Church Help Sought In War on Poverty
A national campaign mobilizes Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups to aid the poor. Sar gent Shriver directs the Office of Economic Opportunity urging interfaith action and moral urgency in reducing poverty alongside civil rights efforts. Religious leaders urge parishes to become dynamic community spearheads while confronting complacency about poverty.
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America
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Shriver
National Council of Churches
United Church Women
Msgr
Raymond J. Gallagher
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Leon Feuer
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Reed Screens Five For Council Post
Gov John H Reed, new chairman of the New England Governors Conference, says five applicants are being screened for the executive secretary post to be chosen at the March 1 Boston meeting. The job creation aims to separate the conference from the New England Council and boost effectiveness, amid past criticism of the council’s handling of staff duties and grain rate positions affecting Maine.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
John H. Reed
New England Governors Conference
Boston
Reed
Governors Conference
New England Council
War Against Cancer The cancer battle in industrial society
A 1965 dispatch argues cancer is a product of industry and burning fuels. It links rising cancer rates to combustion and chemical use, notes vast U S spending on research, and weighs prohibitive anti cancer measures versus practical civilization needs. It cites Wilhem C Heuper of the National Cancer Institute and debates on safety proof versus extrapolated evidence.
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United States
New York
UPI
Percivall Potts
Sir Walter Raleigh
Wilhelm C. Heuper
National Cancer Institute
The
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Bennington County Spends $987,000 a Year on Smokes
New figures show Bennington County residents smoked 3,357,000 packs in the past year at 204 packs per adult, about $60 per smoker annually, totaling roughly $987,000 for the community. National data indicate a post report dip then rebound in cigarette sales, with local rates near the national level.
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Bennington County
New York
United States
Tobacco Industry
Internal Revenue Service
New England
Department of Agriculture
Luther L. Terry
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