Labor Authority Sees Death Of Bracero Program
MISSION Tex AP The 10 year old bracero program is dying an assistant secretary of labor said Jerry Holleman at a news conference The program once brought nearly a half million Mexican workers a year to farm work may die in two to four years Farmers say red tape and misuse strangled it Holleman noted sentiment has shifted against it The program was meant as supplementary labor for agriculture Domestic labor should be sought first he added Some labor groups criticize the program as depressing wages Kennedy signed the bill this week with a ban on importing workers unless U S efforts to attract domestic labor match conditions Holleman cited California wages and those in Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley as examples
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Dinah Shore switches show format with chimps and fry stamps
New York AP reports Dinah Shore Show shifts to a zany format featuring three children and chimpanzees next door, with Peggy Cass and Jack Weston starring. Straightaway follows about sports car enthusiasts and a prize fight scene. NBC seeks stronger children’s programming amid varied Sunday lineup.
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Copper Needle Launching Set Aims for Space Signals
Washington AP reports Project West Ford plans a belt of 75 hairlike copper filaments to orbit 2,000 miles up to test long-range radio communications. Scientists warn the system could interfere with astronomical observations, though a White House approved plan faces opposition. A president’s science advisory panel led by Dr John Tukey issued its report.
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Reading help at Baylor Center eases illiteracy
A Dallas woman with cancer asks if her husband can learn to read in six to twelve months. A Baylor Literacy Center volunteer teaches him, part of a nationwide effort showing 10 percent of adults cannot read well. Since four years ago Baylor aims to teach all to read well enough to understand the Bible, drawing learners from around the world and the United States.
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