Scranton on 1966 election and a guaranteed income idea
The Nation notes Governor Scranton's Dec. 10 remarks predicting that 1966 election results show voters seek new answers and consider a guaranteed income for all. It argues cash grants could reduce poverty, cut welfare bureaucracy, and encourage self help, while warning of political risk and anti poverty debate.
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Tom Creer
New York Times
Washington
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Bill Scranton
United States
Guaranteed income as a conservative welfare reform option
The piece argues that a guaranteed annual income could reduce welfare waste and bureaucratic inefficiency while, by enabling cities to reallocate funds to transportation housing and services, underpin a conservative case. It frames guaranteed income not as charity but as a means to help people become self supporting.
Windfall device could cut U.S. debt by $45 billion
The government discovered an accounting device allowing reductions in official budget expenditures and the national debt by up to 45 billion without real spending cuts. The first use this week trimmed 500 million by converting trust funds into participation certificates sold by Fanny Mae, shifting debt from the treasury to government-backed securities.
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Edwin L. Dale JR
New York Times
Washington
Social Security Fund
Federal National Mortgage Association
Mortgage Association
Congress
Fanny May
Venus Hotness Theories Split Over Radio Emissions
Soviet and American scientists propose two explanations for Venus radio emissions. One links opposite charges in sunlight and dark hemispheres with lightning. the other cites electric discharges in carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide shaping microwave emissions.
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Walter Sullivan
New York Times News Service
New York
Venus
Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Ler
Paul Harteck
Robert R. Reevles Jr
Barbara A. Thompson
D. C. Appleton
V. M. Vakhnin
A. I. Lebedinsky
Zemlya i Vselennaya
Earth and Universe
Moaning Hawaiian Guitar Loses Ground To Rock Roll
In Honolulu, the moaning steel guitar faces decline as rock and roll attracts youths. Only six or seven steel guitarists remain, with few young players emerging. Veterans like Barney Isaacs blame the era’s shifts while Eddie Robbins notes the craft’s precise touch and long learning curve. Meanwhile ukulele virtuoso Oba-San pushes Hawaiian string music to new heights.
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Ey Aoe
S. Wilson
Times News
Honolulu
Islands
Barney Isaacs
Isaacs
Eddie Robbins
Waikiki
Robbins
Palm Tree Inn
Herbert Otha
Honoluran
Oba-San
Quotable Billy Graham Ad From The Decatur Daily
An advertisement from The Decatur Daily offers The Quotable Billy Graham for $5.95 plus 30 cents postage and 36 cents tax, totaling $6.61. It requests name address city and state, with payment by check to the newspaper.
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Billy Graham
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama
Europe Feels Its Jobless
Europe faces rising unemployment with Britain reporting over 1.5 percent and France at a 12 year high. Germany shows fewer vacancies relative to jobless workers, while France pursues expansion. The article notes government policy and productivity shifts driving the trends.
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Richard E. Mooney
New York Times News Service
Paris
Britain
West Germany
France
Europe
Germany
Weather Bureau Should Give Clear Forecasts Not Odds
Russell Baker argues the Weather Bureau should provide simple, plain weather forecasts for all, not probabilistic odds on precipitation. He says forecasts on cold days confuse the public and urges one syllable, direct messages like Fair and cold or Chance of rain.
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Russell Baker
New York Times News Service
Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Vietnam
Weather Bureau Should Not Bet For Us On Rain
A rant argues against precise rain odds in forecasts and urges the Weather Bureau to avoid forecasting jargon. The piece claims forecasts should be simple, not gamble like bookmaking, and criticizes shifting blame to the public for weather errors.
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Weather Bureau
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