Word: hud
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...himself knew that he was dissipated and corrupted when he wrote that line, having lost his Depression radicalism somewhere between World War II and Hollywood. Sackler, however, tries to effect that which he never possessed; and Ritt, himself far removed from his honest work, Edge of the City and Hud, cannot cover for him. The Jewish playwright is no longer in a position to voice radical ethos convincingly. That may be the real tragedy behind The Great White Hope...
...annual operating budget for Model Cities approved by both HUDand the Cambridge City Council, authorizes 11 per cent raises for most staff members and larger promotional increases for others. Corcoran, however, has refused to allow HUD to raise the salaries of the local employees that much, and has instead offered to substitute the same pay-raise plan most city employees will be receiving-8 per cent...
...keys to the pay question is the ambiguous classification of the Model Cities staff as city employees. Their pay comes from HUD and they receive no retirement, social-security, job-security, overtime, or other fringe benefits that other city employees do. Because of this, Brown feels their pay should be higher than comparable city employees in other departments, who do receive these benefits. "There is a cash value to these things, and they should be compensated for not having them," he said...
...contract would provide job training for residents of the Model Cities neighborhood. It was passed by the City Council, 7-2, despite Cronin's opposing legal interpretation. HUD indicated in July that federal funds would be forthcoming...
...Carl Briscoe, HUD senior program officer in Washington, argued for passage of the Careers Program and stated that it was not designed to circumvent regular civil service appointments...