Controversy Over Social Security Funding Rises
A retirement conference at the University of Akron highlights opposing forces in Social Security funding with experts warning of aging population pressures and rising militance among seniors. Dr. Sheppard notes longer retirements and more elderly needing care while Dr. Glick cites senior political influence and calls for continued work and program reforms. Polarization grows as both sides push for concessions and a rational compromise.
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University of Akron Institute of LifeSpan Development and Gerontology
Beacon Journal
Harold L. Sheppard
Washington
U.S
Dr. Sheppard
Congress
Ruth Glick
Case Western Reserve University
Glick
Akron
Congress labor reform battle stirs lobbyists and White House
Washington report details fierce lobbying by corporate interests against Carter labor plans while unions and the White House push for stronger measures. The reforms aim to curb harassment of union organizers, set election deadlines, and empower the National Labor Relations Board, drawing opposition from small businesses wary of red tape.
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Washington
Congress
America
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
National Labor Relations Board
J.P. Stevens
Small Business Administration
Vernon Weaver
Weaver
F. Ray Marshall
National Action Committee
Fraser Associates
Hatch
Keep privacy in perspective on government intelligence powers
A columnist argues for amending the Freedom of Information Act to exclude FBI CIA and major defense agencies from public disclosure. He defends intelligence gathering as legitimate and mocks privacy concerns noting journalists routinely collect information and that criminals and terrorists justify government surveillance. He asserts honest citizens should accept phone taps and mail checks if illegal activity is involved, and condemns critics in Congress.
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Congress
FBI
CIA
Defense Department
Credit Bureau
J. Edgar Hoover
George McGovern
Carter warns of Soviet Cuban advance in Africa
A sobering Washington focus argues the Kremlin and Castro-backed forces are expanding across 14 African nations from Angola to Cape Verde. It notes rising Cuban troops, Soviet aid, and limited US political will, warning Congress and the president to act before more territories fall. It also details welfare spending growth and rising divorces, stressing broader social strains.
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White House
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Joseph Califano
Carter
Horn of Africa
Somalia
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
Cuba
Castro
United States
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Angola
Mozambique
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Congo
Libya
Algeria
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Cape Verde Island
Rhodes Keeps Focus on Federal government in Ohio Race
Gov. James A. Rhodes travels to Youngstown to argue federal EPA rules devastate the Mahoning Valley economy. He emphasizes nonpartisan care for workers, pitches new steel plants, and casts himself as the GOP’s unlikely survivor in a Democratic-leaning state.
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Youngstown
James A. Rhodes
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Rhodes
Mahoning Valley
Uncle Sam
Cleveland
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Romney
Rockefeller
Jim Rhodes
Jim
Oldsters
Ohio
Richard Celeste
Ford
Honda
Wyoming
Mahoning River
Washington Zoo
Kurfess
Celeste
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