Page Six THE SUMMER DAILY Wedr Welfare probes to be used once again WASHINGTON (;' - Secret state investigations of welfare applicants and recipients, abol- ished in the 1960s, were re-estab- lished yesterday by a new set of federal rules. The Department of Health, Ed- ucation and Welfare said the sweeping changes affecting relief eligibility determination, fair hearings and recovery of over- payments will help reduce errors costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. "The purpose of these regula- tions is to make sure welfare funds get to those in need, and to help restore the public's faith in our welfare system," said HEW Secretary Caspar Weinber- ger. "The longer, large over- payments and payments to in- eligible recipients continue, the more people in real need are de- prived of funds intended for them." The rules were bitterly contest- ed by welfare organizations, re- cipients and legal aid groups who argued that return to secret probes might lead to harassment and invasion of privacy. In response to those comments on the original April 20 propos- als, HEW included a section which it said "restates that con- stitutional rights are to be ob- served and protected." "I HAVE an awful lot of -con- fidence that states and counties are going to do right by their poor," said Robert Carleson, former California welfare direc- tor and now special welfare as- sistant to Weinberger. At present, a state can make outside contacts to determine eligibility only with the permis- sian of the applicant or recip- ient. The new rules take effect in 60 days but states may implement them immediately if new legisla- tion is not needed, Carleson said. STATES WILL be allowed to develop their own methods for re- covering overpayments within "reasonable limits," but with a new one-year retroactive limit applying also to correction of underpayments. Under the old rules, overpay- ments could be recovered only if they involved the willful fraud, error caused by the recipient or if the recipient had sufficient in- come or resources. The new requirement that ap- plications be written and signed, and not be taken by phone or mail, was amended to allow a third party to apply on behalf of an incapacitated or iscompe- tent person. ANOTHER CHANGE from the proposal expands from 7 to 11 the types of situations in which an agency can discontinue or re- duce welfare aid without ad- vance notice. The four new instances added cover cases in which a recipient is placed in a long-term hospital or -nursing home at state ex- pense, a dependent child is plac- ed io a foster home or becomes a ward of the court, a recipient's physician prescribes a new level of medical care, or a special al- lowance for a certain period is terminated. Carleson said another regula- tion to be proposed soon would allow states to act immediately in cases of suspected fraud. He said separate treatment of this issue is necessary to protect re- cipients' rights. AP Photo POLICE ARREST one of the demonstrators who took part in a protest at the White House yesterday. Activists Daniel and Jerome Berrigan were also arrested. The protest was over U.S. bombing in Cambodia. BOMBING CITED: Berrigans arrested in anti-war protest WASHINGTON (A') - Peace activists Daniel and Jerome Ber- rigan and several other demon- strators were arrested yesterday as they knelt at the White House. Daniel Berrigan said -the pro- test was over U. S. bombing in Cambodia "and a lot of deaths in Vietnam." AHOUT 80 demonstrators wait- ed aning the tourists to get into the White House tours. They sang, "We -Shall Overcome." White House police did not stop the activists from going through the tourist gate. But most of the demonstrators stopped and knelt on the steps before entering the White House. When one leader tried to ad- dress a gathering over a micro- phone, a White House guard warned its members to continue moving or leave the grounds, or face arrest. A FEW demonstrators contin- ued the White House tour, sing- ing antiwar songs as they walked throughathe rooms with tourists. At that time no arrests were made inside the mansion, but earlier three demonstrators were arrested as they prayed at the North Portico. They were among about 30 who went through the resid e n c e chanting anti- war songs. The demonstrators arrested outside were flanked by police as they were dragged from the steps. They sang, "we shall not be moved" and others outside the gate also joined in. MANY TOURISTS waiting out- side in the hot sun applauded. A few curses were heard express- ing displeasure. Regular White House tours were delayed as the arrests were being made at the tourist gate. One elderly w o m a n said, "They have a right to protest." A man with a young child said, "Damn, we came 3,000 miles and they chased us out." - A superior court jury acquit- ted two men and woman of un- lawful entry at the White House where they prayed for an end to U.S. bombing. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN wednesday, August 15 Field; Swimming, Fuler Pool; 9 am.-6 DAY CALENDAR pm. AAU National Junior Olympics: Judo, Grad Coffee Hour: E. Conference Rm, gymnastics, Crister Arena; Track, Ferry Rackham, 8 pm. JOIN THE DAILY STAFF Phone 764-0558 EASY AFTERNOONS SDrinks 1/2 Price A Free Jukebox t Peanuts . 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