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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1965
Page
6
The annual Texas Under Six Flags tour of San Antonio, held during Public Schools Week, is organized by the Conservation Society for junior and senior high students and open to all. Chartered buses depart 9 a.m. Saturday from 511 Willita St, ending at the Alamo after a three hour ride.
President Johnson lauded the Peace Corps as an essential U.S. instrument for world responsibilities. Congress seeks a $21.1 million rise to $123.2 million, enabling expansion from 15,000 to 17,000 volunteers as the corps pursues civilizing influence through active aid and friendship.
The sudden death of Peter D. Howard, head of Moral Re-Armament, shocks followers and those allied with the movement. A former Evening Standard columnist, he left journalism to devote himself to MRA, wrote 12 books, earned royalties, and led the group since 1961, addressing thousands of students and speaking at numerous colleges before his death.
Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell declares he can use the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hold hearings against many federal departments and agencies for alleged discrimination. He singles out Health, Education and Welfare, Energy Commission, and several regulatory bodies, saying only a handful of Negroes hold policy positions. Powell, visiting Puerto Rico, warns he will act in weeks unless more Negroes are appointed to top posts.
Letter to the editor argues the president should continue action in North Vietnam but warns of a push toward surrender. It criticizes the State Department and compares Lodge and Taylor, calls for neutral, UN-supervised withdrawal, and cites Earl E. Smith’s critique of career officials in the State Department.
Anne Adams laments long hours and heavy arithmetic spelling English reading and many subjects. She contrasts student effort with parents and adults who seldom understand the modern school pressure, arguing the system overemphasizes work.
A Chicago view argues that 1965 hostility to Soviet and Red Chinese influence stems from practical strategic logic, not pacifism. It traces leaders like Taft Hoover and Malenkov to a stance balancing risks, then notes Khrushchev and global rivalries pushing Western resolve. The piece sketches local figures and Liberty stance.
Dr. Howard Rusk and the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, along with the New York Service for the Orthopedically Handicapped, champion medical, social, and educational efforts to integrate disabled people. Their programs include summer camping for crippled children and a nationwide travel tour for wheelchair patients, highlighting public cooperation and dignity.
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