Poverty rise and GI Bill overpayments prompt VA scrutiny
Census Bureau data show U S poverty climbed to 12.3 percent in 1976 with 25.88 million below the poverty line of 5500 while only 14 percent of families earned above 25 000. Senator Proxmire faults the Veterans Administration for GI Bill overpayments reaching 883.37 million in fiscal 1976, above GAO estimates.
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Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
America
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Veterans Administration
Proxmire
Senate Appropriations
General Accounting Office
GAO
Treasury shifts SS checks to Friday for weekend dates
The Treasury Department will deliver Social Security checks on Friday when the third of the month falls on Saturday or Sunday, affecting about 36 million recipients who previously waited until Saturday. Senators urged the move to ease retirees’ weekend cash access and avoid hardship from delayed funds.
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Washington
UPN
Treasury Department
Carter Kennedy Campaign Thaw Brings Two Democrats Together
Jimmy Carter visits Massachusetts to fuse Kennedy influence with his own campaign. The paired appearance with Senator Edward M. Kennedy signals growing Democratic unity after earlier friction over reform plans and social programs.
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Boston
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Georgia
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Washington
Kennedy
Carter
Senate
Ford tours Gulf states in 1100 mile motorcade
President Ford enjoyed large crowds across Alabama and other Gulf states during an 1100 mile three state motorcade. White House aides reported 115000 supporters attended part of the trek. Alabama Governor Wallace greeted him at Mobile airport before Air Force One departure.
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Ford
Gulf States
Miami
White House
Alabama
George Wallace
Carter
Mobile
Ala
Air Force One
Richard Cheney
Virginia
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Tennessee
Kentucky
William Liliey
Liliey
L. William Seidman
White supremacists arrested in Pretoria protest
Police arrested 36 white extremist demonstrators in Pretoria for an illegal meeting and trespass after they marched to Premier Vorster’s official residence to protest Rhodesia policy. The protest, tied to the Herstigte Nasionale Party, occurred as police faced a riot backdrop with 376 deaths nationwide since June.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPS
John Vorster
Pretoria
Rhodesia
Herstigte Nasionale Party
Soweto
Prin- Sloo
Jaap Marais
Guguletu
Cape Town
V shaped Oil Spill Recovery System Demonstrated
Portsmouth news reports a demonstration of the Oleanic system showing a V shaped base in England for recovering sea oil spills. A twin hulled skimmer collects oil, feeds a filtration unit, and pumps it to a waiting barge. The device claims a 50 tons per hour recovery rate.
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Portsmouth
England
Aluminum trio faces pressure over breakup proposal report
Washington reports say Alcoa Reynolds Kaiser raised prices during recession as the Council on Wage and Price Stability notes potential anticompetitive signals. The White House denies ordering deletions or pressure while 350 pages were removed from a 249 page study.
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Washington
UPI
Alcoa
Reynolds
Kaiser
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Congress in last week of session
Congress races through adjournment week with votes on foreign aid veto overrides and a potential House expulsion vote on Rep Andrew Hinshaw. Senate actions include unemployment compensation changes, revenue sharing and a major Clean Air Act, while lobbyist disclosure and anti access measures move toward final passage.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Andrew Hinshaw
Calif
Orange County
Aic
Oil executive says New England still pays high energy costs
New Bedford Mass United Press International oil executive William Cobb of Shel Oil Co says discovery of oil and gas off New England Coast will not lower regional costs. He argues federal price controls subsidize New England by averaging imported and domestic oil prices, keeping regional prices around $10 per barrel. He predicts prices rise when Alaska and Outer Continental Shelf oil come online and controls end.
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New Bedford
Mass
UPI
New England
William 2. Cobb
Shel Oil Company
Federal Energy Administration
Cobb
Copb
FEA
Outer Continental Shelf
Bennington Banner Classifieds and Delivery Rates
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201. Rates list home delivery by carrier for 15 dollars per month and motor delivery options. Subscription prices vary by radius with 3 months nine dollars, 6 months nineteen fifty, and 1 year thirty six dollars.
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Bennington Banner
Segal
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Saamnon & Cullen
Iee
Vermont
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Oakland
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Diane Chaloux
Man Street
Wenmogton Vermon
Vorster
Christ
Judas
Gert Prinsioo
Mike Geldenhuys
Prinsioo
Council
Oval Office
Lilley
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Gene Bernhardt
Charles Wiggins
BR Calif
Adam Clayton Powell
Hinshaw
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N.E
Walker
Marke
Chittenden
Heer
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