Debated paths to poverty relief and guaranteed income
The Joint Economic Committee begins six days of hearings on income maintenance programs as editors and economists debate solutions for urban poverty. Proposals include public works, expanded grants, a minimum wage rise, and consideration of a guaranteed income, with economists, politicians, and media weighing costs and feasibility.
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Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Patrick Moynihan
John Conyers
Michigan
Martha W. Griffiths
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Republican Papers
Martin Laird
Wisconsin
Republican Conference
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Friedman
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Washington
Washington Post
Concensus
Henry Hazlitt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Friedman
Age Discrimination Act Of 1967 Limits Job Bias
The act bans age based discrimination by employers, employment agencies, and labor unions for ages 40 to 65 starting June 12. It bars age preferences in ads but leaves loopholes for bona fide job disqualifications and employee benefit plans. Critics note exemptions like airline stewardess retirements and urge further study.
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Congress
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Secretary of Labor
Successful Investing Q and A on Utilities and Growth Stocks
A reader asks how to respond to a recent drop in utility prices and whether to invest more of savings. The adviser recommends holding utilities, using up to half cash to buy equal dollar amounts of several growth stocks, and notes utilities’ earnings have risen despite higher rates. A young reader asks about starting with 2100 saved. suggestion is to invest half in 12 shares each of Radio Corp and Winn Dixie Stores for growth and diversification.
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Pacific NW Bell
Boise Cascade
Radio Corp
Winn-Dixie
Spear
Gen. Fea. Corp
America Needs Spiritual Revival After Kennedy Assassination
Paul Harvey urges renewal of faith and respect for the Basic Ten as the nation grapples with violence from Sirhan Sirhan and Lee Harvey Oswald. He argues laws cannot fix irrational acts and calls for individual spiritual change to restore America’s moral fabric.
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America
United States
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
Sardine Society
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Jordan
Lee Harvey Oswald
Cuba
Sen
Joe McCarthy
South
Hoover
Bureau
Oswald
Sirhan
Republic
Heaven
Hell
Gen
Fea. Corp
Nutritional Deficiency and Chronic Illness Claim by Dr Brady
In a column adapting health advice, Dr Brady argues chronic rheumatic conditions and pyorrhea reflect physical degeneration due to nutritional deficiency. He calls for lifelong vitamin and mineral supplementation and criticizes limited diets, while recalling family anecdotes and urging reader submissions for diet plans.
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Rigg
West Gibson Street
Canadaigua
Hallowe'en
The Worry Clinic Case F-592 on Child Health and Dentistry
Dr. Alfred E. Seyler leads a discussion in Detroit linking pediatric dentistry to general welfare. The piece warns parents to monitor eyes ears and teeth, promote dental hygiene, screen for hearing loss, and note the 6-year molars erupting early as permanent teeth.
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Alfred E. Seyler
America
Journal of
Children’s Dentistry
Detroit
Detroit Dental Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jesus
Dr. Seyler
Healthcare, Inc
Toldec
Ohio
National Research Council
Carnegie Institution
Curious Folklore Jokes and Puzzling Proverb Says
A column weaves jokes about a fired ad executive and a college professor with detective tomes, recalls Jeremiah Jones Colbath confused with Henry Wilson, and an Indiana policeman finding pigs. It closes with the American saying that big men grow while little men swell.
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Durocs
Word recognition debate on infant development and literacy
The author argues against TV for infants and stresses early reading and conversation to build vocabulary and intellect. Citing Monica the nine month old, the piece advocates talking with babies, naming objects, and reading simple picture books from six to seven months to develop language and reasoning. It critiques cultural assumptions about Africa and urges parental engagement over passive media.
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Monica
Robert Morris
University of Plano
Texas
Plano
Central
South Africa
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Gen
Fea. Corp
Red Eye guided missile by General Dynamics for Navy and Army
The Red Eye is a four foot long guided missile weighing 28 pounds with a portable launcher for individual soldiers. It enables a single trooper to target planes and, when fired by many soldiers, can set an airborne threat ablaze. The article recalls wartime sacrifice and quotes a Marine on redefining duty to deter enemy force.
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Navy
Army
General Dynamics
David G. Ouellet
Mekong Delta
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Elk Point
S.D
Roger E. Spear
Pacific Northwest Bell
Iowa Power & Light
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Mnager
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Raymond A. Reed
Anderson
Indiana
Madison
Associated Press
Paul Harvey News
Harvey
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Brady's Health Service
William Brady
Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
California
United States of America
George W. Crane
I.Q
Folklore
By William Wade
Wade
Jeremiah Jones Colbath
President Grant
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Colbath
By Russell Kirk
Babyfaced
Sagacity
Gentle Reader
Kirk
By James B. Martin
Martin
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