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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... problems of the aged . For many years previous to 1935 , this problem had been relegated to the background - like the aged themselves . I was more than pleased , Mr. Chairman , when I heard your an- nouncement here this morning that ...
... problems of the aged . For many years previous to 1935 , this problem had been relegated to the background - like the aged themselves . I was more than pleased , Mr. Chairman , when I heard your an- nouncement here this morning that ...
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... problems of the aged and would widely disseminate information and advice on solv- ing such problems . It is true that there are present efforts being made along this line , but the establishment of a separate office would not only ...
... problems of the aged and would widely disseminate information and advice on solv- ing such problems . It is true that there are present efforts being made along this line , but the establishment of a separate office would not only ...
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... PROBLEMS Two major problems , it seems to me , stand out in this area and require our earnest attention . First , there is the serious problem of age discrimination which affects many productive members of our society after they reach ...
... PROBLEMS Two major problems , it seems to me , stand out in this area and require our earnest attention . First , there is the serious problem of age discrimination which affects many productive members of our society after they reach ...
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... problems which advancing years bring to our citi- zens - and of the programs through which we have tried to resolve these problems on local , State , and Federal levels . It is important that we prevent any useless waste of human skills ...
... problems which advancing years bring to our citi- zens - and of the programs through which we have tried to resolve these problems on local , State , and Federal levels . It is important that we prevent any useless waste of human skills ...
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... problems of our senior citizens are , and I have devoted many hours of my tenure in office to an effort to meet the challenge offered by some of these problems . And , in my travels throughout my district and my State , I have been ...
... problems of our senior citizens are , and I have devoted many hours of my tenure in office to an effort to meet the challenge offered by some of these problems . And , in my travels throughout my district and my State , I have been ...
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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...