Welfare reform showdown tests Senate unity and politics
As the Senate returns, Majority Leader Bob Dole faces a bruising fight over his welfare bill. He offers 26 concessions to appease conservatives and moderates while keeping core aims like block grants, work requirements, and time limits. The plan would cut federal welfare by 70 billion dollars over seven years and convert Aid to Families with Dependent Children into state administered programs.
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On This Date September 6 1995 AP digest
The Associated Press notes born anniversaries and events on September 6. Highlights include Robert Peary announcing his North Pole reach in 1909, South Africa declaring war on Germany in 1939, Jews ordered to wear Stars of David in 1941, wartime relaxations in 1944, Queen Juliana’s coronation in 1948, and the assassination attempt on Hendrik Verwoerd in 1966.
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Roswell residents named to Roswell Chamber counseling service
On September 6 1970 two Roswell youths Steven Cusack and Phillip Shamas enrolled at Abbey School in Canon City Colorado a private college preparatory institute. Roswell lunch prices were cut from 45 to 35 cents to fund lunches for underprivileged children. The Roswell Chamber of Commerce president J E McLelland named Ed Cheney Stan Gallup Kathryn Lepard Ralph McGuire Ed Mcleaworth Bob Owen and Clayton Stallings to the counseling service committee.
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Phillip Shamas
Counseling Service Committee
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Ralph McGuire
Ed Mcleaworth
Bob Owen
Clayton Stallings
Tech rocket may help New Mexico spaceport push
New Mexico Tech in SocorroDevelops low cost Scorpius rocket engine with 38 moving parts versus 15000 in conventional engines It costs 5000 while a typical space engine runs in the millions The project backed by a 1.6 million SBIR contract with Phillips Lab NASA White Sands and Microcosm Inc tests the engine at Tech facility Rep Joe Skeen attends the ignition test The Hatch spaceport debate continues with lawmakers weighing timing and funding while Alaska and Florida vie for commercial launch business
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Dona Ana
Acoma
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Equator
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Bush subtly mocks Clinton while avoiding direct criticism
Former President George Bush remains quiet in public but privately belittles Bill Clinton, calling him unbelievable and buffoonish. Friends say he questions Clinton's foreign policy and notes Clinton mirrors Bush on major issues. Bush aides deny, while some close to him push for a clearer stance to shape his historical legacy.
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Labor fights rage inside AFL-CIO and against budget cuts
In a Labor Day week clash, organized labor fights for AFL-CIO control while Congress seeks to trim enforcement of labor laws. Republicans vote to cut NLRB funding 30 percent and OSHA 15 percent, risking slower union organizing and fewer inspections. Labor leaders warn of increased strikes and turmoil as enforcement drops.
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