Stamps Program Changes May Cut Some Benefits
A Minnesota official says federal food stamp rules take effect in January and will deny some low income families benefits while others with more income but more dependents may qualify for the first time. Changes reduce bonus stamps and raise income limits for larger families, potentially increasing costs to state and local programs.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Curtiss Johnson
Public Welfare Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson
Liquor Stockpile Surges Before Tax Increase in Minnesota
Minnesota wholesalers stocked up on liquor before a November tax hike, lifting October collections to 4,673,217 dollars, an 82 percent rise from a year earlier. The tax rose to 4.53 per gallon, the highest in the nation, boosting state coffers by about 1.9 million dollars but likely dampening sales in coming months.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Joseph V. Novak
Novak
Soviet Mars 2 and 3 lander puzzle puzzling U S scientists
Russian Tass report of Mars 2 dropping a pennant to the Martian surface leaves Cal Tech and other scientists unsure if any data instruments survived. Experts say if instruments are transmitting, it marks a major planetary exploration advance and deserves praise.
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Pasadena
Calif
Moscow
Mars
Soviet Union
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tass
Martian
Robert Sharp
Cal Tech
Mariner 9
U.S
Carl Sagan
Cornell University
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Wisconsin Limnology Laboratory
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