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Politics: President Richard M. Nixon Newsletter for 2024-06-06 ( 2 items )  
Happy 50th Anniversary, SSI (10)
WOODLAWN, Maryland, June 5 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release: This year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) celebrates 50 years of administering the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. President Richard Nixon signed the bill in 1972, and in January 1974, SSA began issuing the first SSI payments to nearly 4 million eligible people. The goal of the SSI program was to aid aged, blind, and individuals with disabilities with very limited income and more PR

Nearly 300 staff honored at annual Service Recognition Event (10)
ITHACA, New York, June 3 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Fifty years ago, disco was on the rise, "American Graffiti" and "The Exorcist" were big at the box office, and the Watergate scandal led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Meanwhile, Vicky Sharp and Michael Skvarla were starting their first days at Cornell. Skvarla began his career in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, later joining the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility more PR