Social Security cuts spark Capitol Hill debate
The Reagan plan to cut benefits for early retirees faces strong opposition in Congress with heavy lobbying from senior groups. Democrats frame the move as an abrupt breach of a social contract while Republicans seek phased steps or alternatives. A Senate and House split shows negotiators aiming for a bipartisan compromise balancing long term solvency and short term funding.
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Alison Muscatine
Washington Star
Washington
Reagan Administration
Congress
Capitol Hill
William Archer
Texas
House
Social Security Subcommittee
American Association of Retired Persons
Archer
Rep
Barber Conable
New York
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Senate
Bob Dole
O’neill
Reagan
Bob Michel
Illinois
Richard Schweicker
Conflicts of interest loom in public life
The piece discusses conflict of interest risks for officials and relatives, citing Michael Reagan’s letters to military buyers and a Carbondale ethics code. It notes White House involvement, ethics verdicts, and the need for actions to appear proper, quoting a British judge on justice and appearance.
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Illinois
Reagan
Michael
Burbank
Calif
Dana Ingalls Profile Inc
U.S
Michael Reagan
White House
Dana Ingalls Profile
J. Jackson Walter
Federal Office of Government Ethics
City of
Carbondale
Public Works
Carroll Fry
U.S. 51
Letters lay off Simon editor of Southern Illinoisan
In a democracy the candidate with the most votes wins. In last November’s election Paul Simon won the 24th District by over 2000 votes, yet readers still contest the result. Ruby F. Hall, Carbondale.
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Southern Illinoisan
Paul Simon
Simon
Paul Simons
Ruby F. Hall
Carbondale
Radar defense shifts blame to speeders in letter reply
A reader, Eileen Koenigstein of Tamaroa, argues that radar devices save lives and questions speeding enforcement. She contends police risk their lives to protect others and doubts mail box tampering claims. She insists hand operated radar guns do not kill people, speeders do.
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Southern Illinoisan
Wayne Owens
Eileen Koenigstein
Tamaroa
Handgun Control and Crime Risk Across States
A writer argues gun control works where laws are toughest, noting Washington DC saw a 26 percent drop in handgun crimes after its law. The piece says easier handgun access in Texas boosts risk and urges national or universal state measures to reduce handgun crime.
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Southern Illinoisan
Texas
Washington, D.C
Charlotte Foote
Carbondale
George Mace resigns as SIU vice president for university relations
George Mace resigns from his SIU post as vice president for university relations. He will join the American Council on Education as an executive consultant, working on a project about the national image of higher education. The move is seen as affecting the balance between pragmatists and theorists at the university.
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Southern Illinoisan
SIU
George Mace
George
American Council On Education
Bipartisan path to Social Security reform urged
The piece notes Speaker Tip O Neill condemning Reagan proposals while Democrats in Congress back alternate plans. It highlights that by fall 1982 funds won t cover benefits, urging a 1981 compromise. It cites Rep. Jake Pickle praising a bipartisan approach using phased benefit changes and cost of living adjustments to ease reforms.
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Reagan
Social Security Health Insurance Trust
Federal
Treasury
Pickle
Social Security
Paul Simmons
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Tip O'Neill
House
Senate
O'Neill
Republi
Rep
J.J. Pickle
Texas
Subcommittee On
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Jake Pickle
Reagan plan could raise private pension costs for firms
Pension authorities say reducing Social Security benefits for early retirees would force many companies to bolster private pensions. Most plans offset Social Security, so cuts would cut total retirement payments unless employers add funds. Auto workers with 30 years tenure could lose over $100 monthly. union may seek renegotiation.
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Congress
Reagan
Gephardt
Pickle
David E. Rosenbaum
New York Times
Washington
Bankers Trust Co
Donald Grubbs
George B. Buck Consulting Actuaries, Inc
Grubbs
W.R. Grace
Bile
United Automobile Workers
Auto Workers
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