Newburgh welfare plan dominates national debate in 1961
Bruce Biossat notes rising welfare burdens push cities to test limits with Newburgh New York code aimed at curbing abuses. Critics including NASW and HEW secretary Ribicoff say the approach is punitive and ineffective, urging focus on rehabilitation over punishment while recognizing broader urgency.
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America
Newburgh
N. Y
New York
National Association of Social Workers
NASW
Social Workers Organization
Abraham Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ribicoff
Newburg
Transportation reform urged to avert rail crisis
The piece cites ongoing official studies of rail problems and warns of a grave rail financial crisis endangering the economy and national defense. Under Secretary Clarence D. Martin Jr says Kennedy’s coming transportation message will push an orderly structure and notes rail passenger service is dying while improvements exist on the drawing boards. He urges drastic freight action and lists required legislation such as ending discriminatory taxes, new regulation standards, and user charges for carriers using public facilities.
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Congress
Commerce For Transportation
Clarence D. Martin, Jr
Kennedy
Martin
Public assistance overhaul aims for welfare reform
Washington reports that a major overhaul of federal state aid programs is underway led by Heath, Education and Welfare Secretary Abraham Ribicoff. The plan renames aid to dependent children under a Bureau of Family Services with stricter standards and incentives to train more social workers, plus funding to implement reforms.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn
Kerr-Mills
Bureau of Family Services
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
HEW
Congress
Probllm
Ribicoff
Facts of record on drug prices and consumer costs
The piece argues drug costs are not as oppressive as critics claim, noting that Americans spend a similar income share on drugs today as in 1939. It cites that drug prices rose less than general prices postwar, with wholesale prices rising about 3 percent over a decade, and suggests if drugs rose with all prices costs would rise by a billion dollars.
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New York University
Martian column learns about earth in Christmas tale
HAL BOYLE relays a Martian observer ZY125X posing as a department store Santa who finds Earth culture quirky and hospitable at first. He later reports fatigue and market rudeness, while Mars counsels patience before interplanetary contacts.
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New York
Mars
Zy125x
Bud
Santa Claus
Earth
Josephine
ZY 125X
Universal monetary standards eyed by Britain and others
AP Business News Analyst Sam Dawson reports Britain debates adopting a decimal system to ease global finance. The discussion considers aligning currencies with dollars and cents, while many nations already use decimal measures from metric weights to metric volumes, revealing a broader push for universal standards in trade and measurement.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Fifteen daily words boost relations at work and home
Ruth Millett notes Dr Earl S Thompson of Pennsylvania State University recommends fifteen everyday phrases such as I am proud of you What do you think If You Please Thank You and We. These words nurture respect and appreciation in family life as in workplaces and help motivate children and spouses alike.
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Ruth Millett
Retirement woes prompt dog purchase advice
A reader calls retirement a rude awakening for working-class retirees, noting limited Social Security and pensions curb travel and recreation. The letter urges owning a dog or cat for companionship, outlines adjusted expectations, and promotes Ray Henry’s Social Security handbook. The piece mixes editorials with a film column and a Cincinnati roadside planting note.
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Washington
California
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and editor contact line
Biddeford Saco Journal details publisher Paw Casavant editor T J Mahoney and phone numbers with subscription rates in advance for one month six months and one year. It notes AP membership and exclusive local news rights and entry as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paw Casavant
T J Mahoney
Associated Press
Global currency shift and common market interest puzzle text
The passage discusses the pound yielding to the dollar as the global benchmark, Britain’s interest in Europe’s Common Market and decimal alignment, and calls for universal standards in measurement to improve trade. It also includes a Daily Crossword Puzzle with numerous clues spanning systems, geography, and science.
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U.S
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