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Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 5

(released May 1957)
Elective Coverage Under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
by Irwin Wolkstein
The Development of Organized Recreation in the United States
by Thomas Karter
Initial Effects of the 1956 Amendments on Public Assistance Money Payments
by Garnett A. Lester
1956 Amendments to the Railroad Retirement Act
by John A. MacDougall
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ISSN: 1937-4666

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