Pension reform delayed to next year in Congress
Washington reports House leaders agreed to postpone pension rights legislation to next year as both chambers push a three option vesting plan. The Senate already passed reform while Ways and Means and Education and Labor plan early January action.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
House Education and Labor Committee
House Ways and Means
Democratic
Congress
House Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Education and Labor Committee
Ray Madden
D-ind
House Rules Committee
Rep
al Altman
D-Ore
Ways and Means
Senate votes to extend Medicare prescription coverage for elderly
The Senate approved a plan to broaden Medicare to pay most drug costs for 15 elderly diseases. Attached to a Social Security boost package, the measure would raise payroll taxes from 5.85 to 5.9 percent to fund the expansion, amid past opposition over cost.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Dimes Merald and Orange County News Rates
A 1973 newspaper page item lists publication details for Dimes Merald and Orange County Newspapers, with pricing, delivery, and postal info. It references Medicare drug amendments, payroll tax changes, and a proposed work bonus for low income families as debated Senate measures.
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Zzcoxrid Vel
Orange County
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc
Mulberry 1
Middletown
Dubai surrender ends four day hijack over KLM flight
A trio of Palestinian hijackers surrendered in Dubai after a four day six stop odyssey holding 11 hostages aboard a KLM Boeing. Dubai officials rejected demands for a new plane and passports as the hijackers quit with fuel on board. A separate Munich search followed a tip about Getty III, later deemed unfounded, while Greece’s military backed government outlined a new constitution plan to curb powers and restore democracy.
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UPI
Persian Gulf
Dubai
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Middle East
North Africa
Mediterranean
Amsterdam
Young Getty
Munich
J. Paul Getty III
Interpol
International Police Organization
Rome
Getty
Athens
API
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
Nation
IRA blocks roads in Northern Ireland violence
The outlawed IRA halted traffic across Northern Ireland with suspected bombs in hijacked vehicles, causing three deaths at the height of the operation. Most routes reopened by early afternoon as bombs in some vehicles were found and defused.
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UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Mie
Saigon forces retake Dak Song base in Central Highlands
South Vietnamese troops recovered the Dak Song camp in the Central Highlands after heavy fighting, retaking the strategic outpost 120 miles northeast of Saigon near Highway 14 and the Cambodian border. Casualties were not disclosed. President Thieu reshuffled the military leadership, relieving Lt. Gen. Lan as army inspector general and appointing new inspectors for four regions. In Cambodia, government troops advanced westward from Phnom Penh toward Mahasang, blocking the route to the city’s deepwater port.
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UPI
Central Highlands
Dak Song
Banal
le Trung Hien
Nguyen van Thieu
Lan
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Mahasaing
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William C. Schneider
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Pittsburgh
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Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Washington, D.C
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Jock” Yablonski
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