Gilligan Urges Counties To Join In Cleaning Up Welfare Mess
Ohio Gov. John J. Gilligan urged county and state governments to cooperate to purge welfare rolls of ineligibles and protect the needy and taxpayers. Welfare Director Charles W. Bates cited energy crisis pressures and urged responsive local welfare agencies to meet rising demand. House Minority Leader Charles F. Kurfess criticized administration figures, claiming over half of Aid to Dependent Children cases are misadministered and calling it a welfare crisis.