Peace Corps Reaches Third Birthday Amid Global Aid Efforts
The Peace Corps nears its third birthday as volunteers continue work in Latin America and Africa amid a crisis and rising demand. Director Sargent Shriver notes program growth, higher applicant quality, and broader projects from Ethiopia teachers to Colombia's education network.
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Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Iiore
Dominican Republic
Peru
Ethiopia
Colombia
Agency For International Development
Africa
Johnson
Peace Corps Advisory Council
Bill Moyers
Moyers
Organization of the Peace Corps
Congress
Ducky
James Portman
Coraopolis
Tonagatepeque
el Salvador
Portman
Robert
Soviet drive against religion gains new momentum
Moscow dispatch reports a renewed Soviet push against religious activity. Communists portray anti religion as an urgent ideological task, signaling a possible revival of campaigns after years of alternating agitation and inactivity. The piece notes Islam, Orthodoxy, Judaism, and other faiths still influence large populations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kommunist
Leonid Ilyichev
Gemini on Schedule Despite Delays in Titan II Tests
Houston AP reports two static test delays on the Titan II launch vehicle for Gemini but space officials say the two man craft remains on schedule. W B Mitchell notes contingencies in scheduling and the mission will be an unmanned orbital flight with speculation centering on late March.
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Houston
Space
W. B. Mitchell
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gemini
Poisoned grain kills birds instead of rats in Port Arthur
In Port Arthur Texas an exterminator Dr Harlan Schuyler of Kansas City Kansas pled guilty after poisoned grain intended for rats killed birds and caused about 100 in costs. The incident arose from a misapplied pest control remedy.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Harlan Schuyler
Kansas City, Kan
Man fined for killing migratory birds during closed season
State fined man $100 plus court costs after admitting use of corn soaked in strychnine to exterminate rodents at Kansas City Southern Railway facilities. State Game Warden Frank Dickerson said birds ate the poisoned grain placed along a railroad right of way.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Frank Dickerson
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