Republicans propose plan to save Social Security by raises and cuts
Congress leaders unveil a GOP plan to extend the retirement age to 68 and trim future benefits about six percent below Carter’s level while maintaining current payments for today’s beneficiaries. It also calls for a 1.2 percent three stage rise in payroll taxes for 1982, plus reforms including removing the earnings cap, improving female beneficiaries, and reducing double dipping by federal workers. Califano denounces the proposal as shifting fiscal strain onto workers.
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Washington — House
Carter
College tax credits face uncertain passage in budget talks
The Senate backed a 459.9 billion budget for FY 1978 and the House approved 459.6 billion. A conference committee will reconcile the differences. A college tuition tax credit remains contingent on future legislation, which sponsors have yet to pass.
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Senate
Congress
Compromise farm bill advances to House in Senate vote
A farm bill raising price supports and overhauling food stamps cleared the Senate 6 to 28 and goes to the House. It includes a record 1.2 billion in wheat payments and raises corn prices 10 to 20 cents a bushel, with a projected 21 billion annual cost. President Carter is expected to sign.
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House
Carter
Agriculture Department
Earthquake Plan Aims at $210 Million Federal Coordination
The House approved the administration backed earthquake bill to create a three year, 210 million program. It would appoint a single federal agency to coordinate state efforts, set yearly targets through 1980 for earthquake preparedness, warning, and coordinated response. Senator Cranston noted minor differences with a Senate measure approved May 12 and suggested Carter could receive the bill next week.
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Carter
House
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Senate
Cranston
Wisconsin bill aims to let victims use any force to defend
State Sen. Gerald Kleczka sponsors a proposal allowing individuals to use any force necessary to defend themselves and property from criminal assault. He argues current law imposes unreasonable limits and that victims' rights are overlooked amid emotional strain. Proponents criticize protective emphasis on criminals. A separate United Press report notes a temporary ban on importing horses from England Ireland and France due to contagious equine metritis.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
Gerald Kleczka
Keczka
Car 81-year-old driver plows nursing home picnic
An 81-year-old man in Indianapolis drove into a nursing home picnic, killing two residents aged 70. Twenty-one others were injured, eight in critical condition. The driver, Leo Schultey, backed into a vehicle, then accidentally accelerated into the crowd. no charges were filed.
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Rams Nursing Home
Indianapolis
UPI
Nursing Home
Leo Schultey
Schultey
Driver in Tragedy Near Shrewsbury Involves Schultey Vehicle
Authorities report Schultey had just left a medical clinic where he underwent a vision examination when his car allegedly struck a group at a home. A nurse cried and was treated for shock while a police officer noted victims had little time to react before impact.
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Schultey
Shrewsbury
Lance cover-up claims and calls for resignation
Senate leaders pressure Bert Lance to resign amid alleged financial issues. Robert Byrd says Lance’s effectiveness is destroyed and he should testify before the Government Affairs Committee before stepping down. Carter plans a Wednesday press conference to address Lance’s problems known prior to his 1976 nomination.
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Robert Byrd
Lance
West Virginia
Carter
Bert Lance
Air Force One
Newark
N.J
Georgia
New Jersey town seeks new name and ZIP code
Lower Township in Cape May County with about 10,000 residents wants a fresh identity and a single ZIP code. Officials complain the current name is dull and that four post offices share four ZIP codes, complicating addressing and advertising. Community leaders favor renaming and consolidating codes to Villas North Cape May Elma Diamond Beach Shawcrest Town Bank and Cold Spring areas.
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Cape May County
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North Cape May
Elma
Diamond Beach
Shawcrest
Town Bank
Cold Spring
Arrest vans proposed to curb Tucson drunken driving
A 20 year old Tucson salesman urges the City Council to buy two vans with portable breath analysers to test suspects in the field. He claims the plan could halve arrest times, costing about 80 000 dollars yearly, inspired by a friend killed by a drunken driver.
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Tucson
David C. Gibbs
Gime
Canyon del Oro
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From 1977 Los Angeles Times
The OCR puzzle text shows across and down clues with garbled entries. It lists entries like Jaeger gull, Masonic door tender, Pueblo dweller, cancel, expels from, appropriate, apprehend, orchestral instruments and many more clues plus numbers. The fragmentary output resembles a late 1970s newspaper crossword without a final grid or solutions.
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