Welfare explosion fuels 1970s policy clashes in U S
Nixon decries a monstrous welfare system while Reagan vows cuts in California. Data show 14.4 million on relief in March with $1.5 billion in costs, forecast to reach 16 million and $25 billion by 1975. Cloward and Piven conceptions cited as influence on relief demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Congress
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Columbia University
Richard A. Cloward
Frances Fox Piven
New York City
Abbie Hoffman
United States
White House
Jumping to conclusions and aging with grace
Hal Boyle humor column jokes about life after 40 never reading over 400 pages except the Bible, discontent among colonels and corporate VPs, finding luck in grass time, and provides light quips on marriage, facial hair, children, and motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
America
Army
Yesteryear
Jaycees Promote Social Programs In Many Areas
Local U S Jaycees chapters fund and support social service projects across states. Newington Connecticut hosts a furnished halfway house for mentally retarded youths built by the Hartford Chapter. Virginia chapters raised 150000 dollars in two years by selling apple jelly to aid camps for mentally retarded children. University of Northern Colorado hosts a special education playground built largely by the Greeley chapter. Derwood Nature Center gains a Braille described nylon line from York Pennsylvania chapter. Michigan chapters launch a four pronged attack on drug abuse. Texas Jaycees raise 40000 dollars toward expanding the Texas Rehabilitation Center in Gonzales as the first payment of a 300000 dollar pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Jaycees
Newington
Conn
Hartford
Connecticut
Virginia
University of Northern Colorado
U.S. Jaycees
Greeley
Derwood Nature Center
York
Penna
Michigan
Texas
Texas Rehabilitation Center
Gonzales
Massive Southern school desegregation busing expected
Federal court orders prompt large scale pupil busing in the 1971-72 year, with cities from Atlanta to New Orleans, Dallas, Charlotte and Tampa facing integration drives. White parent protests, bus shortages, and court rulings shape the scale of moves across the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
South
Supreme Court
Charlotte
N.C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Atlanta
New Orleans
Dallas
Texas
Corpus Christi
Num
NAACP
Hillsborough County
Tampa
Jacksonville
Offbeat Snippets Mix Wit and Quirks Across Headlines
A collage of short items notes L M Boyd, Remy de Gourmont, a North Carolina sing tune law claim, beard shaving tricks, chin caps, irate subscribers, pocketbook origin, and odd names like Posthumous, Bury, Coffin, Puls, Possessky, and Goodnight. Each item hints at humor and social quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remy de Gourmont
Posthumous
Grandville
Mich
Bury
Ellenville
N.Y
Coffin
Olympia, Wash
Philadelphia
Dr. Puls
New Jersey
Mr. Possessky
Austin
Goodnight
Texas Education Board approves 302.4 million school fund allotment
The State Board of Education sets 121.90 per pupil for public schools this year from a 302.4 million available school fund. Also approved a bilingual program contract for four year olds in McAllen and Hereford, a data driven accreditation plan, and a 1.8 million joint TEA USOE project on handicapped education. The article notes a potential 1.5 million new voters and changes to jury wheels and indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Boykin
Texas Press Association
Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
McAllen
Hereford
Texas
Texas Education Agency
U. S. Office of Education
Texas-Rio Grande Valley
U. S. Agriculture Department
State
Animal Health Commission
Brownsville
Edinburg
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Houston
Beaumont
Huntsville
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Dan Painter
Bonnie Cearley
South Cedar Street
Pecos
West Teles
Boyle
Jaycees
Southern School Busing
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ill
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Florida
Wendell Holmes
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
L.m.boyd
Ralph Nader
Mike McKool
AG Opinions
Crawford Martin
Martin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Corpus Christi Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mustang Island
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