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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1981

Page

5

Minimum wage remains at 3 35 for 1982

The 3.35 dollar hourly minimum wage stays frozen into 1982 as no federal action or Reagan administration effort seeks an increase amid a worsening recession. AFL-CIO backs indexing to private sector earnings, urging Congress to pass such adjustments, while teen subminimum wage proposals dominate youth unemployment debates.

Merrill Hartson Washington Capitol Hill New York City Afl-Cio Federation Congress

Tax cut takes hold next July as withholding shifts

Federal income tax cuts will reduce the average $20,000 a year family tax by about $4 weekly, but the gain appears in paychecks only from July. A 20 cent weekly Social Security tax hike will cut take home pay until then. Higher earners receive larger income tax cuts, with most paying more into Social Security.

Jim Luther Associated Press Washington Congress Reagan

Reagan adviser says feds can fire insulated commissioners

A top Reagan legal adviser says the administration can dismiss members of federal boards and commissions even if they have fixed terms. The opinion targets the U S Paroles Commission and could extend to agencies like the Federal Reserve Board, angling to replace holdovers such as Oliver J Keller with Benjamin Baer.

Washington Reagan U.S. Paroles Commission Federal Reserve Board Theodore B. Olson Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Paroles Commission Oliver J. Keller Benjamin Baer Illinois Keller Art Brill Brill William French Smith Judiciary Committee Peter Rodine New Jersey Senate Olson Baer Commission Congress

Congress delays sale of howitzer tech to Japan

Congress and Reagan aides clash over a two year old plan to allow Japan to build a self propelled howitzer using U S tech. Lawmakers led by Reps Goodling and Stratton press to protect U S defense industry and jobs in 28 communities while State Department calls the package a normal co production effort with Japan.

Washington Reagan Congress Japan United States America U.S William Goodling R-Pa Samuel Stratton D-N.y Goodling State Defense Departments Bowen-McLaughlin Co Stratton State Department Watervliet Arsenal

Proxmire: sacred cows still get funds in budget talk

Sen. William Proxmire named reclamation projects revenue sharing nuclear energy the Export-Import Bank and Congress as untouchables in Reagan budget cuts for 1982. He urged trimming defense costs replacing with cheaper equipment and called the Exim Bank a welfare program for large companies while noting room for defense savings.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Reagan William Proxmire D-Wis Congress Proxmire Senate Three Mile Island Diablo Canyon California Export-Import Bank America

FLAWLESS AND PRECIOUS WORDS OF GOD INSPIRED

A devotional urging belief in the Bible as God breathed and flawless. It cites scriptures from Psalms and Peter, emphasizes protection of scripture over time, and invites readers to join a Church of Christ study and worship schedule in Odessa Texas with addresses and service times.

Peter God I Peter Church of Christ Odessa Texas Word of God

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