Goldfarb ruling would grant widowers Social Security rights
A Federal Court in Brooklyn upholds a decision that widowers may receive Social Security benefits equal to widows, overturning the rule that a husband must have provided half of his wife’s support. If upheld by the Supreme Court, about 200,000 widowers could become eligible, costing an estimated $190 million in the first year. The ruling faces concern over its impact on Social Security finances and equity with other beneficiaries. Judge Moore expressed reluctant agreement, warning it creates a new class of beneficiaries Congress did not authorize.
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CIA Report Challenges Domestic Spying Criticism In 1960s Era
A released CIA memo argues the agency, along with a US president, examined overseas sources of large gifts to radicals and propaganda funding. It defends CIA surveillance against foreign spies inside the United States and questions domestic spying critiques while noting secrecy around security measures at Langley.
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Troy
CIA
United States
Langley
Virginia
Soviet
Russia
Siberia
Bi Half-Buck Bicentennial Half Dollars Plan Published
The U S mints in Philadelphia and Denver schedule a 550 million Bicentennial half dollar run as a commemorative issue. Kennedy half-dollars suspend minting, with 457 million produced in 1971 and later volumes declining. The Bi half may gain above face value though the Kennedy coins have limited metal value. Large size hinders daily handling, and people prefer quarters for everyday use.
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Philadelphia
Denver
Parting Shots on Ford and Vietnam Refugee Leaders
Watergate survivors envy Vietnam refugee leaders joining lectures. Ford defies peers by declaring a Presidential run despite skepticism. The ideal party mix includes many small contributors and a few major financiers.
Voting Rights Act extension sparks heated policy debate
James J. Kilpatrick critiques the 341-70 House vote to extend the Voting Rights Act for ten years. He argues the bill, though well intentioned, uses flawed mechanics and creates a heavier morning-after fix for a long-standing problem in the South's disfranchisement of Black voters. The piece contextualizes the original act as drastic yet necessary due to historical suppression.
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Senate
Ford Reagan clash shapes 1970s campaign scene
William F Buckley Jr argues Ford has mobilized a conservative spine around Howard Callaway Bo Callaway Dean Burch and David Packard to curb Reagan’s challenge Ford aims for a dominant convention Rockefeller as potential VP is kept uncertain Reagan loses support from key conservatives Dean Burch’s stance and possible Connally appeal while Wallace’s bid could hurt Democrats and federal voting rights changes threaten language minority protections
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Ronald Reagan
Howard Callaway
Army
Bo Callaway
Georgia
Dean Burch
Federal Communications Commission
Goldwater
Republican Party
David Packard
Defense Department
Melvin
Laird
Lagniappe
Rockefeller
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Nixon
Reagan
Udall's Havoc Cry Blasts Nuclear Policy Debate
In Washington the Arizona Democrat Rep. Morris K. Udall ridiculed Defense Secretary Schlesinger's remark that a first strike was possible, arguing that abandoning such contingency would invite Soviet aggression. The piece warns Udall may be courting a presidential bid or exposing ignorance, urging scrutiny of his stance and the Democratic Congress' handling of legislation.
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Morris K. Udall
Arizona Democrat
Congress
National Press Club
Moe Udall
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
United States
Udall
House
Soviet Union
John F Kennedy
Senator Soaper Endows Memorials and Odd Proposals
The article blends satire on a loyal alumnus fearing his estate lacks a memorial chair at his alma mater and contemplates endowing a camp stool. It muses on no fault divorces, dissolution decrees for wars, and trains tied to coal, while contrasting youth ballplayers with modern pros obsessed with pensions. It also notes a doctor visit where only parking validation hurts. The piece closes on the Mayaguez rescue described as bungled yet brilliant.
New Migration Back To Country Prompts Rural Focus
Holmes Alexander reviews a Senate subcommittee pamphlet on rural development and the 1970s shift of Americans from metros to rural areas. The piece argues for federal incentives to favor rural life, citing roads jobs land use and police protection while warning cities undermine democracy and self government.
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Abe Beame
New York City
U. S. Senate
Sanford Research Institute
America
Calvin Beale
Agriculture Department
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Herman Talmadge
Georgia
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Vietnam
Congress
Dick Clark
Iowa
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Senate
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