California agency to use computer to detect welfare fraud
Spencer Williams, secretary of the California Human Relations Agency, holds a reel of computer tape and explains plans to use a new computer program to detect welfare recipients who fail to report job earnings. The system, to start early this year, aims to save several million dollars by matching reported earnings with employer payments using social security numbers.
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Navy cited in $10 billion overrun investigation
Senate questions Navy cost overruns totaling 10.7 billion, half of all major weapon system overruns, tied to the Poseidon program. Sen. William Proxmire chairs the economy subcommittee and will probe Poseidon costs next year. Navy officials dispute figures and stress accounting differences.
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Britain Extends Voting Age to 18 for First Time
Britain lowers the age of majority to 18, allowing 18 to 20 year olds to enter contracts own property consent to medical care and vote in parliament and local elections from Heb. 16. About 2.25 million newly eligible voters join 3.2 million already aged 21-25, potentially shaping next fall’s general elections.
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