Welfare costs rise. 282,000 join ADC in November
Washington AP reports the Welfare program adds 282,000 recipients in November 1970, lifting monthly costs by about 120 million dollars. Officials note the surge includes a temporary spike from striking General Motors workers and that winter increases are typical. Nixon proposes replacing AFDC with a national family assistance plan with guaranteed income and tougher work rules.
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General Motors
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National Welfare Rights Organization
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Carroll County backs elected school board referendum
More than 1,000 signatures gathered across Carroll County urging a referendum on whether the school board should be elected or Governor appointed. Citizens For Responsible Education says legislators Richards Matthews and Jacob Yingling may file a bill to put the question to voters. CRE cites tax fund use and governance concerns, arguing an elected board would be open and accountable.
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Citizens For Responsible Education
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Shepard's Daughter Named Queen Shenandoah at Festival
Winchester Virginia AP Juliana Shepard daughter of astronaut Alan B Shepard named Queen Shenandoah 44th and will reign at the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival May 7 8 with parade and ceremonies.
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Winchester
Alan B. Shepard
Juliana
Constitutionality Of War Discussed By State Scions
In Annapolis Maryland hearings opened on bills allowing Marylanders to refuse to fight in foreign wars not declared by Congress such as Vietnam. The discussions began politely in House and Senate judiciary panels but soon grew more intense as lawmakers weighed the issue's constitutional implications.
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Senate Judicial Proceedings
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Kennedy
Johnson
Maryland
Arthur Barber
Pentagon
Washington
Barber
Meyer Sokolow
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Kremlin
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Congress
Lawrence Velvel
University of Kansas
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Vietnam
Senate
Clarence Mitchell
D-Balto
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Arraignment Set In Panther Killing
Baltimore a Crim inal Court judge set April 5 as the trial date for Charles Wyche 36 charged in the torture murder of an alleged police informer in 1969. Wyche and two men Clarence Johnson 19 and Larry Wallace 21 pleaded innocent to murder for killing Black Panther Party member Eugene Leroy Anderson. Johnson and Wallace were arraigned. Wyche may hire attorney Larry Gibson.
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Anselm Sodaro
Wyche
Clarence M. Johnson
Larry Wallace
Black Panther Party
Eugene Leroy Anderson
Johnson
Wallace
Larry Gibson
Sodaro
Gibson
New York
Arthur F. Turco
Turco
Anderson
James R. Miller, Jr
Mandel Bill Proposes Higher State Aid for Community Colleges
Annapolis AP Gov Mandel introduced a bill to boost Maryland community college funding by 2.9 million, raising the state share of operating costs from 45 to 50 percent and increasing maximum aid per student per year from 270 to 750. Students would pay 20 percent of costs instead of 25.
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Marvin Mandel
Maryland General Assembly
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