Diplomats snubbed as Heath sails instead of royal ceremony
London reports three Queen Elizabeth household members accuse Prime Minister Edward Heath of skipping the royal ceremony to host a sailboat race. Heath won the Morning Cloud regatta during the Trooping the Colour for the queen's birthday, prompting complaints to the House of Commons.
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Queen Elizabeth
Edward Heath
Heath
Morning Cloud
Alan Fitch
John Silkin
Charles Morris
Royal
Labor Party
House of Commons
Social Security Bill Would Hike Benefits
The pending Social Security bill would raise typical couple benefits to about 1300 dollars monthly. Longevity projections show a 65 year old couple could receive around 280 dollars monthly this year if the husband earned at the median wage during his career.
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Wahington
Social Security Administration
House
Social Security
This Day In History Highlights Key 1215 Magna Carta Event
Today in history June 15, 1971 notes events from 1215 Magna Carta signing to Franklin’s kite experiment and Washington’s 1775 command, plus later milestones. The piece also covers a 1970s analysis of Social Security and interstate highway funding, with illustrative projections on retirement benefits and tax changes.
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Associated Press
England
John
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
George Washington
Continental Army
Arkansas
General Slocum
New York
Manhattan Island
France
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Brazil
Algeria
Radio pioneer Leroy Bremmer dies at 71 in Atlantic City
Leroy Bremmer, 71, co-owner of WLDS in Atlantic City since 1955 and a radio pioneer, died Monday. Barton Heiligers, 59, veteran newsman and former dean of Copley newspaper publishers, died Sunday in San Diego after retiring 14 months ago due to cancer. Heiligers led the Alham bra Post Advocate as publisher editor and general manager for 24 years.
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N. J
Leroy Bremmer
WLDS
San Diego
Calif
Barton Heiligers
Copley
Alhambra
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