Food stamp errors cost nearly 215 million in six months
The Agriculture Department said in a semiannual report that about 745000 ineligible individuals not on welfare received 109.3 million in food stamp benefits in the first six months of 1976. Overpayments to about 1.8 million eligible recipients totaled 105.4 million. The program costs taxpayers about 5.7 billion annually, with benefits varying by household income and size.
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Health Wha Kno Health Wha Kno Aspirin dangers and chiropractic remedy
A reader warns that aspirin can cause vomiting nasal polyps dizziness and blood loss and argues pain relief should prompt seeking chiropractic care to address underlying causes. The ad promotes scheduling an appointment to pursue gentle adjustments and natural health.
Prisoners Striking for Parole Reform Expect End to Parole Plan
About a third of 60 American and Canadian prisoners at Santa Marta jail near Mexico City have resumed eating after a finger strike. They expect Mexico will pass parole abolition for drug offenders this week, after disputes over assurances from former President Echeverria’s administration. Most of the roughly 600 U.S. prisoners in Mexican jails are jailed on drug charges.
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Mexico City
Luis Echeverria
U.S. Fire Deaths Reach 11 000. Total Loss Hits Record
The National Fire Protection Association reports 11 000 fire deaths in 1975, up 200 from 1974, with serious injuries rising to 131 000 and total fire costs at a record 4.17 billion dollars. Fires numbered 3,105,200, up 4 percent, arson up 25.5 percent to 144,100 fires. Children under 16 accounted for about one third of home-fire victims.
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Anra Pub Me
Juvenile Violent Crime Dips in Most Big Cities in 1976
A Philadelphia Inquirer survey of eight of the nation s 10 largest cities shows a general 1976 decline in juvenile arrests for murder rape robbery and violent assaults while Washington records increases in rape assault and robbery. FBI data indicate overall violent crime down 8 percent in the first six months of 1976 from 1975.
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Juvenile arrest trends vary across major cities
Across cities like Baltimore Houston Cleveland and Washington juvenile arrests show mixed changes for rape assault and robbery with declines in many areas. Experts at Carnegie Mellon note population shifts and deterrent effects as factors while some cities report tougher judges and new laws.
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