Page. Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, April 11, 1973 PageTwoTHE ICHGAN AIL WedesayFArir1, 91 Nixon proposes higher minimum wage WASHINGTON (A') - The Nixon administration yesterday proposed that the minimum wage be increased from $1.60 to $2.30 per hour over a four-year period but requested a slightly lower hike for teenage workers. The request for a lower in- creased minimum wage for ten- agers drew sharp criticism from Rep. John Dent (D-Pa.), chair- man of the House Labor Sub- committee. Secretary of Labor Peter Bren- nan, who opposed a youth dif- ferential when he appeared be- fore the Senate for his confir- mation hearing last January urged Congress yesterday to adopt one. "Since I've been looking into this job I see a problem in youth employment," Brennan told Dent, who reminded him of his Senate testimony. At that time, Brennan had Day care i the House Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.) brings her daughter to work yesterday to protest the administra- tion's withholding of federal funds for day care centers. PROTECTION SOUGHT Klemindienst claims presidential aides can't be forced to testify Deduction approved, WASHINGTON AP" - The Inter- treatments affecting any portion nal Revenue Service ruled for the of the body are deemed to be first time yesterday that expens- for the purpose of affecting a n y es for abortions, vasectomies and structure or function of the body birth control pills are tax deduct- and are therefore paid for medi- ible, including the year 1972. cal care." An IRS spokesman said the de- With respect to birth control pills, decisions were made by IRS tech- the IRS ruled expenditures are also nical staff without "taking into "an amount paid for medical care" account moral questions." under IRS regulations. "Although many persons object The ruling on abortion says the to vasectomy and abortion on re- determining factor on a deduction ligious or moral grounds," t h e is that the operation must not be statement said, "the IRS is requir- illegal under state law. ed to base its ruling on an objec -_____________ tive interpretation of the law" A spokesman added that the rul- 603 ings could be controversial but said, "we can't take moral ques- tions into account." A He said the ruling on abortions Theatre Phone 665-6290 would apply to abortions in clinics, doctor's offices and hospitals, "as LAST 2 DAYS! long as they're legal." TDYA ---- There is no ceiling amount in the ~Brr tOD anAT i a3- m- IRS ruling for abortions or vasec- plete season for qoinq to the. tomies. movies, as Garbo was." But it was pointed out that only Pauline Kael, New Yorker the portion of medical expenses ... amounting to 3 per cent or more of a person's income is deductible. The ruling, said the abortion de- duction is allowed under IRS regu- lations which provide that t h e "amounts paid for operations or, a I. said of teenage workers, "If they are going to perform the same responsibilities I do not see why there should be any difference in the rate'" "I don't consider this your pro- posal," said Dent of the new recommendation, "but that of an administration that shows lit- tle concern for those who need it most." Brennan remained si- lent. The youth differential issue blocked an increase in the mini- mum wage last year when the House approved a bill containing ohe and the Senate passed the bill without it. A compromise could not be worked out. Dent said the new proposal was a step backward because it would apply a lowerhrate to workers under 20 while only those under 18 would have been affected by last year's bill. H o w e v e r, the administra- tion would limit the reduced wage to 13weeks for 18 and 19- year-olds and to 20 weeks for workers under 18. The rate would be 85 per cent of the mini- mum for the older youth and 80 per cent for the younger ones. No more than six workers, or 12 per cent of an employer's work force, could be hired at the youth rate. Brennan said such safeguards would prevent abuse of the wage differential and assure that youths would not take jobs away from adults. The administration's wage in- crease proposal calls for a rate of $1.90 upon enactment, and yearly increases to $2.30 in 1976. The rate for farm workers, now $1.30 an hour, would go to $1.50 upon enactment, then to $1.70, $1.85 and $2.00 in annual in- creases. Another bill introduced by Dent, and supported by organiz- ed labor, proposes an immediate increase to $2 and to $2.20 a year I tr. It will also extend cov- erage to approximately six mil- lion not now covered, including federal, state and municipal employes and household domes- tics. Brennan opposed any addi- tion l coverage at this time. 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