Welfare debate over AFDC causes and reforms
The Chamber of Commerce and welfare officials dispute common causes of rising AFDC rolls. They challenge theories that rural migration, lazy fathers, or family breakups drive welfare growth and favor fraud reduction over new councils. The piece notes 70,000 more on welfare last year and urges practical, targeted fixes and job training rather than broad political solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Paul Harvey
Chamber
Congressional Research Council
We can do without
New York readers are lists of foibles and foibles. The piece mocks modern habits from overpriced coffee and computer arranged marriages to uniform people and loud political speeches. It catalogs petty annoyances and social pretensions with a humorous plea for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nader clash over bio fuels controversy and claims
Washington reports detail Ralph Nader denying intimidation claims by Charles McCarry over the book Citizen Nader. McCarry cites letters, galley proofs, and disputed Harvard Law scores while Nader accuses charges of promoting controversy. The piece also note diplomatic cables from Tokyo to Bangkok on China and U.S.-Asia ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCarry
Nader
Saturday Review Press
McCarry
Welfare debate and a Capitol tour described in Harrisburg
A columnist critiques welfare reform as slogans and notes a personal tour of the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The tour was led by reception staff and secretaries, and the piece mocks bureaucratic voices as the attorney general’s office redirects questions about the new state lottery law.
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Harrisburg
Journal Office
State Building
State Attorney General's Office
Capitol
Attorney General’s Office
Revenue Research
Clymen
the Lottery Commission
Chaos at capitol lottery office and welfare debate
A narrator recalls chaotic Capitol offices as the new lottery operation launches with unused rooms and an overtaxed switchboard. The piece then shifts to a critique of federal welfare policy, noting rising costs, proposed aid to the working poor, and concerns that such payments may reduce overtime work and strain state finances.
Frightening Figures In New York Welfare Debate
The article describes rising welfare burdens and fiscal mismanagement in cities, noting New Yorkers increasingly reliant on government assistance. It highlights strain on public finances and political contention over aid, with warnings about expanding entitlements and systemic pressures.
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Rooney
Washington
Ralph Nader
Brit Hume
Harvard Law School
Nader-Yablonski
Yablonski
General Motors
James Rocke
China
Takeo Fukuda
Tokyo
Peking
Nixon
Chou En-lai
U.S
Asia
Jack Yablonski
United Mine Workers
Fukuda
Armin Meyer
Meyer
Japan
Prc
People’s Republic of China
Djakarta
The
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN
Central Intelligence Agency
Bangkok
Thanat Khoman
Thanom Kittikachorn
Khoman
CIA
Southeast Asia
Thanat
Kittikachorn
Thailand
Welfare Alternatives
Houston
Tim Pryor
Mr. Clymen
Lottery Commission
Corry
Kaplan
Lindsays
Sen. Ribicoff
District of Columbia
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