Problems of the Aged and Aging: Hearings Before the General Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 10014, and Related Bills on Aged and Aging ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962 |
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... individual as a whole person , not as just a pensioner , or a hospital patient , or a jobless worker . We want to see the older person , not only in terms of his needs , but also in terms of his contribution as a parent , homeowner ...
... individual as a whole person , not as just a pensioner , or a hospital patient , or a jobless worker . We want to see the older person , not only in terms of his needs , but also in terms of his contribution as a parent , homeowner ...
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... individual has been increased maybe 15 or 17 years . Has not the Government by its own acts con- tributed to the creation of a group of some 16 or 17 million citizens above the age of 65 ? Mr. BENNETT . I think the Government by its own ...
... individual has been increased maybe 15 or 17 years . Has not the Government by its own acts con- tributed to the creation of a group of some 16 or 17 million citizens above the age of 65 ? Mr. BENNETT . I think the Government by its own ...
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... individual , which is his sense of being needed , his sense of being constructive and helpful to his community . This is a sense and a feeling which is much more important than whether or not he gets relief or whether or not he gets ...
... individual , which is his sense of being needed , his sense of being constructive and helpful to his community . This is a sense and a feeling which is much more important than whether or not he gets relief or whether or not he gets ...
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... individual likes to feel that his existence is important and necessary . Thus , the average elder citizen would rather be busily occupied in a meaningful job than sit home and twiddle his thumbs in enforced idleness . The unfortunate ...
... individual likes to feel that his existence is important and necessary . Thus , the average elder citizen would rather be busily occupied in a meaningful job than sit home and twiddle his thumbs in enforced idleness . The unfortunate ...
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... individual and the resulting increase in the number of senior citizens . It is now apparent that the fastest - growing segment of our popu- lation consists of persons 65 years of age and over , the number of whom totaled approximately 3 ...
... individual and the resulting increase in the number of senior citizens . It is now apparent that the fastest - growing segment of our popu- lation consists of persons 65 years of age and over , the number of whom totaled approximately 3 ...
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activities adequate administration adult aged and aging agency Alameda County assistance bill California Chairman BAILEY Commission on Aging concerned Conference on Aging Congress coordination cost Council on Aging Department of Health elderly ELLSWORTH employment established facilities Federal Government feel financing Fogarty FRELINGHUYSEN funds gerontology GIAIMO glaucoma going grants HANSEN Homemaker Service hospital income individual interest Kerr-Mills labor legislation living meet ment mental nursing homes O'HARA older persons older worker optometric optometrists optometry organization patients percent personnel planning podiatrists Podiatry preretirement present problems public housing question rehabilitation responsibility retirement Rhode Island San Francisco senior citizens social security special staff staff on aging statement STEGER subcommittee testimony Thank thing tion U.S. Commission welfare West Los Angeles West Virginia Wheeling Hospital White House Conference
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Page 498 - Each member shall hold office for a term of three 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...
Page 444 - Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I am very pleased to be here...
Page 497 - Payments under grants made under this Act may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secretary. "DEFINITIONS "Sec. 302. When used in this Act— "(a) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "(b) The term 'air pollution control agency...
Page 571 - Contributory social insurance is a preferable governmental method of protecting individuals and their families against loss of income due to unemployment, sickness, disability, death of the family breadwinner, and...
Page 105 - Perkins, chairman of the General Subcommittee on Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor, protested against the racial practices of Manpower Development and Training Act ( MDTA ) programs.
Page 1 - It shall be the duty and function of the Administration to— (1) serve as a clearinghouse for information related to problems of the aged and aging; (2) assist the Secretary in all matters pertaining to problems of the aged and aging...
Page 498 - Secretary, 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 1 - The right to freedom from want in old age. 4. The right to a fair share of the community's recreational, educational, and medical resources. 5. The right to obtain decent housing suited to needs of later years. 6. The right to the moral and financial support of one's family so far as is consistent with the best interest of the family.
Page 497 - Council which shall consist of 16 persons, not otherwise in the employ of the United States, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the civil service laws. The Secretary shall from time to time appoint one of the members to serve as Chairman. The members shall...
Page 498 - ... and to collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate special educational or informational materials, including reports of the projects for which funds are provided under...