Welfare to guaranteed income changes reach Delaware County
An editorial notes 3.2 million Americans will shift from state welfare to federal SSI in 1973, with Delaware County recipients receiving higher monthly checks and a single federal payment schedule starting January. It highlights increased benefits, a broader safety net, and the shift of funding from state to federal sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Social Security Administration
SSA
Delaware
Harrisburg
Washington
State Department of Public Welfare
DPW
Delaware County Board of Assistance
Nixon
Thoughts on merit and public conduct in modern society
Reflections on how status should depend on merit not function, criticizing leaders who trade face for power, and noting quotes on honesty, luck, and responsibility. Includes observations on criminals, ism, interviews, Nobel, H-bomb, and Walt Kelly’s line We have met the enemy and he is us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poga
Walt Kelly
Labor Letter Protests Layoffs and Nixon Policies
Edward J. Kammerer of Local Union 845 appeals for sacrifice by workers to aid profits for the rich while criticizing cabinet turnover, wage controls, meat prices, and energy shortages under President Nixon. He urges honesty from leaders and warns of rising anger among union carpenters in the Philadelphia area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Iman
Fenally
U.S.A
Carpenter
General Building Contractor's Association
Philadelphia
Nixon
Richard 8. Schweiker
Hell
Edward J. Kammerer
United Brotherhood of Carpenters. & Joiners of America
Sharon Hill
Let Truckers Build Their Own Roads Protest Letter
A letter to The Times argues against trucker road blockades and high fuel costs. It claims highways are public property funded by all taxpayers and suggests truckers should pay for and build their own roads, with higher speeds and heavier traffic handled similar to railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mazda
Harrisburg
Nixon's Call-Up Sways Local Church Choirs In Advent
In Washington on the Third Sunday of Advent Army Chorus members were summoned to sing at the White House service for the First Family and guests. GIs replaced two Epiphany soloists with two days’ notice, amid union and regulations friction. Other area churches also employed Army singers, drawing pay and facing restrictions, while the Nixon family’s church affiliations remained informal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
White House
Army
Billy Graham
Church of the Epiphany
Saint John's Church
Lafayette Park
Albert Russell
Saint John’s
Russell
National Presbyterian
Christ Church of Georgetown
National City Christian
Georgetown Presbyterian
Witte Wouse
Defense Department
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Norman A. Carlson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Tve
Alfred Nobel
the Times
Nixo
Gongeville
Automobile
Petrochemical
Ojl Company
Garnell Copeland
Kennedy Center
Dean Grayvill
University of Pennsylvania
New York
William Powers
New York City
California
B. Graham
District of Columbia
Richard Nixon
Central States
Ing
Chester
Ronald A. Medley
Arthur E. Mayhew
Claus Mraller
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