Shriver Cites Cains in War On Poverty
Washington AP. R Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, said the war on poverty already reaches 3.1 million people and 5.9 million should be aided next year. He asked for a 1.5 billion authorization, nearly double this year, before a Senate Labor subcommittee. He defended a 3.2 percent dropout rate for the Job Corps and noted nine months of operation this year with 1.2 million directly helped and 1.9 million indirectly. For fiscal 1966 he projected 3 million directly and 2.9 million indirectly. He listed 102 Job Corps centers opened, 3,100 community action grants, 75,000 college students aided, 260,000 youths in Neighborhood Youth Corps, 10,000 rural loans, and 88,000 needy adults in work programs.
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Senate votes down Springfield Armory transfer plan
The Senate rejected Sen Paul Douglas proposed amendment to move Springfield Armory work to Rock Island saving 4.6 million annually. Committee had cut Rock Island in earlier action. Senate approved 1.721 billion for military construction for the upcoming fiscal year. A conference will resolve differences including a veto provision on future base closings.
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Survival pig liver therapy dies after 17 days in Boston case
A Boston woman with severe liver disease died after 17 days of porcine liver perfusion therapy. Surgeons removed a pig liver into a sterile box, diverted the patient’s blood through it five times to cleanse her own liver, and observed periods of improvement before a gradual decline. The team said the case shows artificial maintenance is possible for terminal liver disease, with the longest pig-liver survival on record at 27 days.
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Liberal Endorse Lindsay For New York City Mayor
The Liberal party endorsed Rep. John V. Lindsay for New York City mayor in a convention vote. The move boosts the Republican candidate planning a fusion ticket to win New York’s top office, a post last held by a GOP mayor in 1945. The Liberal party often backs Democrats in major races and proved pivotal in earlier elections.
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Beame Enters NYC Mayoral Race as Fifth Democrat
New York City Democratic candidate Abraham D. Beame joined a crowded mayoral field, bringing the total to seven contenders from all parties. Beame, City Controller, has clashed with retiring Mayor Robert F. Wagner over fiscal matters.
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Selloff Deepens as Market Dives After Six Week Slide
New York report notes a six week stock decline erasing gains since last summer. Monday marked the steepest drop since the Kennedy assassination, the fourth straight loss with faster trading as prices fell. Blue chip shares slid by two dollars or more. No clear news explanation emerged for the wave of selling.
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Senate OKs 650 Million Health Center Plan
The Senate approved a 650 million authorization to create regional medical centers targeting heart disease cancer and stroke. If House passage occurs, medical schools hospitals and research institutions would run coordinated programs to deliver prevention diagnosis and treatment advances. The plan totals 650 million over four years with 50 million next year and 100 million the second year.
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Red Nichols Dies Father Of Swing Leader Passed Away
LAS VEGAS UPI Jazz icon Red Nichols known as the father of swing died at 60 after a heart attack at Blair House motel. Born Ernest Loring Nichols in Ogden Utah on May 8 1905 he led The Syn copated Five and mentored sidemen like Jimmy Dorsey Gene Krupa Benny Goodman Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. He built a long career as a jazz trumpeter cornetist and recording innovator.
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Johnson Proposes $11 Billion Push for Medical Centers
President Johnson urged a national medical centers program with the federal government covering planning costs and 90 percent of building and equipping costs. He called for a five year push totaling about $11 billion to curb major illnesses, citing potential prevention of hundreds of thousands of deaths annually if medical advances were widely accessible.
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Nichols Led Early CBS Music Wardrobe And Radio Bands
Nichols, a pioneering musical director for CBS in 1927, led his own big dance band on early radio shows including the Bob Hope program. A 1959 film The Five Pennies portrayed his life. He is survived by widow Willa Inez Stutzman of Llano California daughter Dorothy Mason of La Crescenta California and sister Dorothy Langdon of San Jose California.
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Sit-In Convictions Hit UC Berkeley Demonstrators
Berkeley AP report: a municipal judge convicts 154 sit-in demonstrators at the University of California Berkeley for resisting arrest and trespassing after a multi day December protest in Sproul Hall led by Mario Savio. A 155th defendant faces a related verdict. Sentences set for July 19 and 20.
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