Action for the Aged and Aging: A ReportU.S. Government Printing Office, 1961 - 303 pages |
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Our changing population pattern dramatically reveals more and more persons living to see their own children become grand- parents . In only a brief 10 years , since 1950 , we have witnessed an increase by 1 million in the number of ...
Our changing population pattern dramatically reveals more and more persons living to see their own children become grand- parents . In only a brief 10 years , since 1950 , we have witnessed an increase by 1 million in the number of ...
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... not tell something about the conduct that is an essential part of our living . ' The several sciences have actual and potential contributions to make in the slowly , but definitely emerging fields of geriatrics and geron- tology .
... not tell something about the conduct that is an essential part of our living . ' The several sciences have actual and potential contributions to make in the slowly , but definitely emerging fields of geriatrics and geron- tology .
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In this manner we can make the investment pay by restoring huge numbers either to productive activity or to more independent living . The subcom- mittee believes that an effective attack on mental illness should be met by a cooperative ...
In this manner we can make the investment pay by restoring huge numbers either to productive activity or to more independent living . The subcom- mittee believes that an effective attack on mental illness should be met by a cooperative ...
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... of aged still must be recognized as below any decent level required for adequate housing , proper nutrition , medical care , and all other ordinary items in a standard of living deemed proper in the second half of this century .
... of aged still must be recognized as below any decent level required for adequate housing , proper nutrition , medical care , and all other ordinary items in a standard of living deemed proper in the second half of this century .
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In an economy and society like our own , we have and will continue to have on an increasing scale , millions of older persons living for many years in retirement on income from savings and pensions which decline in value with rises in ...
In an economy and society like our own , we have and will continue to have on an increasing scale , millions of older persons living for many years in retirement on income from savings and pensions which decline in value with rises in ...
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Page 117 - Bureau shall investigate and report . . . upon all matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life among all classes of our people...
Page 29 - EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1946, AS AMENDED, WITH RELATED LAWS (60 Stat. 23) [PUBLIC LAW 304— 79TH CONGRESS] AN ACT To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1 . This Act may be cited as the "Employment Act of 1946".
Page 36 - Federal share" for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage and the State percentage shall be that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the continental United States (excluding Alaska), except that (1) the Federal share...
Page 36 - Welfare, but not exceeding $50 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 USC 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 35 - ... (5) provide such methods of administration (including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Secretary shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are found by the Secretary to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan...
Page 21 - Each appointed member shall hold office for a term of four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and except that...
Page 35 - State agency will make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Secretary may from time to time require, and comply with such provisions as he may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports...
Page 31 - For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual shall be considered to be disabled if he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of longcontinued and indefinite duration.
Page 37 - ... as may be determined by the Secretary ; and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Page 23 - Treasury of the taxes, specified in the preceding sentence, paid to or deposited into the Treasury ; and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or were less than the taxes specified in such sentence.
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| Title | Action for the Aged and Aging: A Report 87. Congr., 1. sess. Senate, Report, Committee Print ProQuest Congressional: U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection Issue 128 of Report, United States Congress |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961 |
| Length | 303 pages |
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