Guaranteed Income Debate Grows From Welfare Marches
In a nationwide push toward a guaranteed minimum income, welfare marchers from Cleveland to Columbus and across major cities press for higher benefits and privacy protections. Organizers say the movement, linked to Poverty Rights Action Center led by George Wiley, grows into a broader human rights campaign. Government reports note vast gaps in welfare adequacy and urge a national standard of aid based on need rather than discrete categories. The piece highlights the poverty line disparity and calls for reforms ahead of possible congressional action.
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Maggie Bellows
New York
UPI
America
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Statehouse
James A. Rhodes
New York City
Lexington
Oakland
Calif
Pittsburgh
San Bernardino
Poverty Rights Action Center
Washington, D.C
George Wiley
Union
Wiley
Congress of Racial Equality
Mississippi
Baltimore
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Council of Economic Advisers
West Tennessee Okra Festival Showcases Pageantry and Quips
S-Il-D-E by Dick West from Bells Tennessee reports on the 1966 West Tennessee Okra Festival, praising the event while detailing judge duties for Miss Okra. The piece humorously critiques beauty contests as bureaucratic, noting judges must rate appearance, personality, talents, and knowledge across arts and elocution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West Bells
Tenn
UPI
Anne
Miles
America
Washington, D.C
The Boating Party stamp in American Painting series
The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt is the sixth stamp in the annual American Painting series. The 19th century impressionist work is housed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cassatt
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C
Sioux City
Iowa
Abbe Lane Promotes New TV Image on Special
Hollywood Abbe Lane stars in a Sundays television one shot Something Special. She explains a toned down sexy persona aims to broaden her career and attract weekly series offers. Lane notes a shift toward lady like femininity and performing as a genuine artist rather than a sex symbol. She plans to sing in multiple languages and perform a José Greco dance number on the special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Scott
UPI
Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood
Abbe Lane
Abbe
Miss Lane
Xavier Cugat
Deborah Kerr
Donna Reed
Pat ‘Crowley
Hermione Gingold
Jose Greco
Billboard bares family message near Clovis New Mexico
A billboard outside Clovis, New Mexico displays the message Mommy, Daddy loves you signed Kelli and Rick. The children of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sutton, ages three and one, with Sutton stating he pays 140 dollars monthly for the sign to declare his feelings for his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
N.M
UPI
Kelli
Rick
R. W. Sutton
Sutton
Death notices and funeral announcements from Keyser area
Obituaries list names Kessel Stowers Lewis Matheny with ages and addresses. Funeral services set at First Baptist Calfee Keyser Bryant Melton in Beckley and Oak Hill, with burial at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery American Legion Cemetery Sunset Memorial Park. Also various classified items include lost dogs, painting services, employment ads and household requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kessel Kessel
Hamil Clark
Lilly Street
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Park Mausoeum
Stowers Stowers
Mary Blanche
Reservation Street
Calfee Funeral Home
E. W. Hall
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Hamlin
W. Va
Lewis Lewis
Vievna M
Lionell Avenue
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
James W. Witherspoon
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Matheny Matheny
Glen
South Heber Street
Melton Mortuary
Robert L. Davis
American Legion
Beckley
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Congress
U.S
Edward Michael Redden
Nathan T. Lilly
Willie Watson Jarrell
Raleigh County Bank
West Virginia
Roy A
Cunningham
Raleigh
State of
United States Savings
Beckley Maytag
Neville
Caffee Funeral Home
EDO
JAY Roles Floral
Joseph
Jay) Roles
N. Kanawha
N. Valley Dr
ORC Rorchchorchoschororchoborg
Webb & Neal Funeral Home Ambulance Service
R. H. Neal Roy L. Harless
Vance Drive
Sander
Edger
Todd
Beaver
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers
Alderson
Lowell
Jeff
Glen Daniel
Sam G. Foley
Porter Street
City Ave
Vera Rose Beauty Shop
Main
Georges
Southern Institute of Graphic Arts
South
Southern Institute P. O
Nashville 2
Tennessee
Halstead
Wright’s
Pickup & Delivery
Geneena
Valley Dr
John W. Eye CO
W. Neville St
Sparks Radio & TV Service
Prince Ph
Hotpoint
Maytag
RCA
Westinghouse & Others
Guaran Sparks TV & Appliance
Prince St
Prince St. Ph
Dial
Ashworth Firestone
Plumbing & Heating Service
Sophia Builders
Sprague
Water & Industrial
Willey Brothers
Hinton
R. M. Simmons, Jr
Daniel
Jack Roop
Lewis Chevrolet
Jan Campbell Music Co
Table Rock
Grandview Road
Montgomery Iron & Metal CO
Montgomery, W. VA
Will James L. McDougal
Mullens
Stends
John Persinger
Wilkes Avenue
Will Lewis Jones
Laren Avenue
Robert Metzker
Scott Avenue
Mountaineer
East Rainelle
AVON
Bostick Avenue
Call Oceana
Montgomery Ward
Neville Street
Homer A. Stickler
P. O. Box
Mountain Brow Motor Lodge
White Sulphur Springs
A&h
Norman M. Spector
Constitution Life Insurance Co
Morrison Bldg
Charleston
Fmr
Huntington Barber College
Third Avenue
Huntington
Roger McMillion McMiLlion
R. L. Stinson
O. H. Bennett
E. Beckley
Chihuahua
AKC
Scott's Toy Kennels
Stud Service
Call
Mt. Hope
Joe Giampalo
By Pass
Skelton Tipple
Joe Miller
Mgr
Reliable Home Improvement CO
Frank Mann
Pen Mountain Ranch
Royal Typewriter
H. P. Sea King
H. E
Mabscott
GMC
Paul Dailey
Hines
Hall Furn
Kerbawy
PACK
S. Fayette
W. Prince
McCulloch Chain
Basham
White Oak
G. R. Dean
Zenith
Ashworth
Gale
Sophia Builders & Supply
S&h
Sophia
Beckley Glass CO
City
Browning
Winchester
Remington
Savage
Ashworth’s
Prince’ Street
Price Brothers
Electrolux Corp
Temple St. Beckley
Shumate Begets Roebuck & Co
Main St
Electrolux
KLAUS
McCreery St
Neville Phone
Webster’s
Rbeckley Post- Herald
The
Raleigh Register
Terry
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
Goodrich
Fayette
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral
Kanawha Street
Means Lumber Co
Sisson St. Ph
Aeeas
F.H.A
Quality Lumber & Supply CO
City Avenue
Cecil C. Lilly
Gray Lumber
F.H.A., VA & Conventional Loans
Gray Lumber Co
Beckley, W. Va
Scholz Homes
Raleigh & Fayette Counties
R. E. K. Construction Co
W. Fred Davis
Monument Co
Harper Rd
Beckley Insulation CO
the Employment Office
Hercules Incorporated
Covington, Virginia
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