On March 15, 1783, General George Washington addressed a group of angry officers in an effort to rescue the American Revolution from mutiny at the highest level. After the British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution still blazed on, and as peace was negotiated in Europe, grave problems surfaced at home. The government was broke, paying its debts with loans from France. Political rivalry among the states paralyzed Congress. The army's officers,...

Background information about Newburgh, N. Y. explaining why a conflict has arisen over the public welfare program. Mentions three improvements in Newburgh --the enactment of a zoning code, the beginning of an urban renewal program, and an intensified plan for housing inspection. Shows how welfare funds in Newburgh are spent and explains how City Manager Mitchell has attacked the welfare program and has taken steps to restrict welfare eligibility and...