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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1969

Page

14

Congress panel urges broad youth mental health program

A U.S. commission proposed a national health plan from conception to age 24, including family planning, prenatal and pediatric care, mental health services, and national health insurance for youths up to 21 or 25. The panel cited poverty as a root cause and urged federal funding, advisory councils, and day care, while Sen. Ribicoff signaled quick legislative action and suggested scaling back some recommendations.

New York Times News Miami Beach Fla Congress Joint Commission On Mental Health of Children Abraham A. Ribicoff Dconn Ribicoff American Psychiatric Association Americana Commission Diag Council of Advisers On Council of Economic Advisers Reginald S. Lourie Washington, D.C Lourie

Sargent names Maloney interim head of Youth Division

Gov. Fran Sargent nominates Frank A. Maloney of Boston College to head the troubled Division of Youth Service on an interim basis. Coughlan resigns but withdraws it as reform talks continue. a special Executive Council session is planned for Monday to approve the nomination.

Boston Francis W. Sargent Frank A. Maloney Boston College Division of Youth Service John D. Coughlan Sargent Divisia Coughlan Executive Council Maloney Buereau of Boston College School of Social Work

Indictments in Boston over securities theft case

Six secret indictments were returned by a Suffolk County grand jury on a case involving theft of securities from Merrill Lynch. Three indictments charged larceny of more than 100 dollars felony, and others charged receipt of stolen goods. One defendant named but not identified. a warrant issued. Arraignment expected Tuesday.

Boston Suffolk County Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith State Attorney General’s Office

Brown University President Resigns to Return to Teaching

Dr. Ray L. Heffner, Brown University president for three years, resigned to return to teaching as a professor of English and provost at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Merton P. Stoltz will become acting president on August 1.

Providence, RI Ray L. Heffner Brown University University of Iowa At Iowa City Heffner Brown Indiana University Merton P. Stoltz Charles C. Tillinghast

Week of campus turmoil ends with resignations and clashes

Resignation of CCNY president Dr Buell G Gallagher marked a week of campus turmoil that included riot police firing tear gas into a Howard University dormitory and a bloody clash between black and white students at CCNY. The unrest touched Southern University New Orleans Madison campus Wisconsin Purdue Indiana Dartmouth Alabama State Yale and more as leaders called for action to end the Vietnam war address draft inequities and race tensions.

Buell G. Gallagher City College of New York Howard University CCNY Southern University New Orleans Madison University of Wisconsin Purdue University Indiana University Dartmouth College Alabama State College State Capitol Montgomery Yale University Kingman Brewster Jr Chicago Vietnam

Boy Scouts Embrace Modern Jamboree Methods

NEW YORK AP Campers at the national jamboree in Idaho will use mechanical fire starters charcoal briquets and instant potatoes. Scout officials defend the shift from traditional wood fires saying the focus is on inspiration programs discussion groups and outdoor activities while maintaining safety and discipline.

Idaho Joe Cunningham Associated Press New York America Russel Bufkins New Brunswick N.J Lake Pend Oreille Farragut State Park

Helen Keller Papers Donated to American Foundation for the Blind

The private papers of the late Helen Keller were bequeathed to the American Foundation for the Blind. The 50 000 item collection includes correspondence with presidents from Coolidge to Johnson and with figures such as Carl Sandburg Mark Twain Alexander Graham Bell Will Rogers and Albert Einstein. Keller served as the foundation's counsel on national and international affairs from 1924 until her death in 1988.

New York Helen Keller United States Calvin Coolidge Lyndon Johnson American Foundation For the Blind M. Robert Barnett Miss Keller Foundation Carl Sandburg Mark Twain Alexander Graham Bell Willi Rogers Albert Einstein

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