Social Security Q and A on Disability and Benefits
Readers ask about age requirements for disability benefits and whether benefits depend on age. Answers explain dependents can receive half of a spouse’s benefit, age proofs, garnishment limits, VA payments, spousal eligibility, and that land sales do not affect Social Security checks. Contact Ray Henry with questions.
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Saginaw, Mich
Veterans Administration
Silver Spring
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Firemen's Compensation Act Faces Constitutional Scrutiny
Wake County Superior Court Judge Heman R. Clark questioned the Firemen's Compensation Fund Act's constitutionality as he heard testimony in a 1957 act challenge. The suit, brought by insurance companies against Insurance Commissioner Charles F. Gold, argues the act taxes insurers to fund firemen benefits. The case returns to Wake Court after a prior ruling in favor of Gold and others was overturned by the State Supreme Court.
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Charles F. Gold
Wake Court
William Y. Bickett
Gold
State Supreme Court
Unemployment Check Mistake Hits Detroit Auto Worker
Obie Carter, 80, a laid off auto worker and father of three, received an unemployment check for 9,998.99 dollars instead of the standard 49 dollars weekly. He noticed the error and the Employment Commission took the check back.
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Detroit
Obie Carter
Carter
Employment Commission
Farmer Allows Barn Painting By Amateur Artist
A farmer near Columbus Indiana reluctantly agrees to have his barn painted by 26 year old Mrs William Menke an amateur artist She plans an abstract whimsical farm scene while the owner remains unsure of the exact interpretation and outcome of the mural.
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Columbus, Ind
Here
William Menke
Engineer Alexander Mitchell Built The Pile Lighthouse
The Pile Lighthouse in Ireland was built by Alexander Mitchell about 113 years ago. Mitchell was an engineer and was blind at the time of construction.
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Ireland
Alexander Mitchell
Nixon Drops Presidential Anchor In New York
Vice President Nixon moves to buoy his 1960 presidential hopes by urging Rochester Republican Keating to run for the U S Senate. Nixon pressed Eisenhower and Rockefeller aides to back Keating, potentially breaking a self-imposed rule and aligning with a ticket in a governor race that could challenge Nixon.
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New York
Jack Bell
Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
Rochester
Senate
Keatny
House
Irving Ives
Eisenhower
Keating
James C. Hagerty
White House
Nelson Rockefeller
GOP
Rockefeller
Hagerty
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