Meager WWI benefits haunt aging doughboys
World War I veterans, now about 82 on average, say they were forgotten as social help lagged behind later conflicts. They describe scant pensions, declining benefits as Social Security rises, and rising costs. Advocates push for a flat pension, but lawmakers doubt broad support and cost could top 30 billion dollars.
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Tom Tiede
Washington
NEA
Johnny
America
Harold Lay
Alexandria
H.L. Lay
Corbin
Ford
Nixon
al Foltz
Ft. Thomas
U.S
Congress
Veterans Administration
H.L. Loy
Germany
ALSN
Uranium price rise echoes Gold Rush claim jumps
LeROY POPE reports UPI that 1977 uranium price rose to 43.20 a pound, with projections to 75 by 1985. Classic Mining Corp. chairman Galen Ross cites feverish westward exploration, claim jumping, and ore theft as major risks.
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Leroy Pope
UPI
New York
United States
Nuclear Exchange Corp
Menlo Park
Calif
Nuclear Exchange
South Africa
Namibia
Galen Ross
Classic Mining Corp
Classic
Rex N. Peterson
Ross
Karl Meyers
U.S
Meyers
Father pleads not guilty in six killings case in Rockford
Simon Peter Nelson, 46, pleaded innocent to a six count murder indictment in Winnebago County. Six of his children aged 3 to 12 were found butchered at their Rockford home last week. Nelson was held without bond as pretrial motions were planned. a status hearing was set for January 18.
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Rockford
Ill
UPI
Simon Peter Nelson
Nelson
Winnebago County
Philip Rheinhard
Funeral Home
Craig Peterson
Rheinhard
Peterson
Dan Doyle
Illinois
Milwaukee
Ann
Nelsons
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