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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1969
Page
3
A ceremony in Abilene Kansas marked the 78th anniversary of Dwight D. Eisenhower with a portrait stamp unveiling at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. Wreaths were placed on the Eisenhower boyhood home crypt as dignitaries praised his legacy during a memorial event amid national sentiment over Vietnam policy.
Washington reports from UPI that the Census Bureau data show city Negro populations increasing by about 300,000 annually while white residents relocate to the suburbs at 800,000 to 900,000 yearly. Taeuber notes some suburban gains for Negroes but not yet sizable. job and education gaps persist amid rising poverty in Negro communities.
Governor Reagan told Eisenhower College attendees that individuals in commerce and professions can help freedom by supporting independent schools. He expressed hope that the federal government would grant tax credits, not deductions, to cover part of tuition for parents sending children to such colleges.
The Senate sent to President Nixon a bill authorizing 85 million dollars in federal grants for construction of public and educational television and radio stations. It designates 20 million for the current year and 15 million annually for the next three years. The measure follows Howse changes to the original bill.
President Nixon remains firm on pushing Clem Haynsworth to a Senate vote amid ongoing claims from his critics that enough votes oppose confirmation. Senate leaders predict confirmation but with unclear timing as debate may stretch to Thanksgiving.
The Senate voted 72 to 3 to extend the war on poverty for two years and authorize about $2.048 billion this year and $2.148 billion next with a contingency. The House backed semi annual pay raises for 5.4 million federal civilian and military personnel, while a companion bill would set yearly pay revisions by a government commission with presidential override power. President Nixon opposed the measure noting cost and effects on jobs and services.
Mrs. Charles Parish of Alexandria Virginia said in a telegram to Paris peace delegates that the Vietnam moratorium should press Hanoi to free prisoners. She noted 1,455 Americans captured or missing and only 100 heard from, and asked if withdraw would end hopes of release.
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