Nixon Aide Reports 1969 Upturn in Farm Income and Hunger Aid
Washington AP Nixon administration credits 1969 with progress in feeding the poor and expanding farm programs. Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin cites rising farm income and expanded food stamp measures, including a new Food and Nutrition Service and nutrition aides aiding 5,000 poor families. He notes gaps in malnutrition shrinking and forecasts further expansion in 1970.
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Environment concerns rise as potential major issue
Boston AP reports Amherst College professor Dr. Leo Marx warned that public concern about the environment could eclipse Vietnam and civil rights, yet cautioned that publicity does not guarantee real change. He critiqued the conservation movement as elitist and questioned its political effectiveness and long term ecological accountability.
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