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PAGE THIRTY-FOUR — MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD, Manchester, Conn., Wed., Nov. 17, 1976 About town Get your Social Security card now The weather Manchester Association for the ment at -Eastern Connecticut State United Methodist Church will meet Inside today Partly sunny this afternoon, high 50- Gifted will meet Thursday at 8 p.'m. College, Willimantic, will discuss tonight at 7:30 at the church. The reason it is important for Social Security to be sure “Intelligence and Creativity.” The 55. Tonight mostly clear, Iqwi in mid Area news .. .22-23 Elditorial ............. 4 at Mott’s Community Hall, 587 E.' 20s to mid 30s. Partly sunny Friday By SAL ANELLO each person is assigned only one number is that multiple public Is Invited. ’The executive board of the Com­ Business...............9 Fam ily................H Middle Tpke. Dr. Alfred Comfeldt, with high In mid SOs. Chance of Gassified___24-26. Gardening........ 12 Social Security Manager numbers may result in your earnings being credited to chairman of the psychology depart- munity Outreach Center will meet - :’J .'I The education work area of South tonight at 7:30 at the center. precipitation 10 per cent through the **The BHgkt One” Comics............. 27 O bituaries.........14 different records. This could mean lower benefits for you period. National weather forecast map Dear Abby........27 Sports.............15-17 and your family when you retire, of if you become dis­ EIGHT PAGES With Christmas just around the corner, it’s again time on Page 25. SEGTIMIS MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, NOVEMHER W, 1270-VOL. XCVI, No,,42 PRICE! FIFTEEN CENTS to remind young people who don’t already have a Social abled or die, since the amount of your Social Security check is based on your average earnings over a period of ^arbs Security card to apply for a card four to six weeks ahead By PHIL PASTORET of time if they expect to work during the holidays. Many time. employers are reluctant to hire a person without a Social Each year more than 400 million wage reports from employers are rejected by the Social Security computers Bars have quitting times, Security card. which is more than can be Democratic leaders told Despite the reminder, many young people will probably for reasons involving Social Security numbers. said for some patrons. Sometimes the names don’t match the number or there’s wait until the last minute because they think that getting Some folk are smiuen with a Social Security card is still just a matter of dropping no number at all. It costs the government an estimated $7 nostalgia; others Just don’t into the nearest Social Security office and picking one up. to $8 million annually in efforts to reconcile the proper want to face up to things. But it doesn’t work that way anymore. earnings to the proper person in such cases. This is why the employer will generally insist that you Executive revamping Now when you apply for a Social Security card, you are required to submit proof that you are who you say you are have a Social Security card to show him rather than the - documents that show your age or date of birth and number you’ve memorized. He wants to avoid the hassle citizenship, and a document which shows either your of Social Security contacting him for reporting an signature or photograph to prove identity. Your applica­ erroneous number. heads Carter list tion is then sent to Social Security Headquarters in Since it’s also true that iRS requires that an employer A misogynist is a fellow who "Since I stal led serving B an’ G [sickles, X suffers from shesickness. Baltimore, Md. There it is screened against existing make sure that everyone he hires has a Social Security my lips have doubled!” X PLAINS, Ga. (UPI) - President­ elect went to congressional turf, the for the old Hoover reorganization records to make sure nobody else has the number that is number, many employers with a choice between a Our new watch tells the elect Jimmy Carter wants the antebellum mansion of Sen. Herman authority, which recently expired, to to be assigned to you and that you haven’t had a number jobseeker with a card and one who has to apply for a card minutes, hours, seconds, oMUi.l t i r - Democratic leadership to give top m E. Talmadge, D-Ga., near Lovejoy. be reinstated. This gives the presi­ before. The card is then maiM directly to you. might take the one with the Social Security card. elapsed time, stars time, time I O Pickles turn up In priority to granting him authority to in 12 countries — and gives the dent broad reorganization powers, The same procedure is followed in getting a duplicate So it’s a good idea to get that new card or duplicate the darnedest places reorganize the executive branch, Carter and the dozen ranking time signal