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WELFARE
ABC and CBS noted that McGovern proposed that
the Gov't send everyone in the country - million-
aires and paupers alike -- a monthly check to
supplement his earnings, up to $4,000 annually
for a family of 4. He said the idea was to eliminate
poverty, do away with the current welfare system
and tax the rich to meet the needs of the poor.
CBS noted that the Sen. conceded he hadn't worked
out the details but did know the income tax would
have to be raised to pay for it
NY City and
Pennsylvania joined the National Welfare Rights
Org. and several poor people in suing USDA to
stop cuts in the food stamp program.
EDUCATION
NBC had film from Newark where a mixture of
'bright, earnest young" people and "gentle"
grandmother types were among the group of 128
teachers who chose Xmas to spend in jail for
contempt of court. In 1970 this group refused to
obey a court-order to stop their strike and on film
they expressed their unhappiness with spending
Xmas in jail. (They chose this holiday so they
wouldn't miss school. ) !
M. Stanton Evans for Spectrum on CBS AM News
said that the US has grown accustomed to curious
rulings by our courts but one of the most difficult
to take is the California ruling that property tax
should not be used to finance schools. Evans notes
that this is "equalitarianism gone wild" and as we
determine that equal protection is only possible
when a community is reduced to an equal then we
will be receiving everything from Washington.
Evans said the whole concept should be resisted.
FCC
The FCC dropped its investigation of the Bell
Telephone system's investment and operating ex-
penses, frankly conceding it lacked the resources
for the job. The action was deplored by 2 com-
mission members as it means that AT&T need
not undergo a lengthy financial probe to determine
rate increases.
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