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Vol. 6 No. 37 , M. T. im Thursday, May 15, 1969
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LIBRARY- SCHOOL BOARD
CASE GETS ALBANY AIRING
Propose Postal Rate Hike
Begin Work Incentive Program
Dr. Charles W. Laffin. Jr.,
President of State University at
Farmingdale announced that a
new program, the Employability
Orientation Phase of WIN. th* »
Work Incentive Program foi
Suffolk County, is now taking
place on the college campus.
The goal of the program, a
federally financed program
under the Department of Labor,
is to move men. women and out-of-
school youths. 16 or older, off
Ihe welfare rolls and into
productive employment. It in­cludes
testing and counseling,
adull education, on- the- job
training and other training, and
placement in regular em­ployment.
As an incentive, when the
enrollee is employed, he receives
Ihe amount of his welfare grant
plus $ 30.00 of his monthly wages
plus one third of the remainder of
his wages. A variety of State and
local agencies work together,
including the County Department
of Social Services, which refers
clients, and the State Em­ployment
Service, which coor­dinates
the training and
placement activities.
The Employability Orientation
Phase being operated by the
State University at Farmingdale
is an early step and involves the
students five days a week for two
weeks, in small groups. It is
aimed at the development of
realistic goals, motivation, and
desirable work attitudes, as well
as the acquisition of basic
knowledge about the world of
work - how to find and keep a job;
how to dress and how to manage
home and job. In addition to
meeting on the campus, field
trips, guest speakers, films, and
other techniques will be included.
The present first phase of the
important project is funded
through June 27th at Far­mingdale.
A postal deficit of $ 1.2 billion is
responsible for the proposals to
raise the postage bill.
Farmingdale Postmaster Leo
J. Morgan said he had been
advised by Postmaster General
Winton M Blount that the record
$ 1.2 billion 1970 deficit compelled
President Nixon to seek postage
rate increases. Without higher
rates the Department will be left
with a deficit that would become
an added public tax burden.
In addition to increasing letter
mail from six to seven cents, as
proposed by the Johnson Ad­ministration.
President Nixon
also asked that second and third-class
mailers help reduce the
large postal deficit which would
otherwise be paid by taxpayers.
For bulk third- class mail and
most magazines and newspapers,
the rates would be increased 16
percent to 20 percent above
today's levels,. These per­centages
include rate hikes
already scheduled by previous
action of Congress.
Letters and post cards would be
increased one cent, to seven cents
an ounce and six cents a piece,
' respectively, on July 1, 1969.
Airmail postage would remain at
ten cents.
For second class mail, han­dling
charge of 3/ 10ths ot a cent
per piece for circulation outside
home counties would become
effective July 1, 1970.
For single pieces of third class
mail, rates would be increased
one cent per piece. This would
yield $ 12.4 million. For regular
bulk third- class, the minimum
would be increased to a uniform
rate of 4.2 cents January 1, 1970,
as contrasted with the present
rate of 3.6 cents.
Walter Wohlars, ( seated left) was installed as the new
Commander of the George Benkert V. F. W. Post 516 at
ceremonies held last Saturday. Turning over the reins
is Past Commander George King, while ( standing I. to
r.) Junior Vice Commander Martin Vogel, Chaplain
William Jagoe and Senior Vice Commander John
Monroe, look on. Pokr... Photo
Clean Up Time: A large group of homeowners, members of the Viceroy Civic
Association turned out this past weekend to participate in the association's an­nual
clean- up drive of the community entrance. The dedicated Daddies
repainted the brick wall entrance, planted new bushes, trimmed evergreens and
removed accumulated debris from the winter. Viceroy Civic Association is a 14
year old active community group representing the 350 families of the Viceroy
Community in North Massapequa. H