Welfare costs drop as rolls grow in January
U S welfare costs fell for the fifth time in six months in January, while 60 000 more people joined relief rolls. The Dept of Health Education and Welfare reported a 12 4 million dip from December driven by lower medical costs but cash payments rose to 897 million and total welfare bill reached 1 54 billion. AFDC enrollments expanded by 43 000, with gains in disabled and general assistance categories. Senate Finance Committee reviewed financing to curb AFDC recipients with an estimated 5 billion in state savings through 1974.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
U.S
Appeals Court Reverses Richmond School Merger Order
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal judge's order to consolidate Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield counties. It ruled no constitutional violation in current operations and said merger was beyond the district judge's authority absent discriminatory practice.
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Ichmond
Richmond
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henrico
Chesterfield
U.S. Supreme Court
Appeals Court
U.S. District Court
Union
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Demos Vie For Votes In 4 States See Page 4
Henry Nabers resigns as city administrator amid heavy job burden. Dems campaign across four states with McGovern favored in California New Jersey New Mexico and South Dakota as Humphrey lingers in the race. California results could decide the Democratic nominating fight with New York toward June 20 delegate tally.
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Los Angeles
California
George McGovern
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
McGovern
Albuquerque
N.M
Houston
Tex
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Montana
Mississippi
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Clifford P. Case
Rn.j
New York
DEMOS
Rhodesian mine disaster swallows 468 miners
In Salisbury Rhodesia a major underground explosion at Wankie Colliery leaves 435 African and 33 white miners trapped underground. A spokesman said 468 workers are feared dead in what authorities call the worst mining disaster in Rhodesian history.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Wankie
Bulawayo
Manchuria
Hankeiko
United States
Monongah
W. Va
Wankie Mine
Weather Forecast Consistent With Heat and Clear Skies
Oklahoma envisions near identical conditions with highs in the 90s and clear skies for the coming days. Today and Wednesday expect low 60s to 70s with southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, while recent temperatures show a 92 degree high and 65 degree low.
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Oklahoma
Youth Killed Riding Hay Truck in Oklahoma
A 17 year old boy, Cyril youth A Delmar Ray Bilyeu Jr., died after being bumped from a hay truck on a country road. He suffered head injuries and a fractured spine and died on arrival at Lawton Memorial Hospital. Three boys rode the hay truck at the time. The truck hit a dip at high speed, tossing part of the hay and injuring no others. Earlier a Wheat combine toppled from a Logan County bridge killing 16 year old Robert Happy of Bell Plains Kansas. The Oklahoma 1972 traffic toll rose to 316 deaths.
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Hay
Delmar Ray Bilyeu Jr
Lawton Memorial Hospital
Bilyeu
Logan County
Oklahoma
Robert Happy
Bell Plains
Kan
Cashion
U S Air Strikes Hit Hanoi Inland Waterways and Bridges
American fighter bombers attacked North Vietnam s inland waterways killing or wounding numerous boat crews along the Song Ca River near Vinh. Navy pilots from the Coral Sea reported 69 crafts destroyed or damaged as part of more than 220 strikes city. Bridges at Tri Dong Phu Dien Qui Vinh and Tam Da were knocked out. In Kontum province South Vietnamese forces and U S planes pressed the fight with 166 NVA killed and 171 weapons captured.
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North Vietnam
U.S
China
Hanoi
Coral Sea
Song Ca
Vinh
Tri Dong
Haiphong
Phu Dien
Qui Vinh
Tam da
South Vietnam
Saigon Command
Kontum
McGovern Seeks Unity in Democratic Governors Meet
Presidential front runner George McGovern met with Democratic governors in Houston to present a cooperative campaign aimed at reconciliation. Despite his liberal stances, most Southern governors voiced doubts about his candidacy and its impact on November contests.
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Houston. Tex
George McGovern
South Dakota
Texas
McGovern
Nixon
Council OKs Resignation In 4-3 Vote
City Administrator Henry Nabers announces resignation effective in two weeks after serving as chief administrative officer since October 1970 and also as director of public works. The 4-3 council vote accepted the resignation amid budget workload and past criticism.
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Henry Nabers
Nabers
Cleo Craig
Craig
Naber
Larry Ferguson
Charles Beller
Ernest Roper
Belfast Arrests Shadow IRA Leader in Street Chase
British paratroopers chased and captured an IRA wanted man in Belfast, taking him and seven others, including a battalion commander and two senior Provisional officers, into custody on a city street.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Army
IRA
Provisional Wing
Army Told To Trim Fat From Ranks
Gen William Westmoreland orders worldwide checks for obesity in soldiers and civilian staff. Weight reduction or fitness program evasion could justify dismissal or early retirement, with officers held to a higher standard of example.
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Ashington
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Army
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Frank W. Nadeau
Isidro S. Valdez
CWO
James R. Oden
Fort Sill
Post Air Field
Valdez
Air Field
Pvt
Col. Nadeau
U.S. Army Field Artillery Aviation Command
Justice Departmen
Wallace
Cyril
America
Pleiku
Demo
Council OK
Stockholm
Olof Palme
Sweden
U.N
Vietnam
Washington (Ap
Meyer Lansky
George Raft
Colony Sporting Club
London
England
Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Elvin Stanton
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