Welfare waste shows inequities in U.S. aid programs
A staff study by the Joint Economic Committee's Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy highlights unequal welfare benefits across similar families, high total packages that may discourage work, and complex tangled administration across many agencies. The GAO findings note multiple records per family across programs and ID number mismatches.
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NEA
Subcommittee On
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
General Accounting Office
Nixon
National Welfare Rights Organization
GAO
Interstate safety worth the cost, editors say
Editorial argues the 42,500 mile Interstate System costs motorists $76 billion but yields vast benefits by 1980. Benefits include $107 billion in travel savings plus up to $441 billion if time valued at $3 an hour, with $15.8 billion saved from fewer accidents and crucial lives saved.
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Highway Users Federation
Equity Funding collapse highlights deep business weaknesses
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co faces SEC scrutiny for alleged book manipulation and fictitious policies to raise cash. The case exposes conflicts of interest, auditor reliability, Wall Street research, government regulation, and investor protection as regulators examine who benefited and who was harmed.
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John Cunniff
New York
California
Wall Street
Securities and Exchange Commission
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co
California Insurance Department
Dirks
Billie Sol Estes
Tino de Angeles
Certified Public Accountants
de Angeles
Equity
Pany
Securities and Exchange
Vic tor Borge tops stage with wit and wisdom
HAL BOYLE profiles Vic tor Borge, the Danish pianist and comedian now at the peak of a prolific career. The interview covers his rise from poverty to fame, his philosophy of life, humor, empathy, and a few candid thoughts on fame and society.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Voltaire
Victor Borge
America
Dane
Noel Coward
Denmark
Borge
The High Cost of Living and a Quiet Plea for Help
A New Jersey girl, 11 year old Jan Ann Westerink of Netcong, needs lifelong IV feedings after emergency intestinal removal. Doctor David Hume aims for an intestinal transplant, while sympathizers have donated over 50,000 dollars to a care fund. outcome uncertain as fund needs grow. The piece links this strain to broader economic gripes amid affluent society.
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Jan Ann Westerink
Netcong
New Jersey
David Hume
Jan
Letters to the Editor guidelines for publication
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including required signature and address, optional withholding of address on request, a length limit of 500 words, general interest content, and a prohibition on letters in poor taste. It emphasizes that writers must meet these criteria to be printed.
Nixon Haldeman Watergate Could Have Been a Slip
In this final column the author suggests Nixon could have sparked the Watergate chain of events with a casual remark. Haldeman is portrayed as isolationist and loyal, not a field operative, yet his level may have been triggered by Nixon’s offhand comment. The piece links Chapin Kalmbach and Segretti to the broader plot.
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Nea
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon
Haldeman
Oval Office
White House
Dwight Chapin
Herbert Kalmbach
Kalmbach
Donald Segretti
Portland
Ore
Today in History April 17 1973 highlights and birthdays
On this date in history several events are noted including the Diet at Worms excommunicating Martin Luther in 1521, Columbus voyage funding in 1492, Franklin's death in 1790, Virginia secession in 1861, Yugoslavia surrender in 1941, Okinawa air attacks in 1945, Arab confederation talks in 1971, and biographical notes on Lester Pearson and Kim Park. Birthdays include Thornton Wilder and Harry Reasoner. Thought for Today quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Great Salt Lake salinity is mentioned.
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Martin Luther
Ferdinand
Spain
Christopher Columbus
Benjamin Franklin
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Virginia
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Yugoslavia
United States
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Okinawa
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Libya
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
John Diefenbaker
U.S
Asia
Honolulu
Lyndon B. Johnson
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Soviet Union
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Thornton Wilder
Harry Reasoner
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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