House Doubles Poverty Funds in Johnson Antipoverty Bill
The House voted to double poverty funds to 1.9 billion for Johnson’s antipoverty program despite GOP efforts to curb it. The measure eliminates governors veto power over projects, faces Senate hurdles, and funds include Job Corps for 80,000 youths and VISTA for 5,000 volunteers plus Neighborhood Youth Corps and College Work Study among others.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Job Corps
VISTA
Peace Corps
Zip Code Painted On Crestwood Water Tank
Crestwood Kentucky posts a water tank with the town Zip Code after Postmaster Fred Lindsey obtained permission. The tower now bears the numeric code for the community as a public reminder.
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Crestwood
Fred Lindsey
Medal of Honor Winner Wounded in Viet Nam
Lt. Col. Lloyd L. Burke of Stuttgart Ark, a Medal of Honor recipient for Korea, and five others were wounded when a grenade struck the helicopter during a Bien Hoa operation near Saigon. Burke suffered shrapnel wounds and a fractured left leg. his condition was good. One crewman was in serious condition. Two Viet Cong were captured nearby. Burke’s family lives in Little Rock Ark.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
Lloyd L
Scooter) Burke
Stuttgart
Ark
Burke
1St Division
Bien Hoa
Little Rock
Nolan Wins Toastmasters Top Speech Honors at Eastern Lanes
Armco engineer Lloyd Nolan won the Toastmasters Club top speech honor at Eastern Lanes with a talk on being American. The club discussed an annual family affair on Thursday night August 5 at Armco Park. Basil Fleming led the session with John Clarke as toastmaster and Glenn Greenham as topicmaster. Other speakers included Armco employees Jim Wander and Jim Rockovich.
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Lloyd Nolan
Armco
Toastmasters Club
Eastern Lanes
Armco Park
Basil Fleming
John Clarke
Glenn Greenham
Herschel Clark
Jim Wander
Jim Rockovich
Fenwick seniors attend Detroit journalism workshop
Miss Paula Venatta and Miss Kris Kraft of Fenwick High School will return from Detroit where they attended the Detroit Student Press Association journalism workshop sponsored by the University of Detroit. Both girls serve on the Torres yearbook staff and are National Honor Society members.
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Paula Venatta
Kris Kraft
Fenwick High School
Detroit
Detroit Student Press Association
University of Detroit Journalism Department
Torres, Fenwick
National Honor Society
Miss Venatta
Elizabeth Venatta
Lorg Place
Miss Kraft
Glenn Kraft
Fisher Ave
Social Security Bill Details Increases and Rules
Q and A outline the Social Security bill's boosts from a 7 percent rise for retirees and survivors to higher earnings thresholds, expanded widow benefits, earlier eligibility for disabled persons, extended survivor payments for children, new credits for farmers and self employed, tips reporting, religious exemptions, and tax changes funding the program. It notes retroactive payments, eligibility changes, and federal matching for hospital and mental health care funding.
Cyclist Kills Child in Toledo Truck Crash
Jerry DeCant, eight, was killed in Toledo when his bicycle was struck by a truck on Thursday. The driver remained at the scene and authorities investigated the fatal collision.
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Toledo, Ohio
Jerry DeCant
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