Townsend Plan Echoes in Modern Welfare Debate
The newsletter recounts the Townsend plan's rise from ridicule to influence, linking it to Social Security and a proposed guaranteed income of at least 3000 a year. It notes support from advisers to President Johnson, ongoing cost concerns, and the debate over work incentives versus security for all families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davis
Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Sbscure
California
Johnson
Townsend
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
America
TV Guide Listing Evening and Morning Programs
A fragmented list of Friday and Saturday TV slots shows various programs including westerns, comedies, cartoons, news and talk shows. Notable items include Hogan's Heroes, The Addams Family, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Tonight Show with guests, plus Saturday morning cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Mighty Mouse and Bugs Bunny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammy
Sammy Davis Jr
Addams Family
Gomer Pyle
USMC
Mr. Rosberts
Johnny Carson
Stoney Burk
Conaway
George Roesner
Farm Journal
Jim Hester
Milton Monster
Lone Ranger
Cadet Don
Radio Schedule Highlights From KWBA 1560
Daily lineup airs country music and talk shows from 5:55 AM to 11:00 PM. Don Ard, Tom Evans, and Joe Ladd host country programs and news segments, with Lifeline, mutual news, weather, and religious features interspersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ard
Lifeline
Mutual News
Tom Evans
Mutual Sports
Texas
Amazing Grace
den Ard
Joe Ladd
International Reading Convention to be held in Dallas
More than 5,000 educators are expected attend the first annual International Reading Association convention in Dallas from May 4 to May 7. Speakers include Sir Ronald Gould and Dr. Willis Tate. topics cover bilingual reading, project head start, and controversial issues. Registration ranges from 1 to 12 dollars per day for members and nonmembers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
International Reading Association
Detroit
Ronald Gould
National Union of Teachers of England and Wales
World Confederation of Organizations of the
Willis Tate
Southern Methodist University
Robert McCloskey
Arthur Andson
Memorial
Auditorium
Adolphus, Baker and Statler - Hilton
T.R.A
Reading Association leaders named for Dallas convention
Dorothy Kendall Bracken president of the International Reading Association and Hazel Horn Carroll general chair of the Dallas convention oversee a Readings Clinic at SMU. Mildred Dawson of Sacramento State College is president-elect. Distinguished Service Citation will be presented May 5. TRA awards for Outstanding News Reporting and Outstanding Dissertation in Reading will be presented at the annual banquet May 6. The IR A has members in 53 counties. Dr. Ralph C. Staiger is executive secretary, headquarters in Newark Delaware. An Evening of Literature on May 6 features 15 readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kendall Bracken
International Reading Association
Hazel Horn Carroll
Ir.a
Ralph C. Staiger
Newark
Delaware
Johnson pushes debate on guaranteed income in Congress
President Johnson and his advisers considered a universal guaranteed annual wage as a means to reduce poverty. The plan could cost up to 20 billion dollars annually and would replace some welfare programs, though support wanes with wartime costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Commission
Joseph A. Beirne
The
Communications Workers Union
Viet Nam
White House
Ronald Halse
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevalt
Great Society Hasn't Solved Suburban Problem
A columnist laments that the Great Society fails to address suburbanites who feel alienated by anti poverty and foreign aid programs. Suburbs drawn as the far rim of civilization suffer ambulant neurosis from environment, suggesting only a large government can fix the suburban malaise.
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York
Lion Times
Oriental Philosophy No Help To Christian Move
Baptist speaker Russell Kilman argues Oriental philosophy hinders Christianity in the Orient. Kilman, editor of Heaven and Home Hour, spoke at Second Baptist Church revival in Baytown after four years in Hong Kong as a missionary. He noted 200 missionaries there, 75 percent in education, and cited a Christian radio station on Okinawa for China outreach. three Hong Kong films include Breaking the Bamboo Curtain. He described Quemoy shelling by Communist forces during tours and promoted a public showing of his film Friday night. The Heaven and Home Hour airs on KWEA at 7:45 a.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. Sundays.
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Bobby Suction
Orient
Russell Kilman
Heaven and Home Hour
Baytown
Killman
Secon
Hong Kong
Chiang Hai Shek
Chinese ‘Republic
Taiwan
Fis
Viet Nam
Communist China
Okinawa
China
Beserk
Chiang Kai Shek
Quemoy
Second Baptist Church
KWEA
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Bisc Alpha
Professor Phumble
Tory
Paul Norris
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Heinen
Dim Burnet
George Crandall
Emile
Maan
Sey
Little Henry
By Carl Anderson
EU FR Jos I Stand
Nis
Mar
Mort Walker
Dik Browne
Meader
Gadus Peete
Cooke
Billy Alariscle
Beetle Bailey
Jae
Maa
Tvs
Ros
Barney Google
Snuffy Smith
Elviney
By Fred Lasswel
Francis Everlete Townsend
Long Beach
Robert Theobald
Ees
sAmerica
Elaci Balsays
Outer Limits
Larry Kane
Porter Wagner
Wilburn Bros
Gof
Wide World of Sports
Smothers Brothers
Scherer McNeill
Ronald
U.S. Marines
Baytown Feed & Supply
Hmoto-Mower
Rotary
Metts USA
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