SSI Opens Door to Guaranteed Income for Elderly in Illinois
In December 1973 a new federal program, Supplemental Security Income, begins payments to millions including Illinois residents like Jane Doe who, though owning a home and bank funds, meet income and asset limits. SSI shifts welfare to a guaranteed minimum, administered by SSA, with monthly payments of 130 for individuals and 195 for couples.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Jane Doe
Social Security Administration
SSA
Illinois
Jane
Congress
Federal Treasury
Jane’s
Nixon
Social Security Fund
General Revenue
SSI
Social Security
Congress Ends Year With Mixed Energy Crisis Response
Congress adjourned amid a deepening energy crisis after failing to reconcile House and Senate energy bills. While praise for leaders followed adjournment, critics argue legislative gains were limited and warn of continued pressure once troops are committed.
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House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Geneva talks give cautious hope for Middle East peace
In Geneva Arab nations and Israel began negotiations aimed at a permanent peace. No miracles are promised as disputes over Jerusalem and borders persist. Some progress on military separation near the Suez Canal and Palestinian questions is noted, with elections in Israel looming and potential shifts in policy influencing outcomes.
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Geneva
Middle East
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Sinai
Suez
Jerusalem
Abba Eban
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
United Nations
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Labor Party
Golda Meir
Illinois farmers wince at watered down animal waste rules
A revised set of animal waste regulations loosens some provisions but aims to curb farm pollution. The plan exempts most cow herds from licensing, targets feedlots with permits, and requires holding ponds for storm runoff while expanding exemptions for temporary water. Farmers say they can live with the changes and will comment next month.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Frank Rolf
First National Bank of Decatur
Rolf
Samuel G. Booras
Institute For Environmental Quality
Pollution Control Board
Larry Graham
Illinois Pork Producers Association
Environmental Protection) Agency
Illinois
Champaign
Letters to the editor on public apathy and behavior control
The writer warns that public apathy enables government funded behavior control research. They accuse psychologists of planning prison based experiments to influence society starting in schools, with Marion Penitentiary opposing the CARE program aimed at reforming inmates.
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Southern Illinoisan
National Institute of Health
American
Behavioral Psychologist
Marion Penitentiary
C.A.R.E
Police Training Needed in Grand Tower Incident
Reader questions elevate concerns about officer training and use of force after a Grand Tower incident. The letter argues sirens and nonlethal options should precede gunplay, questions marshal’s training, and suggests mandated basic law enforcement training for communities of any size.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Grand Tower
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