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Show Destitute Indians Entitled To Welfare Aid, Chez Rules - ; j Lo, the poor Indian got break Tuesday whan Attorney General Gen-eral Joseph Chei ruled that destitute Indiana of the state are entitled en-titled to welfare aid and that the counties must contribute a share of their support The decision was made at the request re-quest of the stats department ef public welfare, which recently has received numerous protests from counties that balk at contributing to the support of the Indiana. The attorney general aaid: "The question of welfare aid Is not determined by color or rsoe, but by the circumstances of the applicant for aid. It Is my opinion that the fact that a person is an Indian, and doea not pay taxis will not relieve the counties ef their share of the expense in caring for him." |