Neglected Elderly Help Program Ends in Washington
Project FIND aimed to locate and assist elderly Washington residents with no obvious support. The program, funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, was shut down as Congress ordered a $6 billion spending cut. In 13 months the effort reached about 8,000 people, with 32 staff including retired volunteers, and several recipients gained food, income, or care through social services.
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Washington
Project Find
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
Project Fund
Thelma
Social Security
Mabel
Percy Mauney
United ‘Planning Organization
Mauney
Stolen Ring Found In Man's Stomach
Police recovered all loot except a gold ring after arrest near a home where $700 in clothing and jewelry were taken. An X ray revealed the ring in Clarence Mason stomach, who confessed to swallowing it. Ronald Skaggs also booked on suspicion of burglary.
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Clarence Mason
Ronald Skaggs
Mason
Oil power shift warned by analyst in Kentucky town
In Barbourville Kentucky Wendell Phillips warned logs of access to Middle East oil would cripple the United States and accused Russia of outgunning the U S in maneuvering for Persian Gulf oil reserves. He warned that if Russia wins and the U S loses, cars could fail on highways within months. The piece notes Philip receiving an honorary doctorate from Union College.
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AUS
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United States
Wendell Phillips
Russia
Persian Gulf
Philipa
Union College
Mao Quotations Handed Out at Rome Reception
Free copies of Chairman Mao Tse-tung quotations in Chinese and Italian were handed out at a reception at Red China's commercial headquarters in Rome celebrating the 19th anniversary of Mao power in Peking.
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Mao Tse-tung
Itaia
Red China
Mao
Peking
Biafra Leader Invites UN Observers to Visit
Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu rejects six foreign observers in the war zone as doomed to failure yet invites them to visit Biafra. He questions coverage of 30,000 square miles and claims Nigerians would erase crime traces before any visit. The federal invitation included UN OAU Britain and Poland observers.
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Nigeria
Biafra
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Radio Biafra
Ojuiu
United Nations
Organization For African Unity
Britain
Poland
Henry T. Alexander
Fortas Fight Spotlights Griffin Backing Johnson Era Senate
Washington. Senate back-rower and Michigan Republican Everett Griffin, who helped defeat Supreme Court nominee Fortas, said his vote reflected concerns over propriety and timing. Griffin cited a $15,000 Fortas lecture fee and post-nomination ties to Johnson, while noting GOP allies and Southern Democrats supported the opposition.
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Abe Fortas
Johnson
Michigan
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Griffin
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Earl Warren
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Senio
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George Murphy
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Nomer Toornberry
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Dirksen
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Landrum- Griffin
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