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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1981

Page

7

Reagan plan ties welfare to work with 800000 potential workers

The Reagan administration proposed a workfare rule tied to welfare to require about 20 hours of work weekly for many recipients, potentially placing up to 800000 in community jobs. Exemptions apply for already employed or disadvantaged groups. jobs could include school guards, aides, and park attendants.

New York Times Washington Reagan Congress AFDC David A. Stockman Office of Budget and Management Stockman Louis B. Hayes Office of Health and Human Services Department Hayes California U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare New York Utah Massachusetts Louisiana

Congress aims to finish budget work by August

Congress leaders pledge to complete action on Reagan budget cuts by August with a summer review. The plan seeks 409 billion in five years, balancing budget aims, while sparking debate over program reductions and tax changes.

Washington Congress Reagan Alan Cranston Senate Californian Capitol Hill Carter White House David A. Stockman House Thomas P. O’neill Jr D-Mass O'Neill Howard Baker Jr Tennessee Ronald Reagan James R. Jones Dokla House Budget Committee Cranston Edwin R. Bethune Jr R-Ark O’neill GOP

Junior high years fuel stress acne and marijuana use

The Associated Press examines early adolescence as junior high reshapes independence and family dynamics. It notes teens as young as 12 risk marijuana retreat from home, peer influence, and hidden stress, with one 18 year old sharing ongoing pot use begun in ninth grade and the quest for quick relief.

John Barbour Associated Press

Postal Service to raise first class rates to 18 cents

United States Postal Service officials criticized the Rate Commission while announcing an 18 cent first class stamp effective March 22, with proposed larger increases across parcel post and other classes. The action, taken under protest, aims to address large deficits and stabilize revenue, though it risks further rate proceedings and higher borrowing costs.

New York Times Associated Press Washington Robert L. Hardesty United States Postal Service Postal Rate Commission Commission Rate Commission Postal Service United States Court of Appeals Hardesty

Atlanta benefit raises 148000 for slayings probe

Atlanta Mayor says a three hour benefit concert by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. raised about 148000 for the police investigation into the slayings of 20 black children. The event at the Atlanta Civic Center drew 4600 attendees with tickets 25 or 100 dollars and additional donations and an after concert auction.

Atlanta Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr Maynard Jackson Atlanta Civic Center Sammy Frank

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