West Africa aid program by Rockefeller Foundation ends
A five year Rockefeller Foundation West Africa program started January 1959 with 250000 dollar annual budget and ended May 31. It funded 23 Nigeria studies 6 Ghana studies and one for Togo plus informal advisory help to Western investors. Several projects moved to production including radios and ceramic blocks in Nigeria and a large poultry farm in Ghana. The AID program continues feasibility work with Arthur D Little Co teams assisting Nigerian federation governments.
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Nation's New Weather Bureau Chief Still Believes He Has Many Friends
Hartford AP report profiles Dr. Robert M. White 40 named by President Kennedy as new Weather Bureau chief succeeding Francis W. Reichelderfer. White aims to expand dependable meteorological services through new developments while heading Travelers Research Center Inc. background notes his Boston birth, WWII weather officer service, and advanced degrees in meteorology.
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Rockefeller to attend Bohemian Club encampment
San Francisco AP reports New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller will attend the Bohemian Club encampment on the Russian River as guest of James B. Black Sr. of Pacific Gas & Electric. The event is described as men only.
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Britain’s Philby Granted Political Asylum by Moscow
Radio Moscow reported Harold Philby has received political asylum in the Soviet Union. The former British diplomat and journalist, 51, vanished from Beirut last January and is linked to tips about Burgess and MacLean. His life remains shrouded in questions and mystery grows.
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