United States tightens surplus food disposal policy
The United States revamps how it handles surplus food due to dwindling wheat stocks and excess foreign currency. The policy shifts to accepting payments mainly in dollars from currency-excess countries including India and Pakistan, with Egypt to be supplied a sale of $55 million in food to the United Arab Republic. President Johnson approved talks in Cairo, amid regional tensions and debate on whether to use a dollars-only approach.
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Washington
United States
India
Pakistan
United Arab Republic
U.S. Treasury
Ceylon
Burma
Guinea
Israel
Poland
Tunisia
Yugoslavia
State Department
Johnson
Cairo
U.S. Information Agency
Leonard Farbstein
Dn.x
Egypt
Farbstein
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U.S
Ford Foundation Launches Center For Birth Studies
New York Ford Foundation announced grants totaling 14.5 million dollars to create an international research agency on human reproduction and fertility control. The effort seeks prestige similar to cancer research and will target sterility reduction, contraception device improvement, and birth control information dissemination. Eight and a half million funds establish a new International Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, with eight million expanding the Population Council's work at Rockefeller University.
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New York
Ford Foundation
International Institute
Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center
Population Council
Rockefeller University
Rockefeller Attacks Federal Drug Policy in New York
Albany Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller accused the federal government of failing to curb drug addiction and announced a state legislative drive to fight addiction and crime. He urged a joint federal state war on drugs and crime and said federal financing must cover a major share of programs. He claimed over a third of crime in New York stems from drug use.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
India Faces Critical Food Shortage Amid Drought
New Delhi government white paper warns drought has devastated food grain crops and the harvest will be far short of feeding India's 480 million people. Even a surge in U S shipments is unlikely to prevent near famine in parts of the country.
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India
New Delhi
United States
Top Flansman Ties Klan to Liuzzo Killing in Trial
FBI informer Rowe linked Ku Klux Klan’s imperial wizard Shelton to the plan that led to Viola Liuzzo’s death. He testified the four men traveled from Birmingham to Montgomery by orders from Shelton, seeking to harass a civil rights participant during the Selma Montgomery march.
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Liuzzo
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FBI
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Shelton
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Federal District Court
Montgomery
Birmingham
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
United Klans of America, Inc
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Rowe
Robert Thomas
Klan
Birminghan
Collie Leroy Wilkins
William Orville Eaton
Eugene Thomas
Wilkins
Eaton
Thomas
Linzzo
Detroit Teamsters Union
Selma
Alty
John Doar
7th Fleet Skipper Hyland Promoted Amid Navy Reassignments
Johnson City Texas reports President Johnson named Rear Adm. John J. Hyland to command the 7th Fleet patrolling waters around South Vietnam. Hyland, 53, bypassed 72 admirals and received interim promotion to vice admiral, taking over from an ailing predecessor in Japan as Rear Adm. Joseph Williams leads the fleet temporarily. Hyland, a World War II carrier pilot, previously directed strategic plans and commanded carriers and seaplane tender Oslo.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
John J. Hyland
7Th Fleet
South Viet Nam
Adm
Hyland
Navy
South China Seas
Washington
Oklahoma City
Chief of Naval Operations
Paul P. Blackburn Jr
Japan
Joseph Williams
U.S
Okinawa
Probers OK Boston Unit On Poverty Probers OK Boston Unit On Poverty
Federal investigators gave preliminary clearance to the Boston poverty program but require stronger control. They will release $1.5 million in withheld funds Friday. The Newport-Midewtown RI Neighborhood Youth Corps shut down with 34 workers told to report no work. Dennis Shea said renewal status is unclear. ABCD leader Mark Battle admitted initial mistakes but defended rapid program setup. ABCD plans tighter fiscal controls and better hiring safeguards, plus stronger NYC liaison and ongoing project evaluation.
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Boston
New England
Newport-Middletown
R.I
Dennis F. Shea
Noto
Mark Battle
Action For Boston Community Development
ABCD
Battle
Nyc
Abolish Local Welfare Boards Move to State Run
A Massachusetts committee urges abolishing local welfare boards and transferring duties to a centralized state system. The proposal, backed by a $100,000 National Study Service report, cites inefficiency, disorganization, and lack of coordination across 15 communities and multiple agencies.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Committee On Children and Youth
United Community Services
National Study Service
State Welfare Department
Springfield
Stockbridge
Western Hampshire
Milford
Winchendon
Melrose
Winthrop
Lowell
Woburn
Lynnfield
Walpole
Hull
Marshfield
Takemmy
Department of Public Welfare
Ad's $80 Goof Raises the Roof
A New York discount firm sparked a shopper stampede by advertising a 19 inch portable TV for 3.98 dollars. The ad error listed 88.98 as the price and 500 coupon holders rushed the store. Clerks halted sales after 50 sets sold amid chaos. Police helped clear the scene as doors were locked.
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Nw York
48Th Street
UCLA Honors Prince Philip With Honorary Law Degree
UCLA will award Prince Philip an honorary doctor of laws degree during Charter Day ceremonies on March 14 and he will deliver a speech. The Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Miami March 9 and continues a tour through Houston Palm Springs Los Angeles Chicago and New York.
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UPI
Prince Philip of
Great Britain
UCLA
University
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Miami
Houston
Palm Springs
Calif
Chicago
New York
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