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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
4
The House Banking Committee approved a 5.5 billion three year housing bill with subsidies to lower mortgage payments for low and moderate income families and up to 11 000 to 20 000 homes. The measure also proposes federal backing to push insurance in riot and flood prone areas.
The Virginia State Department of Community Colleges plans three new two year schools this fall. Thomas Nelson in Hampton Southwest in Tazewell and Frederick in Nansemond County will lift total colleges from eight to eleven and enrollments from 12 000 to 20 000. Construction delays from a steelworkers strike at Nelson have ended and work resumes.
In Raiganj India a crow is blamed for a fire that killed one person and destroyed three thatched homes. Officials said a lit wick dropped from a lantern onto a thatched roof sparked the blaze.
Washington AP writes that Congress trimmed about 600 million dollars from the foreign aid bill. The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved 2.3647 billion for the new year, below the Johnson administration request of 2.9615 billion. Republican amendments to slice one billion were rejected. Rep. Otto Passman aims to cut more. The action signals further reductions as House debates approach.
During the Ice Age, vast ice sheets formed the Great Lakes region and gouged deep valleys, reshaping the landscape. The process created the basin structure that holds the lakes today.
The Supreme Court ruled that fatherless dependent children qualify for welfare even with a man in the home. States including Michigan Louisiana Georgia Arkansas plan varied responses from maintaining bans to potential cuts or expanded rolls. Officials in several states await guidance and assess financial impact on relief programs.
Marine Corps Cpl. Charles Hannah of Whitesville Boone County was killed in action in Vietnam. The Defense Department announced he died June 15 when a land mine exploded. His parents Mr and Mrs Harrison Hannah of Whitesville confirmed the family statement.
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