Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finance Medicare and federal disability insurance. Their budgets total $36 billion a year, about one-third of Social Security tax collections, and these benefits have been shooting up in cost. The Democrats, led by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson and Illinois Representative Abner Mikva, would pay for these programs from general federal revenues. Massachusetts Congressman James Burke, the chairman of a House subcommittee on Social Security, has proposed that one-third of the Social Security system's cost be paid from general revenues. This change would lessen the tax bite on most Americans" paychecks. The reason is that the Government...
...deny southern Lebanon to the guerrillas, though he added that real freedom from terrorist attacks could come only through a peace settlement. The motive was not revenge, he said, because "there cannot be any retaliation or retribution for the blood of innocent citizens." The newly named Chief of Staff, General Raphael Eitan, echoed the same theme when he quoted a line from Hebrew Poet Chaim Nachman Bialik: "Revenge for the killing of a small child has not yet been invented by Satan...
Following her discussion of women in politics, Bellamy talked about the problems of cities in general and New York City in particular...
...University made two proposals to the union Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, but James P. Costello, general agent for Local 40, said the union membership rejected both offers in early-morning meetings...
However, Costello said yesterday that he was "anticipating a meeting between the union and the University tomorrow." Neither he nor Edward W. Powers, associate general cousel for employee relations, would comment on the time or specifics of the meeting...