A Fairer SSI Plan Proposed in Congress
An editorial argues for raising the allowed excess family support under SSI from 60 to 200 dollars monthly to prevent hardship and disguise, noting current rules push recipients toward subsistence levels. It backs Rep. Edward Kochs amendment and urges SSA to fix the rule without or with new legislation.
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Social Security Administration
Rep
Edward I. Koch
New York
Koch
Social Security
James Cardwell
California Arts Commission Faces Shutdown Risk
Unless lawmakers intervene, the California Arts Commission will cease operations on June 30. Governor Brown proposes replacing it with a California Arts Development Council to broaden membership and programs. Delays push changes to January, risking loss of federal grants near $1 million and harming state arts aid.
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California Arts Commission
Brown
Calforn Arts Development Council
California
Europeans Like Ford But Ignore His Advice
President Ford drew mixed reactions in Brussels as Europeans praised him yet brushed aside his calls to boost NATO unity and defense spending. France and West Germany resisted his stance on NATO, while Portugal, Greece, and Turkey offered cautious positions amid regional tensions.
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Ford
Robert Boyd
Madrid
Jerry Ford
Brussels
Klaus Bolling
NATO
Valery Giscard
France
Greece
Cyprus
Helmut Schmidt
Europe
Turkey
Spain
Franco
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
U.S
Vasco Goncalves
Brown's honeymoon ends as farm labor bill tests leadership
The Sacramento analysis says Governor Jerry Brown, after four months in office, faces a crucial test as farm labor legislation reaches his desk. Success hinges on honest elections and fair bargaining among UFWOC, Teamsters, and growers, with potential harvest-time strikes shaping public judgment. The piece also notes Brown's role in medical malpractice, housing, oil depletion repeal, health programs, public employee bargaining, and coastal protection as benchmarks against other states.
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Sacramento
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Teamsters
UFWOC
UFWCC
California
Jerry Brown
Letter writers argue for seat belts over air bags on cars
A reader endorses lap belts and shoulder harness over air bags citing a February 1971 crash on the Harbor Freeway and a 1974 FBI fugitive arrest aided by local police. Another letter rejects inflated jury verdicts in medical cases and defends trial by jury as a cornerstone of democracy while urging editorials against endorsing city figures.
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Harbor
American Automobie Association
Tom Sneva
Gregson
Los Alamitos
Booker T. Washington
FBI
Inglewood
Los Angeles
Wa Hington
I am 11 years old. I hate pollution.
A young narrator laments pollution and careless littering in society. They fear environmental decline could force future generations to live underground, urging action against dirty air and water and widespread neglect.
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Schmidt
Harold Wilson
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United Farm Workers of California
Wale Press
Telegeann
William A. Sullivan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Zeus
CIA
Margery Fury
Seal Beach
Orange County
John Hanna
Long Beach
Bert Bond
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