Welfare work incentive case triggers critique of policy
A Fayette County caseworker trainee earning 7327.20 yearly received a 60 monthly welfare grant plus food stamps and free medical care under the work incentive program, boosting income to 8047.20 and extending aid until about 8900. The report suggests many needy families gain relief while others with similar earnings do not receive benefits. Also noted are Navy fires aboard destroyer escorts Roark and Knox prompting safety concerns about 1052-class ships built after cost overruns.
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Pennsylvania
Stanley G. Stroup
Fayette County
Fayette County Board of Assistance
County Board of Assistance
Navy 1052 destroyers face safety overhaul after fires
A confidential report alleges 1052-class destroyer escorts carried risky oxygen devices that failed in smoke, forcing crews to use gas masks. Fires spread as extinguishers ran dry and vents were mis arranged, prompting 14 urgent modifications, while stiffer safety calls clash with industry politics and Navy replies.
Xray safety warning on Kansas machines and exposure
A Kansas Medical Society survey found over one hundred X-ray machines in the state defective, implying hundreds were exposed to potentially lethal rays. The writer recalls lay warnings on X-rays and cigarettes, urging caution as exposure is cumulative and risk varies by individual.
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Kansas Medical Society
State of
Kansas
Life worth living: from seashells to checks and love
A reflective essay celebrates small joys from seashells and spring dandelions to letters, jobs, and family moments. It shifts to a legal Q and A on postdated checks, explaining negotiability, payment timing, and bank responsibility if presented early.
Grass roots opinion on guaranteed income and government waste
In Sullivan Illinois the column criticizes the idea of a guaranteed annual income for doing nothing as a misused concept. Bonduel Wisconsin notes the growth from nine executive agencies under Washington to a sprawling federal system with nearly 2000 agencies, calling for simplification amid excess paperwork.
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Nixon
Des Moines
Washington
Sullivan
Ill
United States
Bonduel
Wisc
George Washington
U.S
Corry district awards bonuses. coaching, BPW talk noted
Seventy three teachers custodial staff and cafeteria managers in the Corry School District receive a $50 living bonus from the Board of Education, with three parttime employees getting $25. Victor Cragg nominated to become Corry High track coach. Frank G. McKnight speaks on Women’s Property Rights at BPW Club. Maple Avenue crossing to gain better protection with gate hours and upgrades. Ideal Market opens in former Stockton market space on East Washington Street.
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Corry
Board of Education
Victor Cragg
School Athletic Council
Tyre
Erie
Stockton
East Washington Street
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William Ruckelshaus
General Motors
Edward Cole
Ruckelshaus
Cole
Army
Paul Harvey
Orty
Ymin
Paee
Merat
Willen Eaton
Ecdior
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Mall
Fitfeyn Cempee Gap
Breit
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Hal Boyle
New York
Grass Roots Opinion
Frank G. McKnight
BPW
Joof Hall
McKnight
Pennsylvania Railroads
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