Nixon Proposes Federalism Welfare Overhaul and Income Aid
President Nixon unveils a New Federalism plan to shift tax dollars and job programs to states while nationalizing welfare. A $1,600 annual income guarantee for a four person family plus earnings supplements would replace aid to dependent children, expand the working poor program, and add about $4 billion yearly to the welfare bill, boosting recipients to about 22.4 million. The plan also envisions phasing a $1 billion annual manpower program to state and local control and additional funds to expand jobs.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Antipoverty
Mississippi
New Jersey
Bombers Strike Along Cambodian Border in Vietnam War Drive
AP reports U S B52 raids north of Saigon flush out more than 100 North Vietnamese troops with at least 33 killed and six captured. No American casualties. Overnight, up to 50 B52s attacked 64 to 76 miles north of Saigon as DMZ fighting intensifies. US commanders say 82 NVA and eight Americans killed or wounded in the DMZ area. In Saigon, Thieu allies push to curtail Huong with a petition for a new premier. Long article covers welfare reforms, revenue sharing, and Nixon’s plan for a nationwide welfare overhaul with work requirements and daycare.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
Dmz
An Loc
Loc Ninh
Song Be
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran van Huong
Thieu
Israeli peace pilot buys ship to run floating radio station
Abie Nathan says he purchased the former Dutch coastal vessel for 44000 dollars and will turn it into a floating radio station broadcasting peace messages off the coasts of Arab countries and Israel. The vessel named Silo will be rechristened Voice of Peace and sail to the United States next week for radio equipment installation.
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Amsterdam
Abie Nathan
Israel
Silo
Voice of Peace
Nathan
United States
Youngsville man surrenders after shooting at Pittsburgh Inn
David A. Littlefield, 28, turned himself in at 3:52 this morning after shooting two men at the Pittsburgh Inn west of Sugar Grove and pistol whipping another while taking his wife Sharon as a hostage. James King and Gary Hale, both from Sugar Grove, aided the victim. King was shot in the head and Hale in the chest. Both victims are in good condition at WCA Hospital. Littlefield, arraigned on multiple counts, is held without bail in Warren County Jail as state police pursue further action.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
John Collins
Joseph Pasic
Collins
Pasic
William Delhay
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Ashc
Bartholomew
Doukhobors
Russia
Youngsville
Pittsburgh Inn
Sugar Grove
Sharon
David A. Littlefield
California
Donald Silvis
Sheffield
Littlefield
Silvis
James
King
Gary Hale
Hale
WCA Hospital
Jamestown
N.Y
Warren
Warren County
Frederick Berry
William C. Timmens
Youth Corps to petition lawmakers to save program
Members of the Corry Youth Council formed from the Neighborhood Youth Corps and the Junior Manpower Program will start a petition drive Monday to urge officials to retain the two youth employment programs. They cite looming September cuts due to reduced federal Office of Economic Opportunity funding and aim petitions to senators Hugh Scott and Richard Schweiker, Rep. Joseph Vigorito, and Erie County commissioners.
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Corry Youth Council
Neighborhood Youth Corps
NYC
Junior Manpower Program
JMP
James Bailey
Greater Erie Civic Action Committee
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Joseph Vigorito
Erie County
France Devalues Franc To Aid Economy
France stunned markets by devaluing the franc by 12 percent effective Monday, lowering the franc to 17 U.S. cents and boosting dollar value to 5.85419 francs. Finance Minister Giscard d Estaing warned that without action reserves would go negative and unemployment could rise. The move, announced after a cabinet meeting with President Pompidou, drew mixed reactions from governments and market experts and may hit franc-pegged nations first. Only eight officials knew of the plan before July 16.
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Paris
France
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Giscard d’Estaing
Georges Pompidou
U.S
Giscard d'Estaing
Devaluation sparks French union leader’s warning of blue collar storm
Francs devaluation labeled government blackmail by Franc Georges Seguy secretary general of France's largest trade union. He foresees a stormy labor climate when workers return from summer vacation at month end. De Gaulle pursued austerity while Pompidou's government embraced devaluation to boost France's prestige and reduce imports, aiming to push French goods cheaper abroad and pressure the dollar pound and mark.
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Georges Seguy
France
de Gaulle
Pompidou
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Solons
Bailey Bailey
Richard Nixon
Devalues
Chman
London
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