Relief and unemployment drop together in postwar era
Social Security findings show relief caseload fell from 525000 in 1961 to 298000 in October, a 43 percent drop as unemployment declined from 7 percent to 4.1 percent and 2.5 million jobs were added, including 227000 to former relief recipients. aid to dependent children remains high at 4.4 million recipients with 1.1 million mothers, averaging $14080 monthly per family of four appears excessive and calls for education and training to reduce dependence without harming children.
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Social Security Administration
Pay As You Go To College Expands As Tuition Rises
The Tuition Plan Inc reports Americans finance about 600 million dollars for tuition and college expenses this year. Eight years ago the total was 115 million. About 5.4 million students attend colleges now, with projected rises to 7 million by 1970 and 9 million by 1980.
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Tuition Plan, Inc
U. S. Office of Education
White House Wedding Plans Center on Catholic Rites
Luci Baines Johnson announced her engagement sparking speculation about a White House wedding. As both she and her fiancé are Roman Catholic, approval would be needed from Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle for a White House ceremony. without it the venue would be limited to a reception.
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White House
Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick A. O’boyle
O'Brien Senate Gambit Rumors Sweep Massachusetts Democrats
Inside Report reveals Massachusetts Democrats quietly consider nominating Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien for Senate. Leaders would back a pre convention push with O'Brien’s private consent, aiming to channel delegates through the party’s convention while promising a pre convention primary if endorsed. The plan underscores a demoralized party and rising Republican momentum led by likely nominee Attorney General Edward Brooke.
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Massachusetts
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O’brien
O'Brien
Larry O’brien
Senate
Democratic Party
Leverett Saltonstall
Edward Brooke
Massa
Dear Abby and Massachusetts Campaigns Mixed with Charity Debate
The column blends readers letters about gift giving to charity with a political briefing on Massachusetts races. Brooke leads in statewide polls against John Collins, while John Volpe dominates the governor race and Edward McCormack trails. Kennedy aides influence dynamics as O'Brien eyes a Senate bid.
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Brooke
U. S
John Colllins
Boston
Collins
John Volpe
Edward McCormack
John McCormack
Eddie McCormack
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
Kennedy
O’donnell
O’brien
JFK
O Brien
Johnson
Kennedys
Edward M
Teddy) Kennedy
Democratic Party
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Teddy Kennedy
Washington
McCormack
Sen. Kennedy
Senate
Today in History January 24 1966 highlights and notes
January 24 1966 marks events from 1848 when James Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's mill fueling the 49er rush to California. Other items include the Maine voyage to Havana 1898 and Boy Scout origins in England 1908.
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James Marshall
John Sutter
California
Siera Nevara
Wth
Havana
Cuba
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
England
Dogger Bank
North Seas
Petrograd
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Sen
Douglas MacArthur
O'Donnell
Phillippines
Bataan
Israel
Egypt
Navy
Ionian Sea
Sir Winston Churchill
Once An Office Boy Forever In The Newspaper Vicinity
HAL BOYLE reflects on office boys and the path from junior helper to executive, contrasting past years with today. He recalls Leon Durst and his own teen days, noting the enduring dignity and threat of being called "Hey, boy" even years later.
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New York
Dale Carnegie
Vice
Leon Durst
Leon
Ruritanian Foreign Minister Warns on Globalism and Spheres
John Chamberlain argues the United States should avoid overreach by insisting on sea based influence. He compares nations to whales and elephants to explain power dynamics in Southeast Asia and the Eurasian heartland, urging restraint and respect for spheres of influence.
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U. S
America
U.S
Red China
South Viet Nam
Oceans
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Russia
Sir Halford MacKinder
Japan
Pearl Harbor
England
Southeast Asia
International League of Whales
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Saigon
Philippines
Taiwan
Peiping
Canton
Britain
Europe
Asia
Antipodes
East Asiatic
Halford MacKinder
China
Red Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Poland
Rumania
You And Your Income Tax Part One
Washington says the 1965 tax return is due April 15 with only a few changes. Key points cover filing thresholds, exemptions, standard deductions, and the two main forms 1040 and 1040A with schedules. Armed forces Vietnam service benefits noted.
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James Marlow
Washington
Viet Nam
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Dear Abby
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John Chamberlain
Social Security Office
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Veterans Administration
Chio Anc
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