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Hunjan welfare at fop of list Major problems face President-elect Nixon By JACK MILLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest problems facing Riciiard M. Nixon is how to, an swer the increasing demands of America's 26 million poor after campaigning on a promise to hold down federal spending. Nor is it only the poor whose appetites have been whetted by the New Frontier and the Great Society. Americans of all classes are demanding a better life—better education for their children, bet ter health care, better income protection for their old age. Many expect the federal gov ernment to bring it about. The president-elect stressed in his campaign that he wouldn’t make promises that his Republi can administration couldn’t keep. But he will inherit a vast ar ray of new programs—the Great Society package—designed to carry out the promises of the Johnson administration. Nixon will have to decide which to keep, which to contin ue, which to expand and—inevi tably—which to kill. While he has harshly criti cized many Great Society pov erty programs and promised to do away with a few, welfare of ficials agree that Nixon will have to replace them quickly with something else. Otherwise, they argue, he will risk further discontent among the Negroes and the poor, who showed little confidence in him at the polls Nov. 5. SPIRO AGNEW But producing without paying, the officials agree, isn’t going to be easy. In the field of welfare, the rolls continue to grow despite new federal programs to train welfare recipients so they can be self-supporting. Mary E. Switzer, director of the federal welfare programs, predicts that welfare costs will have to be doubled in the years ahead. She says only half the Americans eligible for welfare are now getting it. The current cost of all welfare programs is $6 billion a year, of which the federal government pays $4 billion. Administration officials have proposed establishment of na tional standards for payments under the program. This would even up payments under the controversial pro gram of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) now vary from $9.30 per month per person in Mississippi to $62.50 in New York. Welfare Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen says the uniform federal program would go far toward easing widespread human mis ery and would reduce the mi gration of poor people from ru ral areas to the. already over burdened cities. Nixon indicated in his cam paign he might favor some such approach. But he may find the price tag too high. Federal offi cials say the added cost could reach the billions. Also adding to welfare costs will be this year's Supreme Court ruling that families must get payments even if there is a “man in the house” other than an unemployed father. The new president also will have to confront the controver sial “freeze " imposed by Con gress, and postponed until next July 1, on AFDC payments. Another immediate problem facing the new administration will be whether to let stand or rescind new regulations by the .PpR9rtn)KUt. qf^Healtb,. Educa tion ■ana Welfare Wolng' aWay ' with investigations of welfare applicants and substituting only a declaration of need. Although the order, fully ef fective July 1 unless cancelled, win save money by eliminating the investigations, this could be balanced if more people get onto the welfare rolls. In education, Nixon will be under strong pressure to seek THE PERFECT GLAMOUR GIFT for that special someone who has everything. The newly- introduced Vanity Mirror, a portable three-way mirror with the center mirror swiveling into a magnifier and built-in diffused lighting providing shadow-and glare-free illumin ation. There's nothing exactly like it on the marliet. It was just introduced this fall and is now nationally available .. . from Saunda, Inc. of Chicago. lull funding for new Democratic programs so far given only a fraction of what Congress au thorized. Commissioner of Education Harold Howe II recommends a doubling of the aid-to-education program to $2 billion a year, the amount Congress had author ized for the past several years. Many educators believe the effort to provide an equal chance at education for the na tion’s poor children wiU be the most critical battleground in the war against poverty. Nixon may well run into trou ble with school desegregation, a federal program he has prom ised to scale down. If he does, civil rights officials predict bitter opposition. If he doesn’t, he risks the wrath of Southern