Democrats Spar Over Johnson Poverty Program Scrutiny
WASHINGTON AP Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee pressed program director Sargent Shriver at a secret meeting over the antipoverty effort. They seek a fulltime director, plan nationwide scrutiny, and approved a $100,000 probe to inspect community action projects amid broader discontent with Shriver's administration.
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Tornadoes Strike Chicago Area and Midwest
Tornadic storms hit Chicago and a broad Midwest region injuring many and causing widespread damage. Twisters ripped Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. Chicago suburbs Park Forest and northwest Chicago area suffered unroofed homes and significant damage. Joliet and surrounding areas reported heavy damage and hospitalizations while wind gusts neared 100 mph in Crete and Til.
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Funds Asked For Medicare Housing Laws
President Johnson asked Congress for 734.9 million dollars to implement the new housing and Medicare laws. The request includes 297 million for the Housing and Urban Development Act with 100 million for water and sewer grants and 100 million for rural housing loans, plus 50 million for elderly and handicapped rental housing and 25 million for neighborhood health facilities. Another 261 million covers the new medical assistance and Insurance program under Social Security, including 222 million for state grants to finance increased relief payments and the Medicare program.
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Man Creates Water Crisis Says Kennedy
Senator Robert F Kennedy told the International Water Quality Symposium that the Northeast Midwest and Gulf states could learn from the Southwest. He blamed drought and national waste and planning failures, citing flooding streams and polluted lakes and rivers reducing usable water supplies.
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How Good Is Your Mental Health Seminar Tips
A psychologist who conducts seminars for doctors shares five core methods to maintain mental health reaffirmed in September Reader's Digest promotions. Readers are reminded of the magazine's trusted guidance and the public's faith in its health advice.
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New England Senators Seek Economic Aid Designation
Seven Democratic senators from Connecticut Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island urge that New England be named an economic development region eligible for aid under the Public Works and Economic Development Act. They cite inter state cooperation and regional problems like pollution metropolitan growth highway safety housing health facilities and unemployment.
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