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...President's plan for refinancing Social Security is in similar trouble. The Senate Finance Committee has already voted 11 to 3 against the use of general tax revenues to shore up the near-bankrupt fund; the House is expected to do the same. In addition, Carter wants to boost payroll taxes for employers alone, but Congress is expected to approve a stop-gap hike in taxes for both employers and employees. Welfare reform is coming under increasing attack from groups that feel threatened by it. Labor, for example, is worried that the creation of 1.4 million public-service jobs...
...right to find out. They bought leases from the Department of the Interior on half a million choice acres of the Baltimore Canyon. The tracts lie 50 to 90 miles off the coast, far enough over the horizon so that drilling rigs would be invisible from the shore; the main lease area is opposite Atlantic City, N.J. But before drilling could begin, a federal district court voided the lease sales, ruling that Interior had made only a "charade" of complying with environmental requirements...
...lifesaving instincts and skills. "He's an enthusiastic kid," Madsen told TIME Sports Editor B.J. Phillips. "He loves the water. I don't think he's been dry four days in the last three months." As one judge shivered in a windbreaker and another strode the shore line in brogans, the pup, Aesirsson, bounded out of the water and sprayed everyone within five feet with a single, massive shake of his double-layered coat. It was a far cry from Madison Square Garden and the fine grooming -human and canine-of the Westminster show ring. "But Newfs...
...Newfoundlands plunging into Pennsylvania's Lake Harmony carrying a life preserver to a "victim," or towing a boat along the shore, were re-enacting their breed's tasks of another century. Newfoundland fishermen used the dogs to gather nets spread in rich offshore fishing grounds. With a double coat similar to an otter's, the dogs withstood long exposure in the icy waters. Newfs are also strong swimmers whose webbed front paws arc out in a powerful breast stroke: no ministroke dog paddle for these canines. In the 19th century, it was rare to find a sailing...
...water tests are a skillful blend of obedience training and instinct gauging. The first simply requires the dog to go into the water and return to shore on command from a handler. "It looks so easy," said Breeder-Handler Cardel Verbruggen, "but it's actually an acid test. The dog has to be willing to swim to go in, and not every dog-even some Newfs, unfortunately-is eager for the water. And once he's in, he can't just swim around for the fun of it and still be a rescue...