congressmen whose support he needs. Another Nixon proposal, to give states more federal money in “bloc” grants without strings, also faces a battle. Howe said in a recent Asso ciated Press interview that such grants would put states under extreme pressure to use the money for routine expenses and not for what he termed critical ly needed new approaches. Nixon's proposal to give tax deducations to people sending students to college also is ex pected to encounter heavy oppo sition. Critics in the past have argued that the concept would benefit the people who need it least—those who would send their children to college any way. Carrying out the big new vo cational education program passed by Congress this year may prove one of Nixon’s smoothest tasks. But though it is relatively free of controversy, the program will cost money. An estimated $3 billion over the next five years. The government has yet to mount much of a program to deal with the problem of illitera cy among 24 million adult Americans. An advisory com- 'mitree 'fefcfeHliy tallfed' for art an nual outlay of $255 million with in three years for that effort. Another new idea that has caught the imagination of the educators is preschool educa tion. Researchers say teaching youngsters as young as 3 can greatly expand their capabili ties for a whole lifetime. Nixon has promised to retain Head Start, the existing pres chool program for poor young sters. But because of the new findings, he wiU be prodded to expand it and broaden it to in clude middle-class children as well. Other programs run by the of ficial war-on-poverty agency, the Office of Economic Oppor tunity, will present Nixon with some tough decisions. He already has pledged to phase out the Job Corps pro gram, under which poor young sters are trained in camps. But his most difficult decision may be in what to do with the core of the present antipoverty program, community action. This is the concept under which the poor themselves are helped to organize and move against poverty. Community action consumes most of OEO’s $1 Billion annual ■ RICHARD NIXON budget, and officials say Nixon will have a hard time eliminat ing the effort without risking more unemployment and aliena tion among the poor. The president-elect also inher its medicaid, another key John son antipoverty plan to provide medical care for those who can’t afford it. Critics now are asking whether the country can afford it. Costs have soared far beyond administration esti mates since its beginning in 1966 to a current annual outlay of $3.4 billion, of which the federal government pays about half. Although Congress has al ready lowered eligibility limits, officials say the costs will con tinue to mount because only 22 states have adopted it so far and it has yet to reach many of the eligibles. Nixon also is expected to face demands for adding benefits to medicare, the other big new fed eral health plan which covers the elderly. 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By PHIL EDWARDS The intramural football season came to a close under the lights in Chowan Stadium with a play off game between East Hall 1st Floor and West Hall 1st Floor South Wing. East “1” came out on top with a score of 32-6 at the sound of the gun. The game was scoreless for the entire first half with neither team gaining any advantage. East “I ” did score with one minute remaining in the half but it was nullifyed because of an off-side penalty. In the third period, the East “I” team exploded, scoring 19 points. Jerry Sharnus, a stand out on offense all year, led the East team with 24 total points. George Fulcher added 6 points to the final score and Pete Lon don ran over adding 2. West Hall’s only score came early m the fourth quarter on a pass. The extra point attempt was missed. The East “I ” team was un defeated throughout the entire season. Congratulations for the Sports Department, good luck in Volleyball. Newsprint consumption gives an indication of news paper growth in the country. In 1946, newspapers used 4,- 296.000 tons of newsprint com pared to 1967’s qonsumption of 9.149.000 tons. % G-KiPES & J port saying it is feasible to add the cost of out-of-hospital pres cription drugs. In Social Security, Nixon has proposed increasing benefits au tomatically as the cost of living goes up. But he undoubtedly will be pushed to call for an increase comparable to the 50-per-cent hike proposed by his Democrat ic opponent, Vice President Hu bert H. Humphrey. And an important concern of the new President will have to be the sharp rise in