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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1972

Page

8

Critics Blast Action Program For Inaction

Washington based Action a seven agency volunteer conglomerate faces sharp criticism for politicized staffing and blurred aims critics say the selfless service concept has been corrupted while director Joseph Blatchford defends growth in volunteers and programs amid budget crises and political scrutiny the Peace Corps Vista and campus based programs show mixed fortunes as lawmakers and insiders call for investigations and reform.

Washington — Action Peace Corps Joseph H. Blatchford Action Nixon Blatchford Volunteer Service Corps Volunteers N Service To America Vista Little Brother Peace Corps At Home Congress White House Inquirer Office of Economic Opportunity Johnson Great Society Spiro T. Agnew Agnew University Year Arthur Wexler Texas John A. Volpe Transportation Massachusetts Christopher Mould Thomas J. Scanlon Senate Foreign Relations ‘Committee

Meat Price Soar Across the Nation Warned by Officials

An Associated Press survey across about two dozen cities shows meat prices rising from a dime to more in two weeks since a government warning. Cabinet officials met in Washington with food chain officials and farmers to prepare a Nixon price report due July 10. Shoppers report higher bills and supermarket executives cite rising wholesale costs. In Seattle, ten items showed mixed moves with rounds steak and pork chops up. in La Grange Park pork loin end cut and jumbo eggs rose. in Los Angeles ground beef and sirloin tip climbed while several items stayed flat.

Associated Press Washington Nixon Seattle Kansas City Chicago la Grange Park Los Angeles

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