State and federal push boosts child support collections
In our opinion Finaily, the state with federal help is taking objective steps on missing fathers who avoid support payments. A new system by the State Department of Public Welfare, in cooperation with federal and local authorities, raises Welfare child support collections by 53 percent in fiscal 1975-76.
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Welfare reform call highlights child support and waste
A speaker argues that fathers should be encouraged to support their children and questions high taxpayer costs in welfare programs. The piece urges state officials to commit to solving welfare system problems and reduce unnecessary spending.
Gene the Mean and the 1968 Election Saga
A mythic narrative portrays Eugene McCarthy’s failed bid in 1968 as a medieval quest. The king Lyndon is slain, rival Hubie the Humph rises, and Jimmy the Jester ascends amid a realm of pols, prophets, and perplexed peasants seeking meaning.
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Pennsylvania election reform and campaign finance critique
The piece laments Pennsylvania’s 1937 election law as the worst in the nation, noting lack of donor identification disclosure and enforcement. It critiques politicians from Shapp to GOP leaders, links Gulf Oil money to legislators, and calls for full post election fundraising disclosure in 1976. It also contrasts with broader reform debates and cites a NY bar committee tear-off summons idea.
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Tearoff answer in debt collection cases tested
The article discusses a FTC inspired experiment on debt collection practices. It notes many consumers return a tearoff card directing them to court while others fail to attend hearings. Proposals to make tearoff responses a standard feature may appear in state legislatures.
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Night of television marvels and satire from a late era
A sprawling critique tracks the era’s televised extravaganza from Milton Berle to Dinah Shore and Spike Jones. It notes the demise of old media boundaries, cites listening to hearings on legal aid limits, and concludes with a Nixon Frost interview tease and questions about Watergate.
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Nixon interviews and Moon lobbying in US political scene
A sprawling report outlines an upcoming multi hour Frost interview project with Richard Nixon at San Clemente probing Nixon's alleged wiretaps and Vietnam era actions while noting Moon's Unification Church lobbying activity. It cites US cables showing Moon operatives courting UN and Sierra Leone offices and mentions a Jordan embassy check on Moon missions.
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