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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Detroit, Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg announced a permanent increase in unemployment compensation benefits alongside President Kennedy's $1.2 billion emergency aid plan. He met with leaders in the economically distressed area, advocating for federal legislation to upgrade state-fixed benefits. Michigan's unemployment rate is 11.2%.
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"We are convinced the general level of unemployment compensation benefits has fallen behind the times - it has to be upgraded," Goldberg said in a visit to this economically hard-hit area.
The Labor Secretary conferred with business, labor and political leaders in a stopover on his five-state tour of unemployment areas to drum up support for the Kennedy program.
Goldberg said details have yet to be worked out on Kennedy's plan for permanent expansion of the unemployment compensation program. But he indicated federal legislation will be sought to boost benefits that up to now have been fixed by the individual states.
Gov. John B. Swainson, with whom Goldberg conferred, said that the benefit level in Michigan should be increased to make up two-thirds of the worker's regular pay.
Michigan has a state-wide idle rate of 11.2 per cent of the work force.
Goldberg said that if proposals already recommended by the Kennedy Administration don't result in a springtime upturn in the economy the administration will be ready with a more far-reaching program. This could include tax revisions, he said.
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Detroit
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Saturday
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permanent increase in unemployment compensation benefits proposed; michigan unemployment rate at 11.2%; potential for further programs including tax revisions if economy does not improve.
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Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg visited Detroit to announce a permanent upgrade to unemployment compensation benefits, in addition to President Kennedy's $1.2 billion emergency aid plan. He conferred with business, labor, and political leaders during a stopover on his five-state tour to build support for the Kennedy program. Federal legislation is planned to boost state-fixed benefits. Gov. John B. Swainson suggested increasing Michigan benefits to two-thirds of regular pay.