Nixon Seeks Second Welfare Boost In Congress Push
Congress may vote another Social Security increase as part of a broad welfare and tax reform push in an election year. A 5 percent raise could pass the House around April, effective July 1, with the plan tying future Social Security increases to the cost of living under consideration. The welfare bill may expand family assistance and raise Social Security and Medicare taxes while revising pension provisions. Rep Wilbur Mills will lead pre-session secret sessions of the Ways and Means Committee starting Jan 19.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Mississippi
New Jersey
House Agriculture Committee
WSCS group aids kidney patient in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on January 13 the Women's Society of Christian Service met at the United Methodist Church with fourteen members and one child. Activities included a playlet, a pledge service, a budget update, and plan to send Betty Crocker coupons to Monona Church to purchase a kidney machine for Mrs. Hilda Timmerman. Also noted were birthdays, a funeral in Donnellson, and local social reminders.
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Crawfordsville
Women’s Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Charles Wells
George Canott
Max Mitchell
Frank Bailey
Don Blankenhorn
James Wilson
Floyd Fisher
James Edgar
Kenneth Cherryholmes
United Presbyterian Church
Maggie Williams
Washington County Hospital
Senate Committee Reports On Drug Laws Spark Youth Clash
Washington reports that severe marijuana laws widen the generation gap, provoking youth alienation and perceived injustices. The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, drafts a new narcotics bill to end mandatory minimums for most offenders, while imposing strict penalties for professional traffickers and offering conditional discharge for first offenders.
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UPI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Subcommittee
Recovery of Britain Brings Prosperity and Problems
Britain's strong economic rebound has lifted the balance of payments to the highest rate in history, boosting optimism for Prime Minister Harold Wilson and possible early elections. But rising wage demands from about 2.5 million workers threaten inflation and the gains, as devaluation and union discipline remain issues amid efficiency worries. A Finland teeth survey noted 25 percent with bad teeth.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Labor Party
Hungary eases passport limits in cautious Western push
Hungary moves toward closer ties with the West under Janos Kadar as it liberalizes passport rules to allow more travel, signaling a cautious socialist democracy. The regime highlights reforms such as expanded economic ties with the United States, new Western investments, and central party control while wary of Moscow after 1956 and 1968 events.
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West
Czechoslovakia
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Kadar
United States
Danube
Budapest
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
Romania
Novel Pollution Futures Debate In Look Magazine Look ahead ideas for 1970s pollution issues
President Nixon faces present troubles while Look Magazine voices bold 1970s predictions on pollution. Gloria Steinem calls for a woman president in 1976, Buckley favors a black president around 1980, and a seven member presidential group is proposed. The piece weighs political feasibility, costs, and the flat urgency of pollution as a top national issue, noting state local governments hold key power to curb water and air pollution amid a lagging public concern.
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White House
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Gloria Steinem
William F. Buckley, Jr
Look Magazine
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Motion Picture Association of America
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Indiana Democrat
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Canberra
Spiro Agnew
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