Welfare reform sparks hearings as welfare rolls surge
The welfare rolls rose from 372 912 to 913 643 between January 1967 and December 1975 prompting calls for stricter fraud enforcement and system reforms. Sen Richard Snyder of Lancaster County will hold hearings with caseworkers and county directors to improve efficiency while safeguarding benefits amid monthly public assistance costs around 71 million and Medicare tied totals near 16 billion.
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Richard Snyder
Lancaster County
Public Health and Welfare Committee
IRS weighs declaring Howard Hughes dead amid mystery
Federal agents question Hughes's status as the recluse vanishes from public view. Memo speculates a double could have been used since 1970, with a real decision to declare him dead potentially tied to his $2 billion empire. Witnesses from Las Vegas to Acapulco report sightings or lack thereof.
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Howard R. Hughes
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
Hughes
Ralph Lamb
Nce
Harold L. Felkes
Feikes
Kissinger warns Russia and Cuba over Angola intrusion
In a curio of historical debate, Secretary of State Kissinger warned Moscow and Havana to exit Angola or face U S resistance, arguing outsiders meddling in Africa reflect lessons ignored from Asia and risking U S disarmament at home while Congress resists entangling in foreign conflicts. The piece mixes political commentary with notices and ads from the Corry Evening Journal.
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State Kissinger
Russia
Cuba
Angola
United States
Moscow
Helsinki
Asia
Africa
Kissinger
Corry Evening Journal
Tax tips for 1975 rental deductions and HUD payments
A historical tax guidance piece explains how to treat mortgage interest taxes and operating expenses for rental properties under 1975 rules. It covers deduction limits when rent income exceeds expenses, depreciation, itemized deductions, and the impact of HUD Section 235 payments on income and deductions. It also notes IRS rules on investment club expenses for standard versus itemized filers.
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IRS
HUD
Treasury
The
Research Institute of America
District school bill delayed after lawmakers seek more study
Sylvia Porter reports the school recodification bill BI 770 was postponed past March 8 after leaders agreed to extended discussion. The 456 page measure includes 600 amendments, seeks major changes to school law, and could cost taxpayers up to 140 million annually while saving districts 6.4 million. provisions affect substitutes during strikes, layoffs by seniority, teacher injuries, board terms, kindergarten, and parental vacation absences.
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Harrisburg
Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania Savings and Loan
Penn Harris Motor Inn
Corry
Lloyd Stowe
David Nichols
W.F. Rickers
Union City
Brad Jones
Tom Stowe
Paul Schreibel
Erie
al Budd Dwyer
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Capitol
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van Dyke
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Gaming Board
Phil Hanniffin
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Julie Sedimayr
J. Courtney Ivey
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Congress of Racial Equality
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