Ford Foundation Grants Boost Southern Colleges To 33.5 Million
The Ford Foundation announced a $33.5 million grant package to eight Southern colleges and universities to raise overall funds beyond $160 million. Institutions include Duke University, Emory, Vanderbilt, and others, with a 2 to 1 or 4 to 1 match, and a shift toward funding predominantly Negro colleges within private liberal arts and state universities in the region.
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France Hosts Nuclear Tests in Pacific Series
France plans three waves of nuclear tests in the Pacific by mid September. The first two-air bursts under 100 kilotons—are to occur in the next days, followed by a second two-bomb set in August. The third series, hydrogen bomb elements, is set for early September with President De Gaulle expected to attend the final test before visiting Cambodia and Mururoa.
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Typhoon Kit Aims at Central Japan Coast
A powerful typhoon with 173 mile per hour winds moves toward Southern Japan. The Weather Bureau warns Typhoon Kit could strike the central coast Tuesday afternoon or evening if its current path holds.
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Landecker Wins Germany Study Fellowship
Manfred Landecker, an assistant professor in Southern Illinois University’s government department, received an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation international fellowship for 1966-67. He will travel with his family to Bonn to work with the German Council on Foreign Relations research institute.
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SIU Professor Attends International Radiation Congress
William D. Gray, a botany professor at Southern Illinois University, attends the Third International Congress on Radiation Research in Cortina d Ampezzo Italy. The conference focuses on global radiation research through July 2. Gray’s work on enlarging the protein pool with fungi underpins a process to produce affordable high protein food supplements from waste plant products.
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