Schweitzer Defies Africa's Modern Progress Rush
In Gabon, Dr Albert Schweitzer at his jungle hospital defies Western progress. He claims to know what Africans need after 54 years there, treating over 59,000 patients in 40 years. He notes resistance from educated Africans and European officials while families care for the sick and many depart cured back to the forest.
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Humphrey to Speak at UMass Commencement
Sen Hubert H Humphrey will be the commencement speaker at the University of Massachusetts on June 7, announced by President John W Lederle. In a separate brief, bandits in Pontefract Castle England loaded a safe onto a wheelbarrow and wheeled it to a dungeon after forcing a trap door, yielding only 56 cents in loot.
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Uncle Sam Gives and Takes in Poverty Tax Clash
Washington (NANA) describes a conflict between the war on poverty program and tax laws. A couple at $3,000 annual income is deemed poor by the Office of Economic Opportunity yet must pay about $270 in federal income tax after standard deductions. Senator Eugene McCarthy proposes relief by removing such taxpayers from the tax burden.
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