Humphrey Urges Farm Youth to Build Rural Communities
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey addressed the 40th annual Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City urging farm youth to develop small towns to strengthen America. He cited rural poverty, lower schooling, higher rural unemployment and population shifts to cities, and urged young farmers to attract business investment to rural areas while citing Huntsville Alabama as a model of rural expansion.
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Huntsville
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vatican lay congress to debate birth control policy
Vatican conservatives avoided heated topics at the synod but the World Congress of the Lay Apostolate opens in Rome with about 2,500 laymen from 103 nations. They plan to discuss council reforms and practical applications including birth control policy as Pope Paul seeks written opinions from bishops on contraception.
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Vatican
Synod of Bishops
Rome
Paul
Soviet to Prioritize Consumer Goods in 1968 Plan
Moscow reports that the Soviet government will raise consumer goods output by 8.6 percent next year while heavy industry grows 7.9 percent, marking the first time consumer growth exceeds heavy industry. National income is planned to rise 6.8 percent, with 25 billion rubles directed to higher wages and northern bonuses. Housing, wages, and housing programs are highlighted as key benefits, with improvements promised for over 60 million Soviet citizens by the five year plan ending in 1970.
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Nikolai K. Baibakov
State Planning Committee
North Vietnam
Ree
Joseph Stalin
Baibakov
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Hippo Size Facts Sparked by Unusual Scale
A report notes a hippopotamus can weigh about four tons and measure roughly 12 feet in length while rarely reaching more than 44 feet in height, highlighting surprising size variations.
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