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Wydler Bill Encourages Job
Training By Private Industry
Survey, Number Of
^ Stroke' Patients
Congressman John W. Wydler
joined with many of his Republican
colleagues in the House in co-sponsoring
a bill which would encourage
job training by private industry
by providing a 10 % tax
credit to employers for expenses
incurred in trainingtheir employees
in certain job skills.
The bill,' titled " The Human
Investment Act of 1967", was
described by Congressman Wydler
as being " an approach which
places the responsibility for increased
job training where it belongs
- - o n the nation's greatest
job trainer, our private enterprise
system."
The Human Investment Act specifically
gives employers incentive
to broaden and expand apprenticeship
training, on- the- job
training under the Manpower Development
and Training Act, cooperative
work study programs,
tuition refund programs, expenses
of organized group and classroom
instruction, and others.
The New York Republican explained
that " giving employers
a tax credit for employee training
and retraining is an efficient
and sensible approach. Unlike
government run training programs,
private training programs
involve less red tape and,
most importantly, are aimed at
an available job. Private employers
know better than any government
agency which jobs are a-vailable
and what skills are in
demand. In addition, the knowledge
that a job is waiting at
the end of training is a powerful
incentive to an employee-trainee."
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Inspires California Inquiry
Congressman Wydler said that
the need for such legislation
became apparent to him when the
Arma Corporation in his District
wished to run a retraining program
for some of its employees.
They were told the only way they
could obtain Federal funds for
such a program would be to
fire the men since only programs
for the unemployed were
available. " This convinced me
that better approaches were of the
utmost importance and would best
be done through private initiative
and free enterprise, which this
bill encourages," Wydler stated.
The Human Investment Act of
1967 is a slightly modified version
of the legislation proposed
in 1965 which received the support
of 86 Republican Congressmen,
23 Republican Senators, the
Republican Coordinating Committee,
and was mentioned as a
major step in redirecting the
poverty war in the Republican
State of the Union message of
1967.
Sixty- four cases of stroke were
reported by Nassau County physicians
during the first four weeks
of the reporting period of the
Stroke Survey sponsored by the
Coordinated Stroke Program.
The survey commenced on January
1st and will continue through
June 30, 1967 in an attempt to
assess the number of such
patients there are in a given
period and what local services
and facilities are needed to meet
their needs adequately.
The program is financed by a
Federal grant of $ 46,300.00 and
Charles Wilson, a Public Health
Service social worker, has been
assigned full- time to work with
the staff. Linden L. Davis, M. D.,
of Williston Park, is serving as
Medical Director for the Survey.
Thirty social workers have been
given intensive training as interviewers
and will conduct interviews
with all physicians who
report stroke patients and with
the patients or their families. The
information is to be coded for
data processing and study.
This is one of the projects of
the Coordinated Stroke Program
of Nassau County which is sponsored
by the Academy of Medicine,
the Heart Association, the
Health Department, the Department
of Welfare, and 45 other
agencies in Nassau County interested
in the care and rehabilitation
of the stroke patient. Mar-jo
rie H. Greene, M. D., ofHicks-ville,
is serving as chairman.
Grunewald To Address Pequa GOP
Town of Oyster Bay Councilman
A. Carl Grunewald will be
the guest speaker at the Massa-pequa
Republican Club meeting
to be held on Tuesday, February
14 at 8: 30 p. m. at 85 Grand
Avenue, Massapequa.
" The Fine Art of Fraud",
a film produced by the office of
the Attorney General of the State
of New York will also be shown.
Councilman Ralph J. Marino's
recommendation for the creation
of a Town narcotics co- ordina-tor
has had a far reaching result--
as far- reaching as 3,000
miles.
Marino has received a letter
from Mrs. Dorothy C. Tompkins,
public administration analyst at
the University of California in
Berkeley, requesting complete
information on the coordinator
and the Citizens Advisory Youth
Board's recommendations.
Marino has sent the information
which is expected to be used by
Mrs. Tompkins, who is a bibliographer
in the field of criminal
justice, as research data.
I have called for a joint congressional
investigation of the
tragic fire which killed three
United States astronauts. In my
opinion this is essential to maintain
public confidence in the space
program.
The fire inside the capsule on
launch pad 34 reminded all Americans
of the dangers that exist
in our Apollo program. Flying a
man to the moon and back is high
risk adventure and the dangers
faced in the future are much
greater than anything to date. We
must be prepared to accept more
losses.
In the meantime, we should do
everything in our power to reduce
the risks. For that reason, as a
member of the House Science and
Astronautics Committee, I have
called for joint congressional
hearings with the Senate Space
Committee to investigate the accident
so that it will not be repeated.
Our congressional investigation
should be an intensive, no-holds-
barred inquiry into the
causes of the accident. The Senate
has already announced their investigation.
It is clear we in the
House cannot stand by as mere
spectators. It is also clear we
should not duplicate the Senate
effort.
Three phases of such an investigation
are essential. First,
we should review the findings
and conclusions of the Space
Agency Board of Inquiry report.
The reason why no extinguisher
system was available should be
explained. Second, the need for
recent speedups inthe whole program
should be reviewed. The
Safety factor is becoming secondary
as we race to land a man on
the moon" by the end of the decade."
The importance of this has
always eluded me. Third, and
most important, is the question
of using a capsule environment of
pure oxygen. There is no apparent
reason for this but habit. A
natural atmosphere would have
prevented the accident. It is successfully
used by the Russians.
As my six year old son Chris
said his prayers the other evening
he suddenly added, " and God
bless the poor astronauts who
were killed." To which I say
" Amen." They were brave men
who died in the service of their
country. Our joint congressional
investigation should make sure
they did not die in vain.
LOTE
Nassau County Sheriff Joseph Ft Maher is shown with \- Ray Technician
James Stewart i- becking Mill I ) orsa of Massapequa. Dorsa was
one of 78 men who passed the first written Civil Service test foi
Jailer ever given ni Nassau County. The medical examination was
conducted recently at the police auditorium in Mineola.
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