medical costs, led by skyrocketing doc tors’ fees. While he has pledged not to seek fixed fees to replace the current “usual and customary ” charges provision, he may face intense public pressure to do something if medical costs con tinue to mount. Some critics say the only an swer is a national health care system. But Nixon should have no trouble sticking with his stat ed opposition to the plan. Ggipzs . . . We would like to refer'to a pre vious edition of this paper which contained a picture of a “Smoke Signals” staff(?). In this photograph, each member was depicted as helping our little newspaper to blossom and grow. Well, anyone knows that a plant will surely die if it is not given any water, and we be lieve that this is what is hap pening to “Smoke Signals. " We are not saying that our fel low “Smoke Signals’' staff mem bers are irresponsible, but we do feel that all of them are not holding up their end of the load. News does not always mater ialize before one’s eyes; it must be sought out and written down. So let’s get with it, staff mem bers, and make the “Voice of Chowan’’ talk about Chowan, not the whole world!!! brain ” Some people seem to feel that the gym should be left open in the evening to those wishing to play basketball. While we don't know all the facts on this issue, we will challenge those in charge with this question; “Why can’t students be allowed to play basketball in the gym during the evening hours when there is no school scheduled activity?’’ Hats off to the S.G.A. for a great concert featuring the Back Door with our own Pete Evans on the lead guitar. Thumbs down to those incon siderate people who got up and left in the middle of it! Strange as it may seem, this is very barbaric and only shows how ignorant some people can be. If you didn’t want to go, you shouldn’t have. Attendance was not mandatory. If you were dis appointed, you should have had the courtesy to ”^11 through it anyway. The whole concert last ed less than one hour! Its about time that someone fixed the intercom in Jenkins. Mrs. George had her girls have had an epidemic of laryngitis stemming from the loss of this necessity. Is there anyone on this campus who knows how to install new lighting tubes in various Marks Hall rooms? If so, could they please do so in room 202; Mr. Wooten’s Trig class has been using candles for the last two weeks!! We have had a bit of a problem lately with boys who hurl (heave) trashcans out of 2nd and 3rd floor dormitory windows. Can you imagine what things will be like when the new high-rise dor mitory is finally constructed and peopled with high-spirited male Chowanians? We realize that the cost of living has increased somewhat but really Burden, how can you justify your increase? We are referring to your so called Pau per’s Salvation (?), which would take a King’s ransom to buy!! We don’t know if you read our column, but if you do, we suggest two little things: 1. Have a “Chowan menu ” with reasonable prices for the stu dents. 2. If not a menu, then at least reduce the price of the Pauper’s Salvation. Although you may laugh at our little “suggestions,” we voice the opinion of many Cho wan students and they feel as we do, so, a word to the wise is sufficient! If you think the pictures at the top of this column look cobby, don’t blame us. As far as we’re coni'erned, they were an experiment that failed, but Mr. Jones didn’t agree so we re stuck with them!! We’d also like to add il some of our gossip is outdated you might have to jog your grey matter to remem ber, since there was no paper last Wednesday!! Gossips . . What does “Ma ” B. do on her frequent forays to Va. Beach, and why is Mrs. T. afraid to go with her??? Can it be that Mrs. T. has something going at the Rapids?? decide for^gjfi , the last issue and Smoke Signals, Wednesday, December 4, 1968-Page Today In Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — The carrier "^orktown is playing the part of a Japanese carrier for a feature movie on the sneak at tack at Pearl Harbor. Off-duty Navy and Naval Re serve pilots will fly World War II bombers painted to look Jap anese from the carrier’s deck. The movie is “Tora! Tora Tora! ” and is being filmed by 20th Century-Fox in California this week and later in Hawaii. The title comes from the Japa nese code word signaling the at tack was a surprise. ine film company is to pay flyers' salaries and transport charges for the planes, rented from a private firm. “The Navy is of the opinion that reminding the American public of the potency of a car rier task force is