Editorial: Timing off on raising Social Security earning cap
The Ways and Means subcommittee favors higher earning limits for working retirees, proposing a $4,500 cap next year and $6,000 by 1979, affecting about 1.5 million retirees and costing the Social Security trust fund billions. The piece argues the fund cannot sustain such increases and urges fixing the system first before liberalizing benefits.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Social Security Trust Fund
Subcommittee
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Congress
Promise report card shows Carter fails small business test
New York AP: National Small Business Association graded presidential promises on small business issues. Carter received no substantial progress on 7 of 11 measures despite promises to grow small business faster than big business and government. Progress noted in communication lines and certain reforms, but key areas like science, innovation, tax reform, and capital climate were not advanced in the first year.
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New York
National Small Business Association
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
White House
Today in History October 5 1977 Highlights
On this date in 1954 Italy and Yugoslavia settled their Trieste dispute. Other notes include Columbus discovering Costa Rica in 1502 and Pablo Picasso born in 1881. Birthdays include Georges Bidault and Joshua Logan. thought by Santayana.
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Associated Press
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Christopher Columbus
Costa Rica
Chester Arthur
Fairfield
Pablo Picasso
Malaga
Spain
Clinton
Tenn
Texas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Frank Church
CIA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Willis Harrington du Pont
Tanzania
Uganda
U.S
China
United States
Georges Bidault
Joshua Logan
Fluoride generation cuts dentures among Americans
The American Dental Association notes a major drop in denture wearers among 30 plus adults from 30.2 percent in 1960 to 24.7 percent in 1975. They credit preventive dental care and at-home care, predicting continued decline as the so-called fluoride generation reaches the denture age. Community water fluoridation, begun about 30 years ago, is cited as the leading preventive against tooth decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA
Carter Battles Fuel Adjustment Clause In Energy Debate
President Carter opposed the fuel adjustment clause allowing utilities to bypass state regulators and raise fuels and charges. He cited Senate findings of 27.6 billion in FAO increases from 1975 to 1976 and noted 30 states faced automatic rate hikes. He urged federal action to curb these automatic increases while campaigning in Virginia.
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Washington
Nea
Carter
Virginia
Henry Howell
Old Dominion
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Congressional
Roanoke
Norfolk
Maryland
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia Power Co
Savannah Electric & Power Co
Atlanta Gas Light Co
Senate
White House
Asbestos Bill Fight and Pork Barrel Probes Ripples
Washington reports on a push by Rep Millicent Fenwick to shield asbestos firms from liability with federal payments to disabled workers, amid industry backing. It also covers pork barrel spending shifts in New Jersey and Minnesota, a large audit sweep of NYC banks for tax avoidance, and a confidential Alaska gas pipeline study noting potential oil losses.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Capitol Hill
Millicent Fenwick
R-N.j
Johns Manville
Asbestos Workers Union
Fenwick
Johns-Manville
Manville
N.J
John McKinney
Robert Roe
D-N.j
New Jersey
Economic Development Administration
Louisiana
Minnesota
Blatnik
Roe
Administration
Pat Griffin
Amherst
Mass
National Suggestions Box
Box
Washington, D.C
Alaska
America
Canada
Prudhoe Bay
New York City
New York
Department of Taxation and Finance
James Tully Jr
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Kendulane
Pyavane
Carter Energy Plan
Funny Business
By Roger Bollen
Qute
Jocko
American Dental Association
Dental
Merry
By Gill Fox
Susan
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