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Senate approves Kennedy child health and retardation program
Washington reports the Senate passed a multimillion dollar package to expand maternal and child health grants and establish a new program to prevent mental retardation in children. The plan includes rising federal grants to 50 million by 1970 and a phased mental retardation initiative starting at 5 million in 1964. It also funds a research program and planning grants. Also noted is a reward for two brothers who returned found bonds and cash, with $50 each, and a bill to ease equal time requirements for presidential candidate debates.
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