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ET PROGRAM

Description: Criticism and success of Employment Training (ET) program for welfare recipients. Service industry, fast food: Dunkin' Donuts, coffee, pizza making, deli, McDonald's bag passed through take-out window
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/08/1986

Edson de Castro, Part 2

Description: Interview with Data General president Edson de Castro about comparative employment climate of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Claims labor pool in NH is more motivated, whereas unemployed in Massachusetts would rather depend on welfare. Sign for Blue Star Memorial Highway. “Welcome to, Bienvenue au New Hampshire - live free or die” sign. Route 95 traffic, many trucks. reel 2 of 4.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/09/1977

Elliot Richardson at ABCD

Description: Elliot Richardson takes questions at ABCD seminar on alleviating poverty. Touches on welfare, Social Security, housing subsidies, Medicare, unemployment benefits. Robert Coard, ABCD executive director.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/21/1984

Employment and Training Program (ET)

Description: Success of Gov. Michael Dukakis' Employment & Training Program (ET) for former welfare recipients - a perceived asset in his presidential campaign.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/28/1987

Ethnic tensions in Lawrence

Description: Profile of changes in Lawrence following an influx of Puerto Rican and other Hispanic immigrants. Interviews with recent arrivals and "old-time" white residents, as well as a representative of Kaps clothing store on the decision to move from its Essex Street location. Mayor Kevin Sullivan attributes the city's difficulties to welfare and a declining middle-class tax base, and warns that the city of Lawrence will "make it very rough" for new arrivals who are unwilling to "contribute."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/28/1991

Family Security Act

Description: Family Security Act requires states to provide education, training and jobs, rather than emphasizing welfare payments. Resulting new labor force would be provided Medicaid and child care in return for work.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/17/1988

Food stamps

Description: Food stamps sign in windows of Stop & Shop and Finast supermarkets. One, five and ten dollar USDA coupons marked "Do not fold or spindle." Cashier's hand presses keys on register, opens drawer, inserts bills, makes change. Groceries move along belt at checkout. Groceries loaded into paper bag. Customer pushes full store carriage with toddler wearing Mickey Mouse cap in child seat. Magazine rack. Aisle of bottled and canned juices. Milk being stocked in dairy section. Cartons of jumbo eggs. Price sticker being applied to mugs. Register tape.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/23/1977

Forsberg on cutting services

Description: Human services secretary David Forsberg plans to optimize reduced funds through good management. Charles Mahoney says state carries excess overhead, is bad provider for children. Welfare office workers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/11/1991

Fuel assistance

Description: PEOPLE APPLYING FOR FUEL ASSISTANCE. ALLSTON - BRIGHTON ACTION COUNCIL
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/17/1984

General relief cut proposed

Description: Man with AIDS relies on scant general relief benefits for the disabled for his rent, food, clothing. He is on waiting list for SSI. Cuts are proposed for general relief fund. welfare.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/11/1991