Social Security increases boost Muscatine area checks
Muscatine area residents on Social Security received larger checks Saturday and Monday. Nationwide, about 20 million Americans gain at least 13 percent, with higher amounts for some. Local benefits rise averages about $9.60 per recipient in Muscatine County, with monthly totals near $400,000. Maximums rise to $280 for couples and $160 for single individuals, and annual earnings before deductions rise to $1,680. Withholding remains 4.4 percent but applies to earnings up to $7,800, rising toward 5.9 percent by 1987, and one in ten Americans now receives benefits. Inflation could erode the gains.
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Muscatine Area
Muscatine County
U. S
Rafferty Portent in California Prompts Primary Fire
Sacramento report details Max Rafferty challenging U S Senator Tom Kuchel for the Republican nomination in California. Rafferty urges restoring classic literature and traditional drill while criticizing liberal education trends. He aims to energize conservatives who propelled Reagan’s 1986 victory, with Rafferty riding a strong anti Dewey education stance into the primary contest.
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John Chamberlain
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Max Rafferty
U. S
Tom Kuchel
Kuchell
Senate
Rafferty
Reagan
John Dewey
Rachel
Dick Nixon
Rafferty in California Senate race sparks GOP intrigue
A political column notes Rafferty builds momentum with campaign cash and popularity while facing Sunbelt rivals. It describes Friends of Rafferty attacking Kuchel over trade with the Communists and opposing Dirksen school prayer, with Reagan declaring neutrality. Potential split risk from Gordon P. Smith entering the race is noted as a complicating factor.
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Jesse Unruh
State Assembly
North
Friends of
Dirksen
Vis
Rafferty
Ruchel
Nixon
Goldwater
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Mney
U. S. Senate
Rachel
Gordon P. Smith
Hame
Smith
Wasteful Navy plan at Sugar Grove sparks backlash
Iowa Representative H R Gross condemns a costly relocation of Cheltenham radar facilities to Sugar Grove West Virginia. The Navy moved ahead despite unfavorable studies, with $3.5 million spent on preliminaries and a total projected cost of $16 million by 1973, prompting calls for taxpayer outrage.
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Iowa
H.R. Gross
Waterloo
Navy
Sugar Grove
West Virginia
Chronicle
Cheltenham
Andrews Air Force Base
Cheltenham Station
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Cheltenhall
Chief of Naval Material
Chief of Naval Operations
RCA
Defense Research and Engineering Branch
Secretary of the Navy
McNamara
Brisk Walking Burns Calories and Pounds a Week
Dear Dr. Mother explains brisk walking at four miles per hour for four to six miles burns about 400 to 600 calories per hour, equating to roughly a pound of fat per week with six brisk miles daily. The column notes exercise aids weight loss, contrasts with dieting, and urges combining activity with diet.
Cable's Ferry status noted in Our Yesterdays
Our Yesterdays recalls seasonal ice channeling at Cable's Ferry west of the city and reports the ferry in good running order. The column also notes past items from Browning's steam shampoo to local oysters, council term dates, and regional notes from Conesville and Panama City.
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Cedardue
Browning's
Bacner
Ada Kemp
J. O. Kemp
Conesville
Harmon Ave
Panama City
Fla
Herman Lord
Grace Lutheran Missionary Society
Lord
South America
Memory Passkeys and Bits of Americana From a Bygone Era
New York AP piece reflects on memory as passkeys to past chambers of the mind. It sketches quirky memories and social quirks, from midcentury slang to daily habits, asking how experiences shape identity as time ages joys and bitterness.
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New York
Today in History highlights from 1770 to 1968 events
The column lists historical events on March 65 1968 including the Boston massacre, Spain taking New Orleans in 1766, Senate impeachment in 1868, Hayes 1877 inauguration, Hitler rising to power in 1933, Stalin’s death in 1943, Churchill Iron Curtain term in 1946, Eisenhower’s 1958 plea, Cuba UN charges, and a Kenton airliner crash. It closes with a biblical quote and prayer.
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Associated Press
Boston
U.S. Senate
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
U.S
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Moscow
Britain
Sir Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
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