Government aid reaches one third of U.S. homes in 1979 study
Census Bureau findings show 27.2 million of 79.1 million households received Medicare Medicaid food stamps school lunch or subsidized housing in 1979. Medicare reached 18.5 million households, mostly seniors, with 51 percent of those households led by a nonhead or nonrelative, and a median income of 8,584. Public housing affected about 2.5 million households, with a median income under 5,000 and 66 percent headed by a woman.
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Gentle killer linked to seven child slayings in Atlanta area
Autopsy evidence on Curtis Walker and six earlier victims points to a single killer in a string of 20 child deaths. Medical examiner Joe Burton notes suffocation signs with minimal trauma and fibrous materials on bodies. Officials consider a linked seven case pattern while other victims show varied causes.
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Writing Agreements Ends Romance in Breakups
Attorney Marvin Mitchelson notes that formalizing living arrangements reduces drama during separations. He promotes his new book Living Together and explains how documented agreements help avoid disputes when couples part ways.
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Draft plan reopen would require six months service then choice
A Pentagon advisory panel urged Congress to revive a six month active duty start with a later choice to remain active, join reserves, or enter the Individual Ready Reserve. The plan envisions a three to four week orientation and training, with options after graduation and potential veteran benefits after a three year active tour.
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Pentagon
Congress
Louis J. Conti
Reserve Forces Policy Board
Conti
Kennedy cites stampede by rich to back Reagan plan
Kennedy tells the Massachusetts Democratic dinner that wealthy interests and corporations are mobilizing support for President Reagan's economic program. He pushes tax relief for individuals, heating credits, and targeted business incentives to aid firms large and small.
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Reagan
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Solidarity leaders rush to Radom to avert strike
In Radom, 340 factories threaten a two hour general strike if talks with the government do not begin by March 22 and if negotiations fail, a nationwide strike is planned for March 23. Demands include wage hikes, police purge, and a memorial to 1976 rioters.
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