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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1965
Page
3
The House passed a bill to establish an Administration on Aging and provide 17.5 million dollars for long-range planning to aid people over 65. It specifies creation of a new agency structure and funding for aging services.
UPI reports on GOP members of the House Ways and Means Committee accusing the Medicare program of risking Social Security with debt. They back a voluntary plan and a hospital insurance mandate funded by payroll taxes, while criticizing the proposal as costly. A separate bill would shield elderly widows from benefits cuts if they remarry, per Rep. McGrath.
A House subcommittee voted to strike $10 million earmarked for the Boston Electronics Research Center from NASA next year. The central project, to be built in Cambridge, has sparked controversy amid broader debates over federal funding and regional politics.
In Camden Alabama smoke bombs dispersed a march aimed at integrating Camden Academy the county’s only Negro school. Teen protesters returned after dispersal, vowing to try again with a permit as officers supervised the scene. Classes later dismissed at the academy amid confrontations with mayor Reg Albritton and local authorities.
New York AP report cites silver producers noting sufficient mine production and coin recovery to meet metal coin demand for years. Forum sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts heard projections: 1968 free world silver output could rise at least 18 percent year over year, though a deficit between supply and consumption remains possible.
United States House Rules Committee voiced doubts while approving a Senate passed constitutional amendment on presidential succession. The measure would let the vice president act as president during presidential incapacity and allow vacancy in the vice presidency with congressional ratification. Critics warned of coups and unworkable procedures. supporters said safeguards exist.
A Silver Committee member at the Mining Congress proposed introducing silver coinage in Vietnam to give its people something tangible to value and rally around, arguing it would bolster resolve and economic symbolism.
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