Welfare Reform Sparks Senate Finance Action
Opinion outlines pending welfare legislation in the Senate Finance Committee and notes interim actions to address lack of personal identifiers such as service numbers and bank account numbers. It argues these changes could affect how individuals are identified in government programs.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Hickel
Carl McMurray
Dita
Maryland
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior
Welfare bill hints at universal ID through social numbers
A discussion traces the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act critique and shifts to the welfare reform bill. It argues that welfare and Medicare measures push for universal social security cards and computer based identification, noting the social security number as a de facto ID and predicting a future dog tag society. The piece reflects concerns over privacy and government tracking via SSNs.
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Senate
House
Harry
Jerry
Felicia
What's An Extra Billion Or Two
The text discusses unexpected federal tax revenues, noting February brought $1 billion more than expected and the month’s second week showed $500 million above estimates. Officials credit extra withholding policy by the Treasury to adjust year end tax withholding. It questions how the extra revenue will be used given a national debt near $400 billion.
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Treasury Department
Sam
Unlocked Car Doors Make Theft Easier
A Decatur survey found 63 percent of 1691 parked cars were unlocked during a week and 5 percent of unlocked cars had keys in the ignition. The piece urges drivers to lock doors whenever unoccupied and notes insurance claims favor locking.
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Decatur
Police
Heart Fund thanks Decatur Daily for strong support
William J. Hubbert Heart Fund Chairman thanks the Decatur Daily and readers for backing the Morgan County Heart Fund Drive. The letter credits staff coverage by Phylliss Sidebotham for raising public awareness of cardiovascular disease and urges continued donations to Heart Fund Box 1488 Decatur Alabama.
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Decatur
Ala
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur Daily
Shelton
Morgan County
Phylliss Sidebotham
Heart Fund
Alabama
William J. Hubbert Heart Fund
Navy destroyers at risk of becoming junked tin cans
Classified messages from Atlantic and Pacific cruiser-destroyer forces warn that destroyers may become a ramshackle collection of tin cans with blind radar, failing ASROC launch capability, structural hull failures, and poor maintenance. An urgent get well program is urged to fix air search radar, loader cranes, and other critical systems.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy Material Command
Pay Board Reform Sparks Battle Over Inflation Roles
The Nixon administration faces a failed Pay Board formula as labor leaders resign highlighting a need for impartial, nonpartisan judgment. Nixon shifts to a single public unit with limited labor and business presence and argues for a tribunal capable of fair wage and price rulings amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
Nixon
George Meany
Pay Board
United States
Does God Care About Nations in Billy Graham’s View
The essay argues that God concerns both people and nations. It cites Deuteronomy 32 8 Psalm 13 4 Proverbs 13 34 Psalm 9 17 and Genesis 12 2 to claim scripture shows God’s interest in nations. It notes biblical references number about 500 and mentions John Robinson’s sermon before pilgrims departed Europe.
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S.M. E
David
Solomon
Europe
New World
John Robinson
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