Employment Service Plans Far Reaching Reform
Washington officials unveil a plan to transform the federal state employment service into a national manpower agency. The initiative aims to proactively locate job openings, assist unemployed youths, and modernize operations across about 2,000 offices with better training, higher salaries, and upgraded data sharing using electronic systems.
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FDA To Restudy Food Irradiation
FDA officials expressed interest in a Cornell University scientists report warning that foods preserved by nuclear radiation could be lethal. The agency has approved limited Army use and knows of no commercial irradiation. An FDA spokesman said they would review the report carefully.
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Food and Drug Administration
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LBJ's Adviser Seeks Help From Economists
New York AP report notes Gardner Ackley, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told a joint Finance and Economic Association meeting that administration economists face brick walls in steering between full employment and inflation. He urged economists to assist in making accurate policy decisions and cautioned that sustained rapid output growth cannot continue at past speeds.
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Power Project Blocked on Hudson
In a unanimous ruling the U S Court of Appeals set aside a Federal Power Commission order granting Consolidated Edison a license to build a hydroelectric plant on Storm King Mountain New York The court said the FPC failed to study all alternatives and referred the matter back for more work The $162 million project has faced conservationist opposition and the decision was submitted to Con Ed for next steps The company plans to study the ruling before deciding whether to seek rehearing or appeal the decision
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Bureau of Gas and Electricity
Washington
Supreme Court
Soaring Employment in New England in 1966 Predicted
UPI Boston reports the U.S. Labor Department forecasts non-farm jobs in New England will rise in 1966 after surpassing the four million mark in 1965. Regional BLS director Wendell D. Macdonald notes manufacturing and non-manufacturing employment climbed past 4 million in June and will grow through September despite January and February slowdowns. He expects December hires to set a new high for 1966, with manufacturing again reaching new records.
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Record pay out in 1965 Social Security benefits
The Social Security Administration reported a record 18.3 billion dollars in benefits paid in 1965, up 2.1 billion from 1964. The rise reflects a July benefit increase made retroactive to January, plus longer hours and higher wage rates extending across six states. Manufacturing jobs rose, with 1,477,000 employed in November, and total non farm employment averaging nearly 4 million through November. Connecticut led New England with weekly earnings at 115.45 dollars, above the national 108.77, while strike activity remained minimal at 0.19 percent of available work time.
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New Hampshire
Year’s Deficit Up For N H Railroad
The New Haven Railroad reported a November deficit of 840979 dollars, down from 1063728 a year earlier. For 1965 through November the total deficit reached 14610492 dollars, compared with 13438415 dollars for the same period in 1954.
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