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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1966
Page
8
The Alexandria Virginia anti poverty project pays high school dropouts 1.25 an hour for yard work and offers night school with free tuition and books funded by city taxpayers. The piece questions the wisdom of rewarding nonattendance and suggests possible unintended incentives.
The piece critiques a $2 million effort to enroll about 600000 elderly people in the Medicare option covering doctor bills at $3 monthly. It notes the plan to recruit 5000 seniors as part time outreach workers and questions costs and potential employer liabilities. It also warns against high pressure sales by social security or Medicare staff and urges choice for those already informed.
The 1966 session outlook aims for a short legislative period though past long sessions loom. Lawmakers discuss bills amid rising crime rates 1964 1393.6 major offenses per 100000, boosting calls for funding and standards. Meanwhile Michigan’s Historymobile resumes trips to promote heritage across 14 museums and local communities.
The passage argues capitalism's spread as a preferable aid method, noting past distrust of government aid schemes and corruption in Afro Asian and Latin American politics. It credits free enterprise vigor for enabling large investments in poorer nations and critiques reliance on state-sponsored aid.
A husband defends his war novels amid domestic squabbling. His wife teases about violent covers and the children report his habit of stashing books in the tub. He plans to retreat to the cellar to vent his thoughts away from family heckling.
An essay contrasts war talk with domestic life and cites World Bank activity and the International Finance Corporation IFC. It notes private investment in underdeveloped countries, IFC loans and equity purchases, and aims to empower local firms without foreign takeovers while highlighting costs to taxpayers.
The Shepherd Argus is listed as a second class matter at the Shepherd Michigan Post Office under the 1879 act. The paper is a member of the Michigan Press Association and Michigan Press Service. Advertising representatives are noted.
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