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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1977
Page
2
This chart compares Social Security payroll taxes under the old law with the rates and maximums under the new law approved Thursday. The tax increase is described as the largest single such measure ever passed by Congress.
The measure, approved by Congress and sent to President Carter, would raise payroll taxes by 227 billion over 1979 to 1987 to stabilize Social Security. It tightens burdens on workers and employers while extending the tax base and delaying benefits adjustments for future retirees.
Gov. Julian Carroll orders investigation into police actions after 400 United Mine Workers pickets halted work at Green Coal Co in Davies County. Tear gas dispersed protesters. 19 arrests and several injuries reported as UMW strike enters its second month amid stalled talks.
In Oakland California three men James Schoenfeld Richard Schoenfeld and Fred Woods were convicted of kidnapping with bodily harm for abducting three schoolgirls and a driver in July 1976. They face life sentences with no parole. a January hearing will consider mitigating circumstances.
Two sister supertankers collided in foggy weather off Port Elizabeth in the Indian Ocean and caught fire. Fire swept the waters as crews fought flames amid an oil slick. No further details on casualties or ship names were provided.
In Nevada wild burros descended from abandoned pack animals are moving northward along highways. The Nevada Highway Department warns drivers to beware as burros seek water and shelter beside roads due to runoff, vegetation, and heat factors.
Illinois officials vow to press for a metropolitan St. Louis airport on the east bank of the Mississippi. Lt. Gov. Dave O’Neal warns Gov. James R. Thompson after reports Carter officials dropped the Illinois site from federal funding lists. He cites plans to replace Lambert with a jetport at Columbia Waterloo and condemns political interference by Sen. Eagleton.
Texas farmers debate a second phase of a three day old strike while Colorado growers accuse the USDA’s ASCS of spy tactics. Gov Exon plans a conference call with Begland and other governors as Midwest leaders participate. Illinois reports light participation and stable grain and livestock markets.
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