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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1981
Page
1
The Reagan Administration pushes a package of Social Security changes aimed at solvency and control of costs. Proposals include early retirement penalties, tougher disability rules, curb double dipping by federal workers, and stricter aid limits, with potential impacts mainly on future beneficiaries and contributors.
The piece discusses rising concerns over non taxed fringe benefits such as lunch, travel, flowers, and services. It notes IRS efforts to tax these benefits, recalls past Carter era worries, and mentions Congress resistance to scrutiny. It questions how new rules will value benefits and who pays, including whether federal officials like the President are covered.
Roving editor Josn McCormally riffs on politics and economy in a satirical column about butter sales to Russia, grain embargo, auto prices, unions, and Social Security tweaks. He jokes that the absurdity hides clearer truths and ends by urging more butter salesmen as a possible remedy.
A reader questions prescription drug access for farm and ranch use in veterinary practice. The letter suggests catalogs may supply prednisone for animals, debating legal allowances that reduce veterinary expenses for ranchers, while other TV and sports notes appear in the same section.
TV tonight features Washington Week in Review and Wall Street Week with host Louis Sugrurr. Richard Pryor Live in Concert plays Long Beach Theatre Center. CBS News Nightline anchors and Cavett Show clips mix with movies and specials including House That Dripped Blood and Take the Money and Run.
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