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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1967
Page
4
Clark Kerr, president of the University of California, oversees nine campuses, a faculty of 10 148, and about 87 000 students. His tenure saw student unrest, Berkeley protests, and a dispute with the Regents over tuition and policy. The controversy surrounding Kerr reflects broader battles in higher education.
U S Commissioner of Labor Statistics Arthur M. Ross says the cost of living rose 2.3 percent last year, the highest in a decade, and will not be as high this year possibly up to 2.5 percent. He cites slower price increases in late 1966 and outlines expected changes in food, apparel, housing, furniture, and services affecting budgets in 1967.
The federal minimum wage rises February 1 from 1.25 to 1.40 for almost 30 million workers. It marks the first step toward 1.60 in 1971 with staged raises for those under $1.00, while 8 million more join at 1.00. Congress passed these increases last year, the largest federal wage expansion to date.
Analysis shows the proposed budget would lift average family costs by about 700 dollars in the 15 months starting March 1. Vietnam war requests rise by 15 to 16 billion, aid to the poor up nearly 5 billion, with Social Security and aged payments up over 5 billion.
Frederick County readers oppose a Sixes Bridge dam, arguing it would flood productive bottom land, push upper Monocacy river waters into Pennsylvania, and raise fairness concerns for county commissioners. They urge public face-to-face discussion, study of smaller dams, and water conservation before endorsing the project.
Fifty years earlier Harry Line of Hagerstown was a well known local figure. He collapsed and died at the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown after a severe heart seizure. He leaves a son in Brunswick and another son and wife in Hagerstown. Meanwhile Blue Ridge Baseball League franchise holders discuss raising maximum salaries from 1000 to 1400 per season to attract better players.
Carroll County commissioners disclosed that 95 cents of the 1.45 tax rate will fund schools this year. The school budget rose by 50,000 to finance a $400 salary increase for all teachers above the 1,400 state minimum, averaging about 200 more per pupil, with other taxes for highway maintenance welfare fire company and admin costs. For the first time in Antarctica ecumenical services were held by Chaplain Mengler and a Navy expedition.
President Johnson recommends a 4.5 billion anti inflation subsidy to aid Social Security retirees as living costs rise. The plan would raise average benefits by about 15 percent to shield beneficiaries from ongoing inflation and protect purchasing power since 1940 and 1960 benchmarks. Some lawmakers urge automatic cost of living adjustments tied to the index.
By David Lawrence the piece notes rising living costs affect all welfare and relief aids from 9.9 to 25.6 billion dollars for 1968. It highlights fixed incomes, minimum wage increases to 1.40 an hour, and 86 million taxpayers financing 23 million beneficiaries amid inflation. It warns workers fear reduced purchasing power at retirement and widespread financial hardship.
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