number for the Democrats met reporters outside the subject only to veto by one chamber card when you’ve lost your old one. If you have the stub card right away. It may take a little longer, but in the correct time. WOCH & CUCCtNHflMlR. lONC ISIANO CITY. N Y 11101 which he said would take “two to of Congress. ACONVHlCVktlOroaO%COMMP<V*RIVONVV1 T O C O N A W itM Itn mansion after the three-hour that accompanied your original card, you may get a long run, it may be worth more. three years” to complete. © meeting. Later in the day, the Carter said he would make revision duplicate on the spot. If not, your application is sent to The leadership’s reaction to Carter ”a very careful, a very deliberate Social Security Headquarters, checked, then mailed back at their first postelection meeting source, who asked to remain uniden­ tified, briefed reporters. process” the source said, adding, to the local office where you applied and the duplicate is was cordial, but noncommittal to Carter revamped the government “it’ll be two to three years before it’s issued from there. Duplicate cards also take from four to IF YOU DIDN’T RECEIVE OUR 16 PAGE CIRCULAR, specifics of his program. completely consummated.” six week to process. of Georgia as governor and made According to a high Carter source, reogranization a major theme of his The source said the congressional Documentary proof of identification has been required one congressman praised Carter for reaction was “generally favorable, for getting a Social Security number since the Congress PLEASE PICK ONE UP AT ANY TOP NOTCH STORE campaign. 'The source said that in the acknowledging at a news conference meeting Carter “obviously felt the quite favorable.” With Carter stan­ set penalties for giving false information in applying for a •w i ding by, reporters asked the this week that the nation may have 5 need to lead off with the reorganiza­ number in the 1972 amendments to the Social Security S‘ -. to 7 per cent unemployment for much leadership for their reaction. taw. The change recognizes the increasing use of the tion. of his first term. House Democratic Leader Thomas Social Security number as an identifier, particularly by GLASTONBURY “The governor emphasized at the “Tip” O’Neill of Massachusetts, who The congressman reportedly said outset, and, in fact, characterized as federal agencies. However, the increased time involved F43X RUN MALL probably will be speaker, pledged being particularly important to him, in getting a number is primarily due to the demands on EAST HARTFORD “it was worthwhile to let the “100 per cent cooperation.” But the computers at the Social Security Headquarters. Accept time capsule items American people know publicly there what he felt was his commitment to O’Neill stopped short of making 1150 BURNSIDE AVENUE was no quick-fix answers to our the American people with regard to ’The old system of issuing Social Security cards was 801 SILVER LANE Carter’s legislative priorities his designed to make it as easy as possible for people to economic problems.” reorganization,” the source said. MANCHESTER David Gay, left, chairman of Manchester’s time capsule project, and Nathan Agostinelli, own, saying only that Congress “will report their earnings for Social Security purposes. ’The For the meeting, the president­ Carter told reporters he would like work with him.” confidentiality and security of a person’s Social Security 260 NORTH MAIN AT MAIN chairman of the Bicentennial Committee, accept Board of Education items for the time records is assured by requiring anyone who applies for MIDDLETOWN capsule from Raymond Demers, the board’s business manager, and a Savings Bank of benefits to furnish documentary proof of identification, 900,WASHINGTON ST.. RT. 66 Manchester passbook made out for $100 to the town’s Tricentennial Committee from as well as by other steps in processing the claim. OPEN 8A.M. TO 10P.M. William Johnson, president of the bank. Other items for the time capsule may be delivered Ford pushing arms pact MON. THRU SAT. to Diane Cusson at the Municipal Building Friday or Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. The time capsule is scheduled to be filled and buried Tuesday at 11 WASHINGTON (UPI) -President Press Secretary Ron Nessen supersonic “Backfire” bomber and refused “to characterize the out­ the American’ pilotless, low-flying, BIG DISCOUNT WE WELCOME YOUR a.m. in Center Park near the Civil War monument. (HeraW photo by Pinto) Ford is determined to lead the nation FOOD STAMP PURCHASES until his last day in office, even to the look’’ for ending a year-long subsonic “cruise missile” ¥ stalemate in the U.S.-Soviet arms Social Security point of approving a new U.S.-Soviet Nessen gave no direct reply when We,Reserve Right to Limit Qualllies.

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