The Nation - News from Dec. 3, 1985

In a case that could affect the financial health of the nation’s largest social program, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether state and local governments can be prevented from withdrawing their employees from the Social Security system. The justices will review a court ruling that held unconstitutional a 1983 law barring such withdrawals. Congress passed the measure in an effort to protect the economic integrity of the system. In another action, the court left intact the military conviction of former Marine Robert R. Garwood, the only Vietnam War POW found guilty of aiding the enemy.