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... aged 65 years or over , nearly one - tenth of our population - and their number increases by 1,000 every day . By 1980 , they will number nearly 25 million . Today there are already 25 million people aged 60 and over , nearly 6 million aged ...
... aged 65 years or over , nearly one - tenth of our population - and their number increases by 1,000 every day . By 1980 , they will number nearly 25 million . Today there are already 25 million people aged 60 and over , nearly 6 million aged ...
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... aged couples is half that of younger two - person families . Almost half of those over 65 living alone receive $ 1,000 or less a year , and three - fourths receive less than $ 2,000 a year . About half the spending units headed by ...
... aged couples is half that of younger two - person families . Almost half of those over 65 living alone receive $ 1,000 or less a year , and three - fourths receive less than $ 2,000 a year . About half the spending units headed by ...
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... aged . Isolation and misery can be prevented or reduced . We can provide the opportunity and the means for proper food , clothing , and housing , for productive employ- ment or voluntary service , for protection against the devastating ...
... aged . Isolation and misery can be prevented or reduced . We can provide the opportunity and the means for proper food , clothing , and housing , for productive employ- ment or voluntary service , for protection against the devastating ...
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... aged ; and made a major start toward eliminating the gripping fear of economic insecurity . But their numbers are large and their needs are great and much more remains to be done . I. HEALTH 1. Hospital insurance . - Medical science has ...
... aged ; and made a major start toward eliminating the gripping fear of economic insecurity . But their numbers are large and their needs are great and much more remains to be done . I. HEALTH 1. Hospital insurance . - Medical science has ...
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... aged . The average retired couple lives on $ 50 a week , and the average aged single person lives on $ 20 a week . These are far below the amounts needed for a modest but adequate standard of living , according to all measures . The ...
... aged . The average retired couple lives on $ 50 a week , and the average aged single person lives on $ 20 a week . These are far below the amounts needed for a modest but adequate standard of living , according to all measures . The ...
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Page 71 - 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 68 - Secretary thereupon shall file in the court the record of the proceedings on which he based his action, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or to set it aside, in whole or in part, temporarily or permanetly, but until the filing of the record, the Secretary may modify or set aside his order.
Page 9 - The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society. It is, therefore, the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nat1on by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.
Page 68 - Commissioner under subsection (b) or (c) may appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the State is located, by filing a petition with such court within sixty days after such final action.
Page 68 - Secretary may thereupon make new or modified findings of the fact and may modify his previous action, and shall file in the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
Page 67 - State agency will make such reports in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may from time to time reasonably require, and will keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports...
Page 80 - July 1, 1953, provide, if the plan includes payments to individuals in private or public institutions, for the establishment or designation of a State authority or authorities which shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining standards for such institutions...
Page 71 - Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time, and while so serving 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 section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 USC 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 79 - State law in behalf of, needy individuals who are sixty-five years of age or older, but does not include — (1) any such payments to or care in behalf of any individual who is an inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a medical institution) or any individual who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases...
Page 71 - ... the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the...