well worth doing, " said a Navy spokesman. Student nurses are entertained By Cynthia Joyner Velda Gardner Mrs. Robert Blume, chairman of the Murfreesboro Bloodmobile program, treated members of the Student Nurse Association with refreshments at their Nov ember meeting. Many of the stu dent nurses had previously help ed with the Bloodmobile when it was here on Nov. 12, and 35 other Chowan students were blood donors. The SNA of District VI held >ts November meeting here at Chowan in Marks Hall auditor- iuii on Nov. 21. The schools re presented were Wilson Memor ial, Lwoir Memorial, Rex Hos pital, Park View Hospital, East Carolina University, and Cho wan. Don&ld Dawson, director or the Roanoke-C\iowan Alcohol Information and Service Center, was the speaker of the evening. Approximately 100 members attended the meeting. Is it true g [,3^ to do a pleading bend-over backwards q-jn, after a PUB-lic app„ge last Tues day the 19th? We hear fr so„,e of the guys in West ci„dy E.’s theme song is ,g other than “Shop Around.’ In the ‘want-a^ept., Peggy C. has put in a i,est for one (1) new or sligh used male specimen to be to her on dates and other opprt>ie times. If any man is int( ;st^ (gt us know and we’ll le ‘Pe'.' judgement for ai you!! pass ainst / Was it'true that)]hn A. l.j to wait 2 hours and Sainutes fo his date with Mas V. last Thursday the 21st??Jbviously a signal mix-up!!! What would Mar R- do if her white hose had b«fl stolen dur ing our recent anty Raid?? Buy a can of whitpaint?? Does Linda I really think she can write fr a gossip col umn? If so, tS garbage she handed ur mustoe a joke! Here are two examp!s(?) 1. Will Mrs. G. soon supiy Jenkins with pillows for th( benefit of Donna and Skip? 2. /ill it be for real —E. T. and /. S.? Stay tuned and see! Thee was much more but it ran a ad nauseum and we did’t \ant to blow our minds!! with anything! Especially that super corrupt^. Second Floor gang!! Have you ever noticed any one chewing Jello?? Watch “Twiggy” F. sometime! Is it tru( that Mr. Paul was really borv in Broadnax, Va., and H\at,4e’s. hj^ijjg in N. C. to avoid paying his ba^ poll taxes^? We wera asked to say some thing real mice about the Col lege Hall Wirls but we drew a completi blank. So, we just decided to Bay “Hi” to Aunt “Bob”, Auni Eileen and Aunt Emma, that all the girls who “aunt” on cabpus. We wonder if John P.’s theme song is still “Faking It ”?? Is it true that Cloff D.’s botany lab plant is in reality a stalk of marijuana? If so, we hope the Feds don’t confiscate his “pot-ted ” plant. On the party (?) scene once again . . . a" 'Thanksgiving party was thrown for all the girls from Belk and College Hall. Obvious ly most of the girls had “pre vious” appointments, for out of an estimated 250 girls, there were only 15 to show!! This was, without a dot, a very poor show ing and the guys were noticably disappointed. They did, however say that they have planned a Christmas Party, where every one will be invited. Perhaps Belk and College Hall will be able to make amends at this one, in other words, grace Supt. Barracks with their presence. Does Bonnie H. really need someone to help her take a shower?? Ask B. Bradshaw and she’ll tell you, if she can remem ber! ! Jenkins Hall was well repre sented by Miss “Heidi” Gantt, the reigning Dorm Sweetheart of the Barracks. Here’s a shock for Mrs. W.— Over three-fourths of the peo ple in chapel study rather than listen—the other one-fourth sleep!! This week we salute the Belk Hall Brownie Brigade and their eternal vigilance against crime, corruption, sin, degradation, and tromping in the hall. Keep at it girls! Don’t let 'em get away Though most of the “straight from Belk did not come ” all the “hippies ” came, that is, all 2 of them, Suzie Creamcheese and Donna E., dressed in her long undershirt!! By the way Jim W., who wears boxer shorts?? We noticed Thursday morn ing after the “party ”, someone or something was hung in ef figy, as best could be made out it seemed to say A BELK GIRL! “This is our new reward/ punish unit.” Do the editors of the nian” have “bubles ( ‘Chow- n the ELEGANT EASE. At the end of a hectic day of Christmas shopping or the beginning of an evening of hostessing, select fashionable flowing pants to ease you beautifully through the seasonal festivities. Here, to while away wintry hours, the Penthouse culotte, high-waisted, with a halter neckline in dreamy two-tone shades like ming blue, porcelain pink, flamingo, turquoise, cocoa and ivy green ... by Gossard-Artemis.
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