Vast 1968 Housing Law Aims to Transform U.S. Homes
A 1968 housing act, 300 pages long, promises broad reform including subsidies to cut mortgage and rent costs for low income families, new government housing partnerships, expanded FHA financing, grants for displaced families, and expanded insurance in high risk areas. The law’s effects unfold as agencies issue regulations.
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Sylvia Porter
U.S
Congress
House
Senate
Prentice-Hall
Eli Warach
Everett Dashoff
Warach
Tommorrow
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Insurance Development Corporation
White House
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Behavior Sciences Use Urged
Washington policy makers should use behavioral sciences including psychology anthropology and sociology more in policy making. The National Research Council committee says decisions by the President Congress and agencies must be based on valid social and economic information with strong judgment about human behavior. It urges applying behavioral science knowledge and methods as effectively as possible.
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Washington
National Research Council
Congress
Chinese press control changes in 1968
Hong Kong report notes worker soldier peasant teams seizing control of newspapers and press organs in China aligned with Jenmin Jih Pao Chieh Fang Chun Pao and Hung Chi. The program is said to be laid down by the three main journals supporting the Communist regime in Peking.
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Hong Kong
China
Luing
Peking
Jenmin Jih Pao
Rty
Chieh Fang Chun Pao
Armed Forces Newspap
Hung Chi
Jerry Lewis Criticizes TV Violence and Public Demand
Renowned comedian Jerry Lewis faults the entertainment system for rising sex and violence on screen. He blames public demand and currency-driven markets, saying producers pledge reforms but fail to deliver. He recalls scripts he rejects and discusses industry figures and private interviews.
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Jerry
Martin Luther King
Bobby Kennedy
East Germans Withdraw From Prague Invasion
Military sources say East German troops entered Czechoslovakia at dawn on Aug 21 to aid the Soviet led invasion begun late Aug 20. Moscow allegedly urged withdrawal within three days to avoid violating the 1945 Potsdam Agreement.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Insects Swarm Tulip Tree Nectar Tiny Taste Found
Insects drawn to a tulip tree flower may sip as little as a teaspoon of nectar from each bloom. The note highlights the flower’s modest nectar yield and the insects attracted to the blossoms.
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Matic
Town & Country
Decatur
Bradford
Behavior Sciences
New York Times News Service
Jerry Lewis
Blanes
Earl Wilson
New York
Earl Veep Humphrey
Copa
Pat Henry
Bobby Darin
London
Jonathan Winters
Jim Bowens
Keely Smith
Splitsville
Barbra Streisand
Manhattan
Chez Jacques
Larry Tisch
Loew’s
Tallulah Bankhead
Yellow Pages
Tiny Tim
Caesar’s Palace
Las Vegas
Marty Allen
Arthur P. Jacobs
Mr. Chips
Wayne
John Wayne
Bob Newhart
Publishers-Hall Synticate
Traylor
Jolei Les
Traylor Music CO
Traylor Island
Huntsville
Ala
Somosoy
Bank St
Alabama
Blue Shield
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
South 20Th Street
Birmingham
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