilty on 11 counts of kidnaping, four counts of felonious assault, and one count of weapon possession for the 15 hour Salvation Army Catherine Booth Home siege in Cincinnati. Jurors rejected insanity defenses. sentencing set for Monday.
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Cincinnati
Jesse Coulter
Utica
Mich
Salvation Army
Catherine Booth
Hamilton County Common Pleas
Thomas Nurre
Coulter
Root
Driver Plows Picnic Crowd Killing Two and Injuring Twenty One
An 81 year old Indianapolis man, Leo M. Schulte, fatally struck two residents and injured 21 others at a Friday afternoon picnic for Americana Healthcare Center residents. Police said he backed into a second group before leaving the scene. the victims ranged from 47 to 93, with 13 over 70. Virginia Dicks and Nellie Ford, both 89 and 83, died. Schulte was later released after questioning as the case heads to a grand jury.
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Leo M. Schulte
Indianapolis
Eunice Cope
The
Volunteers Association
Mrs. Cook
Leona Shrewsberry
Schulte
Virginia Dicks
Nellie Ford
Fifteen Ugandans Executed by Firing Squad
Fifteen Ugandans including teachers and officials were executed publicly at Kampala's clock tower under Idi Amin. They were condemned for plotting to overthrow Amin or for murder and treason. Witnesses described the mass firing as crowds gathered and jets roared over the city.
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Kampala
Uganda
Queen's
Idi Amin
Amin
Judge weighs equitable damages for Beverly Hills fire suits
In Covington Kentucky federal court Judge Carl B Rubin considers how to represent next of kin heirs and personal representatives in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire cases with more than 1 3 billion dollars in claimed damages. He cautions about fair treatment and funds exhaustion in the multi claimant action.
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Covington, Ky
Beverly Hills
Rubin
Alaskan Gas Costs Higher Despite Pipeline Hopes
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger said Alaskan natural gas would cost about 2.50 per thousand cubic feet when the pipeline opens, versus the current 1.46 interstate ceiling. He projected a 70 percent rise, with the joint U S Canada venture awaiting congressional approval and shipping not before 1982 or 1983, though saving consumers about 300 million annually.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Congress
Governors Back Carter Welfare Plan At National Meeting
Michigan Governor William Milliken chaired the National Governors Conference as it endorsed President Carter s welfare reform plan by a 31 to 4 vote. Dukakis of Massachusetts praised the plan as nearly identical to governors recommendations while Iowa s Robert Ray credited Carter for incorporating governance driven ideas.
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Detroit
William Milliken
Michigan
Carter
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Robert Ray
Iowa
Panamanians Celebrate Torrijos Return After Canal Treaty
Thousands danced in Panama City to mark General Omar Torrijos’s return from Washington with a newly signed Panama Canal treaty. Government celebrations continued into the night as Caribbean music filled streets and horns blared from trucks and cars.
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Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Washington
Typhoon Babe Hits Kyushu Causes Casualties and Destruction
Typhoon Babe struck Kyushu bringing torrential rain and winds over 100 mph collapsing more than 1,000 homes and damaging thousands. One person was killed and at least 77 injured as police report the storm moving northwest toward the Korea Strait.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Korea Strait
South Korea
Flynt freed on bond after Atlanta obscenity arrest
Publisher Larry Flynt posted $25 000 bond after being arrested Friday in Fulton County on counts of selling and distributing obscene materials in Atlanta. He faces additional distribution charges in Gwinnett County as he sought to test local obscenity laws.
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Atlanta
Larry Flynt
Hustler
Chic
Flynt
Fulton County
Gwinnett County
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Thomas M. Cassidy
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Dunkin
Elias Okidimenya
Lake Victoria
Beverly
Julian Carroll
Carroll
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Tip” O'Neill
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