Benefits programs for the elderly widespread and underused
Washington report notes thousands of seniors miss qualifying benefits. Programs cover jobs in libraries hospitals and conservation plus low cost meals and food stamps. Guidance available from Administration on Aging and local social services offices with pamphlets and contacts. Seafood heritage booklets offered by government printing office.
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Washington
Administration On Aging
Avid
Department of Labor
Department of Social Services, Human Resources
Welfare
Social Security
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Plymouth
Rappahatmock
Rio Grande
Virginia
Florida Keys
Gulf Coast
Plains
Pacific
Hangtown
Monterey
Sitka
Filming Resumes On Sunken Civil War Monitor Off Hatteras
Offshore rain eased rough seas near Hatteras NC allowing research crews to resume filming the sunken Civil War ironclad Monitor about 20 miles offshore. The project aims to map the site with stereo cameras and photogrammetric references to assess whether the ship can be raised without damage while divers or a robotic arm study a plate and potential artifacts from the vessel.
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Wslig
Wonilinl-sibmarthés
Union Ronelad
Monitor
Sue Froesehly
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Harbor Branch Foundation Inc
Fort Pierce
Miss Féoedenily
Yestarnay
Manila
John Belk Will Not Seek Re election As Charlotte Mayor
John M Belk the Charlotte mayor and head of the Belk department stores said he will not run again in November and will leave office December 1 after 80 years in public service He cited a desire for change and declined to commit to future campaigns He dismissed the IRS back taxes dispute as a factor in his decision and noted speculation about a possible U S Senate bid remains uncommitted
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John Belk
Charlotte
John M. Belk
North Carolina
Belk
Internal Revenue Service
Backaxes
Speeding Interstate Funds Changes Urged by Carter Admin
Federal Highway Administrator William M. Cox testified before a Senate subcommittee that the Carter administration may propose changes to the interstate program this fall. Aims include allocating unspent 1975 funds on a first come basis to states able to use them and revising the allocation formula to include each state’s share of closing gaps in key intercity segments, with completion unlikely before 2001 under current plans.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Federal
William M. Cox
Senate Transportation Subcommittee
Cox
Congress
Richard Stone
Dfia
Delaware
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Miners to March on Capitol in West Virginia Action
Leaders of United Mine Workers District 17 vote to march on Washington to protest health benefit cuts and fund shortages tied to wildcat strikes. About 22,000 miners idle in southern West Virginia and 10,000 in eastern Kentucky as meetings consider national participation and next steps.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers District
Washington, D.C
Congress
West Virginia
Kentucky
UMW
Arnold Miller
Egg industry protests cholesterol recommendation in Senate panel
Washington AP The egg industry urged withdrawal of a senate nutrition panel warning Americans to cut cholesterol and egg intake. Panel chair McGovern voiced prudence in reducing dietary cholesterol while industry reps argued against proof linking eggs to heart disease and warned of harming small farmers. Doctors Olson and Spritz also urged more evidence before broad dietary limits.
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Washington
Senate
Jack Dubose
Gonzales, Tex
Dubose
Robert Olson
St. Louis University
Norton Spritz
Veterans Administration Hospital
New York City
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Hondo
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Woodcock
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Egg Industry
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Fashion Adewelry
Alverside and
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