How Disabled Must You Be for Social Security
Advice explains the disability standard under Social Security law. A person must be unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a medical impairment expected to last long term or end in death. The extent of work limitation and regularity determine eligibility.
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Social Security Administration
No clear cut rule to disability payments existence
The text explains that earnings affect eligibility for disability payments in nuanced ways. Work income may reduce or not affect benefits depending on circumstances, while nonwork income has no bearing. A person can qualify despite being a millionaire if other requirements are met, and each case stands on its own. The source notes this from AP Newsfeatures.
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Court Rebuffs GOP Recount Demand in Texas
Federal Judge Ben C. Connally rejected the Republican bid for a recount of Texas presidential ballots. He ruled federal courts lack jurisdiction in vote contests and found no proof of rights violations as thousands of ballots were discarded. The GOP sought to halt certification and force a recount affecting 23 electoral votes.
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Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Local Laws
The Supreme Court unanimously rejects a local law challenge and upholds a three-judge court ruling from New Orleans. The decision, issued Monday, blocks the local law from taking effect and reinforces the lower court order.
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35 Are Killed In Plane Crashes
35 people die in two Argentina plane crashes near Buenos Aires and Concordia incl ing three Americans. Pilot Mary Levitt Wells and Thomas Cunningham with wife among the Americans identified by Saporiti. Weather notes brief reports from AP on temperatures in Maryland towns.
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Concordia
Saporiti
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Thomas Cunningham
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Kennedy selects gowns for inaugural events
Jacqueline Kennedy chose a gown by Oleg Cassini for the inaugural gala on January 19 in Washington and a second gown by Bergdorf Goodman for the inaugural ball on January 20. Cassini will also design three additional gowns for winter social activities. Pierre Salinger confirmed details to reporters.
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Mental Hospitals See Population Fall Despite More Admissions
Maryland Department of Mental Hygiene reports a decline in the average resident population of mental hospitals from 11,253 in 1956 to 10,830 this year. The report cites better drugs and treatment, while total admissions rise with the state’s population boom. The share on leave climbs to 123 percent, and readmissions jump 35 percent to 2 percent, with a notable rise in discharges.
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Department of Mental Hygiene
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Two Prisoners Escape Westmin ster Work Camp in Maryland
Two inmates fled the Centrality Correctional Camp at Lykesville Carroll County missing since Sunday. Robert XN. Larkin 21 from Chester Pennsylvania and Herman H. Eller 22 from Baltimore were jailed a year for carnal knowledge.
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