Editorial: Social Security Reform Urged Amid Rising Deficits
The editorial argues Social Security faces growing deficits as benefits outpace tax revenues. It notes proposed fixes like removing the wage-benefit coupling and expanding the taxable wage base, while calling for Carter to prioritize restructuring to avert future costs and protect retirees.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Drunk Driving Warnings For New Year Eve Vigilance
The Auto Club of Southern California warns that New Year’s Eve is a peak risk time for drunk driving. Public safety manager Robert J. Cheney notes alcohol impairs judgment and coordination and lists telltale driving signs to watch for including weaving, wide swerves, slow center lane travel, erratic brake lights, and delayed stops.
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Automobile Club of
Southern California
Robert J. Cheney
Auto Club
Cheney
Carter Era Begins With Mondale Guiding Cabinet Shift
Washington observers note a New Year shift as Mondale gains a stronger role in Cabinet selection and policy planning. Carter aims for a united executive, prioritizing the economy, defense budget cuts, and a steady approach to foreign affairs while managing White House control over Cabinet actions.
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Mondale
Carter
National Security Council
Sen. Mondale
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Rabin
Israel
Sadat
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
J. Robert Schaetzel
U.S
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Italy
Ain
Panama
Schae
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T Eam
Chan
White House
Fritz Mondale
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CIA probes Alaska pipeline amid security fears
CIA agents have quietly inspected Alaska’s oil pipeline zones including Prudhoe Bay Valdez and Cook Inlet amid fears of foreign sabotage and insider threats. Senate investigators warn of gaps in federal and state safeguards as agencies clash over protection and crisis plans.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Soviet Union
Hice
Valdez
Cook Inlet
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Subcommittee
United States
Diploma Dreams Face Harsh Labor Market Realities
A newspaper photo shows a graduate with a job placard as a Labor Department forecast warns of a surplus of graduates through the mid 1920s causing employers to favor higher credentials for jobs not requiring college degrees. The piece notes youths under 21 rarely get regular adult jobs, with unemployment and related crime concerns rising among white and black youths and critiques welfare and public works approaches.
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Labor Department
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Hubert Humphrey
Paul Barton
National Manpower Institute
Washington
National Youth Administration
Feders
Cet' Carter
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