Commission Warns of Riots and Reform Needs in Slums
A presidential panel led by Gov. Otto Kerner warns that without rapid, multibillion-dollar federal programs in welfare, education, housing, and job training, racial tensions could lead to more riots and a urban apartheid. It urges higher taxes to finance a broad expansion of social measures and a guaranteed income system while noting cost concerns and political resistance in Congress.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Mahon
Allen J. Ellender
Washington
George D. Aiken
Three routes of migration reported by commission
Washington AP notes three major Negro migration routes from the South as identified by the President's Commission on Civil Disorders. From 1955 to 1960 shifts toward New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles involved origins in the Deep South and along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Supplemental studies keep Civil Disorders panel alive
The Presidents Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders will publish several supplemental reports in coming months. One analyzes the 30 000 arrests in last summer's city disorders, seeking patterns. Ford Foundation funded studies by the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins are due by mid June.
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