Peace Corps Volunteers Believe Job Worth Doing
After two years in service most volunteers see value in their work though some cite red tape and cultural inertia as barriers. Director Sargent Shriver notes 700+ returned volunteers offered feedback on accomplishments and challenges across 49 countries.
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Washington
UPI
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
James Welcome
Boomington
Ill
Doug Darling
Tulsa
Philippines
Tanganyika
Jerry Parsons
Albany
N.Y
Ethiopia
Susan Johnson
Sausalito
Calif
Shriver
Effectiveness of UCP Treatment To Be Studied
United Cerebral Palsy launches a long range study to assess treatments for cerebral palsy. Cedar Rapids UCP Center president Robert Chadima announced a $32000 grant to the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy for year one. The study began at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston with 70 local center patients enrolled.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Robert Chadima
Cedar Rapids Ucp Center
Research and Educational Foundation of
UCP
American Academy For Cerebral Palsy
National Professional Organization of Physicians and Surgeons
Chadima
Cedar Rapids Center
National
Cedar Rapids
British Tests End For Short-Haul Jet
British Aircraft Corp says it completed preliminary test flights on a short-haul jetliner aimed at wide U.S. sales. The tests mark progress for the London company in developing a potentially popular regional aircraft.
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London
API
British Aircraft Corp
U.S
Discrimination Trial In Alaska Barbershop Case
Allan Wilson a Negro construction worker pled guilty to violating Alaska civil rights laws by refusing to cut Wilson’s hair in a Filipino owned barbershop. Wilson assaulted barber Henry Larance after a radio bulletin on civil rights. Larance and Wilson were each fined 100 dollars and given suspended 30 day sentences. no complaint against shop owner Fred Carrillo.
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Alaska
Allan Wilson
Henry Larance
Wilson
Kennedy
Larance
Fred Carrillo
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