Crackdown on Welfare Delayed by Three Months
Washington AP Nixon administration approves a three month delay in threatening to withhold nearly 700 million dollars in federal funds from states failing to purge welfare rolls of ineligible and overpaid recipients. HEW will extend deadlines to April 1 while negotiating regulation changes with state officials.
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Nixon
John G. Veneman
Health, Education and Welfare
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Veneman
California
Robert B. Carleson
Ledger Comics Are Chosen By Test
Ledger comics selection tops test results with diverse titles praised for humor and artistry. Readers noted strong character voices and memorable visuals across multiple strips.
Personal News of Wellsville (Continued from Page 3)
The column notes Mr and Mrs Charles Deiter attended their grandson Philip Holt's baptism at the Presbyterian Church in Fulton. The Wellsville post office will open Saturday December 16 from 8 am to 12 noon to handle Christmas mailings, unusual for a closed Saturday.
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Fulton
Philip Holt
The
Presbyterian Church
Wellsville
Centralia Christmas plans from local groups
Centralia luminaria project by Future Farmers of America lights the high school lawn nightly from December 18 through Christmas Eve. Centralia Optimists organize a Christmas caravan for shut ins around December 21. Fifteen Jo Lane members held a Christmas party at Union Hall with prizes. Girl Scouts plan Christmas caroling after school Monday, meeting at city hall for hot chocolate before visiting nursing homes. Additional notes cover Strother 4-H Club officers and new members, Christmas caroling on December 22, and Jaycee gift distribution plans for December 21 plus Wonderland Camp support at the state meeting.
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Hagerty
Centralia High School
Future Farmers of America
Old Mexico
Jo-Lane
Union Hall
Lannie Patton
George Creel
Ralph Nelson
Mexico
Wayne Benoit
Blake Hinton
Nelson
Centralia Girl Scouts
Strother 4-H Club
Dean Friedli
Jim Powell
Phil Brown
Phyllis Brown
Jason Henry
Mike Hardwick
Dan Cook
Luke
Randy Adams
Centralia
Don Ewan
Richard Cox
Kansas City
Cox
Personal News Of Santa Fe Item
JoprE Young Maysel and Marsheila Nolan visited Mrs George Vanlandingham Sunday afternoon. The annual Christmas program and communion service will be held at Santa Fe Christian Church Friday night Dec 22. Everyone is invited to attend this service.
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Maysel and
Marsheila Nolan
George Vanlandingham
Santa Fe Christian Church
ROTC Calls Hit 25 Year Low In College Enrollment
Washington AP reports the Pentagon confirms ROTC enrollment in U S colleges is the lowest in 25 years. The term opening total reached 72 459 students, down 10 574 from last year and 191 749 below 1966. Despite declines officials note ROTC still supplies officers as the regular forces shrink and ROTC units exist on 392 campuses, the most ever.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Long Hair Snags In Driveshaft Rescue Story
In Boston, James Taylor, 12, narrowly escaped injury when his long hair tangled in a truck driveshaft as he worked beneath a van on icy streets. The vehicle slid toward a garage wall. Taylor freed himself and received hospital treatment for minor injuries. In Hayti, Jessie Caruthers, 48, died while cycling on Missouri 84 near Hayti, Mo.
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James Taylor
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Hayti, Mo
Jessie Caruthers
Caruthersville, Mo
Missouri 84
Hayti
Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed Near Fresno
Federal agents arrested 33 year old Jerry Lee Miller at his father in law’s home in Fresno following a St. Peters Missouri bank robbery case. Miller was named in a federal indictment alongside John Larry Ray and two others linked to the Laddonia heist and King assassination figure James Earl Ray.
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Calif
St. Peters
FBI
Jerry Lee Miller
Miller
St. Louis
Oregon
John Larry Ray
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Wagner family runs plant science in a basement setup
The Wagner Christian Women's Fellowship and 4-H group describe a home project in a basement where shelves hold 2 by 4 foot units with 40 watt fluorescent lights. Timers schedule 7 am to 10 pm lighting, watering duties take about 30 minutes twice weekly, and vitamin B plus plant food support growth. Mr. Wagner recalls a childlike misstep with plant food after a milk-based failed attempt, noting plant care came naturally from his mother's bay window filled with plants despite a busy large-family household.
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Wagner Basement
Mr. Wagner
Minister-Turned-Garden Thinker Tests Plant Cure
A minister-teacher described his plans for a home greenhouse within a year or zero dollars as he reflected on a late resident of senior housing who filled her apartment with plants. He joked he talks to plants but suspects caretakers’ anxiety could harm them, and he cited Josh Billings on aging difficulties.
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