Poverty estimates revised cut more Americans below poverty line
The Census Bureau revised poverty measurement in 1967, increasing the count by about 1.6 million to 27.7 million or 12.4 percent of the population. The change raises questions about antipoverty aid eligibility and reflects new cost-based criteria for living expenses, including farm versus city living. A family of four needed 3555 dollars in 1968 to escape poverty, up from 3412 in 1967 and 2974 in 1959.
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Burger Keeps Mayo Foundation Post Despite Public Scrutiny
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, facing press attention over his $2,000 annual Mayo Foundation role, attended a closed board meeting in Rochester. He refrained from discussing the future, with insiders saying he resents pressure while continuing a multi-decade tenure on the Mayo Clinic foundation board amid evolving Supreme Court duties.
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Job Corps Updates Trainee Placement Figures
Labor Department figures show that among 16 541 trainees enrolled in April at 59 Job Corps centers later closed at least 3 907 had not been placed in jobs or other training programs. The data, dated August, tally dropouts and pending placements across the centers and note transfers to other centers.
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Vandals raid Queens Draft Headquarters in third break-in
In Jamacia Queens early Friday vandals broke into a Selective Service headquarters, dumped draft records, and rifled files leaving a note signed Outraged Citizens pinned to an American flag. Police withheld the note’s contents.
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U S Hungary Agree on Trade Office in New York
The United States and Hungary announced a three point agreement after talks in Budapest. The pact allows Hungary to establish a commercial office in New York to promote trade, with current trade around six million dollars annually.
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Committee May Kill Post Office Plan
President Nixon faces likely setback as the House Post Office Committee leans 13 to 11 against the postal corporation concept. A on-the-fence member and one who opposes without unions getting arbitration highlight uncertain support amid union demands. The piece also notes Hungary debt and embassy manpower exchanges as unrelated international items.
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