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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
4
Edward Neilan reports a Brookings Institution study finds federal housing programs largely ill designed and unable to tackle the nation’s housing problems. It criticizes overemphasis on dwelling units, neglect of living conditions, and targets seen as political objectives rather than real demand.
The Right-to-Read Program plans a pilot retraining project for about 40 elementary teachers in seven to 11 states. Four week sessions will cost about 5 million dollars, with substitution costs for attending teachers. If successful, the program may expand nationwide and include a welfare education component in selected cities.
In New York the stalled mutual fund industry reassesses its role after assets reach 357 billion across 11 million shareholder accounts in about 400 funds. Redemptions exceed 10 percent of assets, while purchases stay above 5 billion yearly. Analysts note investor disillusionment and tax pressures, with executives like Jack Rogers predicting funds will evolve into broader estate planning connectors offering integrated advice, insurance, investments and pensions.
A Library of Congress study on Communist treatment of POWs reports brainwashing methods that strip identity and force confessions. It cites Hanoi torture, forced broadcasts, and neglect of medical care, with 492 Americans held as of April 20 1972 and many missing or in captivity longer than four years.
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