Youth Registration Drive Aims to Increase Vote Clout
In 1972, the Youth Citizenship Fund drives to register 11 million Americans aged 18 to 20 and engage 21 to 24 year olds. Led by Charles Gonzales, the group uses $40,000 in foundation funds and targets Chicago Louisville Boston and Washington DC with school programs and citizenship education. The effort includes advisory members such as John W. Gardner and Margaret Mead and supported by Rockefeller 3rd and Western Union. They argue young voters care about issues like pollution War and equal rights rather than bureaucracy.
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Youth Citizens Fund, Inc
Washington
Charles Gonzales
New Iberia
Joe Minarik
Washington, D.C
John Lindner
Canandaigua N.Y
Pamela Montgomery
Dayton, Wash
Youth Citizenship Fund, Inc
New Mexico
Boston
John W. Gardner
Common Cause
Bruce B. Benson
League of Women Voters
S.I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Margaret Mead
John D. Rockefeller
Stern Family Fund
Eugene and Agnes Meyer Foundation
Episcopal Church Center
Western Union
Gonzales
Surgeon Urges Federal Aid for Heart Disease Research
Dr. Michael DeBakey urged the federal government to increase funding for heart disease research at a University of Missouri Columbia event. The Baylor pioneer, speaking Thursday night, said more federal aid would advance treatment and prevention.
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Columbia, Mo
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey
Baylor University
Houston
Tex
University of Missouri - Columbia
Priority in Health Spending Cited Over Defense
A speaker criticizes tax allocation, noting 400 of every 1000 goes to defense and 40 to highways, while only 90 cents supports heart disease research. He argues health should be the top personal priority when loss occurs.
Nixon Works With Rogers On Global Message Plan
President Nixon in Florida for a long weekend set a conference with Secretary Rogers and Kissinger to finalize a 65 000 word state of the world message for Congress. Kissinger announced the document would be unveiled Feb 25 with emphasis on administration goals and a positive outlook toward Soviet arms talks. The group also includes Mrs Nixon Tricia Shultz and Haldeman as they draft with State Department input.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Rogers
Kissinger
Florida
Tricia
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
H.R. Haldeman
White House
State Department
Damages Awarded For Death Of Show Horse In Kansas Case
Hartnett of Salina was awarded $1 in a Johnson County jury verdict over the death of his five gaited gelding Admiral after a 16 hour journey from Fort Worth to Sedalia in 1965. Hartnett seeks a new trial claiming handler negligence by W. E. Gault near Lenexa.
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Clathe
Kan
Drew Hartnett
Salina
Hartnett
Admiral
Fort Worth
Tex
Sedalia
W. E. Gault
Lenexa
Johnson County
Eugene Hackler
Olathe
Pearson argues Nixon plan tests national will to curb pollution
Sen. James B. Pearson says Nixon environmental quality proposals, sent Feb. 8, offer a new era of direct economic incentives to industry and may test willingness to curb pollution. He spoke at Colby Community College after Lincoln Day stops in Manhattan and Salina.
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Colby
Kan
James B. Pearson
Richard Nixon
Congress
Pearson
Phi Theta Kappa
National Scholas
Manhattan
Salina
Office of Management and Budget
Rural America
Med Center Search Over KU to Pick Health Chief Today
KU chancellor Laurence Chalmers said a new vice chancellor for health affairs would be chosen today after a meeting with the search committee at the KU Medical Center. If offered and accepted by the board next Friday, the appointment would end the vacancy left by Dr. George Wolf who resigned last spring. Interim leader at the medical center is Dr. Charles Brackett.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
KU Medical Center
Chalmers
KUMC
George Wolf
Wolf
Medical Center
Charles Brackett
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Kansas Board of Regents
West 23Rd
Kroger Family Center
Layaway
Pererane
Shetland
Colgate Tooth Brush
Morgan Jones
Lady Vanity
Galaxy
Whitman
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Sengtran Klin
Zenith
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