A fairer SSI plan by Edward Koch proposal
The editorial supports a change to SSI rules to allow recipients to receive up to 200 dollars monthly from immediate family without losing benefits. It cites current deductions for outside income and outlines how reform could reduce need for in kind gifts, preserve dignity, and avoid loopholes. It argues SSA or Congress should act to implement such changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Rep
Edward I. Koch
New York
Koch
Social Security
James Cardwell
Cardwell
Congress
California Arts Commission faces shutdown without legislative action
Governor Brown seeks to replace the California Arts Commission with a California Arts Development Council. The spokesman says the new body would broaden membership and programs. Delays until January risk losing federal grants near one million dollars. the current program would disappear this June unless the legislature acts to extend it.
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California Arts Commission
Brown
Calfornia Arts Development Council
Arts
California
Europeans admire Ford yet ignore his NATO push
European leaders applauded Ford at the Brussels summit but largely rejected his call for stronger NATO unity. France and West Germany signaled limits on defense spending while Greece Turkey Spain Portugal tensions persisted. Ford emphasized diplomacy but failed to secure broader support amid inflation and recession pressures.
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Jerry Ford
Brussels
Klaus Bolling
Ford
NATO
Valery Giscard
France
Greece
Cyprus
Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt
Harold Wilson
Europe
Turkey
Spain
Franco
U.S
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
Asco Goncalves
Brown's first four months as governor set stage for record
Sacramento analysis notes Governor Jerry Brown faced a honeymoon period with limited legislation. The Farm Labor bill, labor disputes, and UFWOC-Teamster tensions shape early assessments. Compare California's reforms to New York housing failures and other states as Brown leads on health, public employee bargaining, coastal protection, and school finance with outcomes uncertain.
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Sacramento
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Teamsters
UFWOC
California
New York
Jerry Brown
Letter to the editor condemns airbags over belts and cites 1971 crash
A reader argues that seat belts saved them after a rear end collision on the Harbor Freeway in February 1971 and criticizes airbags as costly and less effective. They urge continued use of lap belts and shoulder harness and reference the American Automobile Association. The note also commends FBI and local police for safely arresting fugitive Booker T. Washington with professional staff conduct.
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Harbor
American Automobie Association
Booker T. Washington
FBI
Inglewood
Los Angeles
Washington
William A. Sullivan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Public views on pollution and jury system debated in Long Beach
Casey Barnes questions oil on environmental neglect while Margery Fury argues against runaway juror verdicts in California medical cases. The letter praises trial by jury as vital to democracy and endorses John Hanna and Bert Bond in Long Beach elections, urging respect for public service over health concerns.
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California
Orange County
John Hanna
Long Beach
Bert Bond
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Bob Schmidt
Tom Sneva
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Margery Fury
Seal Beach
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