Welfare checks pickup bill gains support in Harrisburg
A House bill in Harrisburg would require welfare recipients to collect checks at unemployment offices rather than by mail. Proponents argue it saves mailing costs and reduces fraud, noting New York data where 15 percent of mail recipients were fraudulently paid or chose work over pickup. The plan aligns with views that welfare is unemployment insurance for the noneligible, a stopgap until employment. A separate U.S. note accuses South Vietnamese general Ngo Dzu of using U.S. gear to traffic heroin, with boxed intelligence reports naming accomplices and noting limited chances of trial. Rep. Steele had flagged graft, while President Thieu ordered an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
New York
Grassroots opinion on UN headquarters move
LENNOX S D INDEPENDENT notes delegates and governments remain dollar conscious and willing to endure much for continued U S funding. A vote favored keeping the UN headquarters in New York City despite congestion and danger, with readers hinting U S support might wane if it moved abroad. Some citizens would even prefer moving the UN to Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennox
S.D
United Nations
Uncle Sap
U.N
New York City
U.S
Siberia
Fathers Need Protection and Environment Worries
A column by Hal Boyle urges protections for fathers amid changing family roles and toy safety rules while noting a rise in bike production, traffic routes in cities, and a grim Environmental Quality Index from the American Wildlife Federation predicting water shortages and worsening air and water pollution by 1980. The piece blends satirical advocacy for dad friendly policies with broader environmental concerns and urban policy trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wildlife Federation
Federation
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Political scandal and drug trafficking allegations swirl in 1971
The CID links General Dzu to heroin smuggling in the central highlands, aided by his father Ngo Khoung and Dzu's use of a U.S. plane. Separate coverage notes Congressman Collins and aide Haag facing grand jury action over kickbacks, while US voters show teenage blocs favoring Wallace or McCarthy, prompting calls for party moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CID
Dzu
Ngo Khoung
U.S
Saigon
Jim’ Collins
Dallas
Federal
George Wallace
Alabama
Evolution of the bicycle as future transport and reform
Congressman Koch urges federal funding for bike paths alongside highways, drawing on European practice. The piece weighs benefits for congestion, health, and pollution against issues of parking, theft, and road friction as bicycles gain prominence in American cities. It argues bikes offer space, cost, and health advantages, while noting political and social hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Koch
Congress
Britain
Government sets auto standards for 1975 with possible extension
The federation report notes standards for autos by 1975 may be extended though many cars lack pollution controls already on the road. It blames industry influence at local levels for weak enforcement and cites troubling trends in timber, land use, population, endangered species, and mineral waste. Public awareness is rising as citizens push for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Vietnam
Ngo Dzu
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Southeast Asia
Army
U.S. Public Safety Directorate
Cholon
Qui Nhon
Ozu
Robert Steele
R-Conn
House
Indochina
Steele
Thieu
John Paul Vann
Milankee Oun
Nga Fomdf
Bob Haring
Associated Press
East Brunswick
N.J
National Organization of Women
YWCA
Hal Boyle
Europe
Lindsay
Chicago
Daley
By Jack Anderson
Vann
Dru
The
Callins
Noel Lee Reed
Collins
Mineral Wells
Tex
Carolyn Corner
Justice Department
George Haag
Eugene McCarthy
Michigan
William Milliken
Kansas
Bob Dole
Milliken
Republican Governors Conference
Paul Harvey
Ledger
Paris
Bob Richardson
Tim Pryor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!