Food For Peace Act Extended For One Year
The House approved a one year extension of the PL 480 Food For Peace Act after limiting aid to nations trading with North Vietnam. Panhandle Rep. Bob Price said new provisions ease restrictions on foreign currencies from sales abroad of U.S. farm commodities to help the U.S. balance of payments while allowing up to 50 percent of foreign currencies to be sold at the current exchange rate for imports from recipient nations.
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
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Health field faces nurse, aide shortages warns expert
New York based health official William Parsons says by 1975 the health and medical sector will be the nation’s largest employer with a gap between demand and supply. Hospitals project a need for 1.9 million registered nurses but expect only about 900,000 available. Immediate shortages include 9,172 medical technologists 3,862 radiologic personnel and 68,000 aides orderlies and attendants.
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UPI
William Parsons
Catholic Medical Center
Brooklyn
Queens
United States
Parsons
Prizes For Lucky Visitors To Annual Santa Rosa Roundup
Thousands of visitors at the Rio Santa Rosa Roundup Rodeo will receive free registration blanks for a daily drawing each night June 12 to 15. Winners may choose from about $2000 in merchandise including RCA Zenith TVs, a refrigerator, washers and dryers, and store consoles. Tickets are available from the Vernon ticket office or by phone.
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Zenith
Vernon
Spain Tourism Rises 10.4 Percent in Early 1968
Spain saw a 10.4 percent increase in tourism during the first 108 days of 1968, according to the Ministry of Information and Tourism.
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Madrid
UPI
Ministry of
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