Panel Age premium boost to extend Medicare fund
An advisory panel urges raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 and higher premiums to strengthen the trust fund. The plan, part of broader bailout ideas, would expand hospital coverage with higher Part B premiums and a fixed doctor fee cap, while resisting use of general Treasury revenues. The 65-to-67 rise would occur gradually 1990–2002, with a report to the president and Congress by year end.
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Associated Press
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Academic bombshell hits nation's schools
National commission on excellence in education released A Nation at Risk in April. It warns of rising mediocrity in public schools and calls for longer school days and years, tougher graduation requirements, and merit pay for teachers. Reagan backing has spurred debate and action in several states.
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Beaverton, Ore
Mississippi
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Board of Education
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Ypsilanti
Washington State
Old-timers Need Barber Always at Newton Falls Shop
Art Glass, age 85, runs a Newton Falls barbershop opened 58 years ago. He refuses to quit as trends shift from flat tops to fancier styles, insisting on traditional lines around the ears and hair on top. He notes modern barbers must styling and complicated approaches.
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Ohio
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