Social Security No-Deficit Plan Faces Legislative Review
A debate on Social Security funding centers on proposals to curb deficits. Sen Lloyd Bentsen's bill links benefits to cost-of-living increases, while the Chamber of Commerce advocates a price-indexed formula to replace wage indexing, potentially slowing benefit growth for future retirees and prompting legislative scrutiny by the House Subcommittee on Social Security.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Amula
Chamber Group
House Subcommittee On Social Security
Editorial: Hills cites federal frustration shaping state destinies
Carla A. Hills argues that federal gridlock worsens local decline as states face eroding tax bases, underperforming schools, and industry flight. She urges new incentives to draw business and a diverse population, linking growth policy to congressional decisions.
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Washington
Aitles
Popham's hydraulic idea cuts aircraft wing fasteners time
Ernest Popham, a machinist at Kelly Air Force Base, devised a hydraulic system to remove wing fasteners, reducing labor from 18 manhours to near zero and saving taxpayers about 409000 dollars annually. He won the McMullen Trophy for the Air Force’s greatest significance suggestion of the year.
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Popham
Kelly Air Force Base
Air Force
McMullen
Clements McMullen
San Antonio Logistics Center
Communist sports exalt the whole over the individual
Jeffrey Hart argues that Communist nations use sports as a political metaphor, portraying the collective as superior and the individual as subordinate. He cites state schools for athletes, defectors, and the underpinnings of Olympic messaging, warning that free societies may struggle against such cohesion. He cites Soviet strategy planning, nuclear war risk, and a yawning gap in GNP and defense spending shaping East West competition.
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Montreal
Leon Gure
U.S
TV's Deep Grip on Modern Conventions and voters
Henry J. Taylor argues that national political conventions and public opinion are dominated by television. He notes the shift from daytime delegate activity to primetime coverage, cites CBS research on weekly time use, and warns that TV forms a powerful, sometimes tyrannical image in politics. He recalls early TV adoption and laments the change from in-person campaigning to televised illusion shaping voter beliefs.
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Olga Korbut
Israel
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Henry J. Taylor
David Lawrence
Donnybrook
Miami Beach
Chicago
Will Rogers
Madison Square Garden
Dannybrook
Kansas City
New York
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University of Virginia
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America
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