Urban League urges minimum income and wage reforms
The National Urban League urged President Nixon to replace public welfare with a universal minimum income and set a $2 per hour federal minimum wage tied to living costs. The report warns of persistent black poverty, unemployment, and inequality, calling for expansive public programs and targeted reforms by 1976.
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Start New Careers at Age 60 Plus in Massachusetts
Fourteen seniors aged 61 to 72 begin new resource aide roles in Franklin Foxboro and Wr entham after completing a 10 week Dean Junior College program. They join the Senior Education Corps for about 15 hours weekly earning 125 dollars monthly, under the Older Americans Act pilot funded program. The text also notes unrelated policy calls on welfare housing hunger and police reform.
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Franklin
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Wrentham
Dean Junior College
Musically Speaking Across Puzzle Style
A crossword style list of clues across and down covering music terms and general vocabulary including voices songs instruments and nautical terms with various wordplay angles and a few classical references. The grid prompts rapid recall of common terms and crosschecking by players.
Patrolman Quits Over Sideburns, Refuses New Grooming Rule
Levittown area patrolman Alfred Bellini, 28, quit Tuesday night rather than shave his sideburns. Five of his colleagues complied with Chief Kiempp’s order to trim sideburns, which the chief said reflected discipline, not cleanliness. Bellini voiced defiance as the stand. other patrolmen remained compliant.
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William F. Kiempp
Bellini
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