Anti-Poverty Drive in High Gear
Washington advances its anti-poverty push with large grants from the Office of Economic Opportunity and Ford Foundation. The Cardozo district receives major funding for an experimental school model, neighborhood development, and youth programs to curb illiteracy, unemployment, and delinquency. A lawsuit seeks to cut OSO funds until broader participation occurs.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Congressional
Hugh L. Carey
D-N.y
Office of Economic Opportunity
United Planning Organization
Ford Foundation
Cardozo
Paul P. Cooke
Node
Dstrict
Julius Hobson
Associated Community Teams
Neighborhood Youth Corps
James G. Bank
Walter N. Tobriner
D.C
Our Man in Washington TV Special Mixed with History and Tours
NBC’s Our Man in Washington explores the capital under a new administration with old photographs and home movies showing landmarks lost to growth. ABC’s Nightline improves with Arthur Godfrey and Morey Amsterdam. Washington policy notes include job training for unemployed heads of households and reading programs for dropouts.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
NBC
CBS
Washington
David Brinkley
Francis Scott Keys
Dave Garroway
ABC
Dave
Arthur Godfrey
Amsterdam
Narcotics Officer Is Charged In Miami Bribery Case
The chief federal narcotics agent in Miami and two vice squad officers were charged with taking a protection bribe from a dope peddler who said he paid $2000 monthly. They received $130 in marked money and were released on bond after arrests by police and federal agents at the informer's home.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Florida
Eugene J. Marshall
U.S. Narcotics Bureau
Frank Fountain
Roosevelt Tremble
Walter Headley
Headley
Marshall
Fidel Castro
Cuba
China May Again Offer Volunteers in Vietnam Conflict
AP observes China pressures Moscow in the Sino Soviet feud as Peking signals readiness to send volunteers if U S escalation continues in Vietnam. Hanoi shows little appetite for Chinese troops, while Moscow-Peking rivalry shapes regional moves in Southeast Asia.
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William L. Ryan
Red China
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Red Chinese
Moscow
United States
Peking
National People’s Congress
Ism
Hanoi
Road Program May Not Get Equal Funds
Arkansas lawmakers were told federal matching funds may not be available for an accelerated road program. State Highway Department officials said Arkansas receives about 40 million dollars yearly in federal aid, with most for interstates and primary roads. They proposed using new state revenue for eligible roads, while noting some roads remain ineligible.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Legislative Council
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Taylor
Ward Goodman
State Highway Department
Goodman
Commission
Wayne Hampton
Council
Roads and Highways Committee
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Orval E. Faubus
ASC Training Aims to Prevent Cotton and Rice Overplanting
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service began a two day meeting in Little Rock to train staff on preventing overplanting of cotton and rice allotments. Nine trainees learn to measure allotment crops in Arkansas for summer compliance. The unit will expand to ten inspectors, up from four supervisors last year, with one returning and nine new by race including four African Americans.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
ASCS
Arkansas Road Plan Hinges On Special Session
A road program to replace Faubus proposed $150 million bond issue, rejected February 27, may be considered in a special legislative session expected to begin next month. County judges reportedly hesitate to back a pay-as-you-go plan without greater highway tax shares.
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Faubus
Arkansas
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Oxydol
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