Famine 1975 Prompts Debate On World Hunger Policy
A review of William and Paul Paddock's Famine 1975 argues hunger could define national strength, urges writing off some nations, and frames American logistics as aid or weapon. The piece contrasts poverty theories with calls for bold action on food production and birth control.
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State Department
Little, Brown and Co
William
Paul Paddock
United States
U.S
Oscar Lewis
Fertility control programs contrasted with birth costs worldwide
The analysis argues a $100 million yearly program could aid five million medically indigent women with voluntary family planning, matching costs to lives saved. It cites high birth rates in developing nations, signs of progress in India, Pakistan, and the United Arab Republic, and urges global fertility control paired with food production to avert famine.
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Ernest Gruening
U.S. Public Health Service
Congress
U.S
United Arab Republic
Pakistan
India
Korea
Taiwan
Population Council
Ford Foundation
International Planned Parenthood Federation
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Raymond Ewell
Condor conservation prompts strict California laws
The California condor, North America’s largest land bird, faces extinction with only 51 individuals remaining. A recent survey shows the species’ precarious status, prompting tight regulations to protect it. The quiz also notes maple sugar yields of two to three pounds per tree, with exceptional trees reaching five or six pounds, and clarifies that Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico do not pay federal taxes due to lacking voting representation in Congress.
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California
Puerto Rico
Congress
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Baytown businessman Herbert V. Herbert active in civic work
Herbert V. Herbert a Baytown resident since 1937 leads the McDonald and Herbert Insurance Agency after buying his partner’s stake. He serves as Kiwanis past president, Presbyterian Church member, ex YMCA director, past Texas Presbyterian Men president, and active in chamber groups and hospital fundraising. Born 1918 in Houston, he and wife Virginia Bolieu have four children and enjoy fishing and sports.
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Herbert V. Herbert
Baytown
Herbert
Steele M. McDonald
Mr. Donald and Herbert Insurance Agency
Lufkin
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Air Force
Luixin
Lee College
University of Houston
Humbre Oi and Refining Co
South Texas
Kemper Thomas Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gerald V. Daniel
Insurance Busiess
Daniel's Insurance Agency
Texas Avenue
Daniel Agency
McDonald
E. T
David
Robert E. Lee
Ann
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