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India’s population growth sparks famine warning
New Delhi reports India’s population exceeded 511 million in 1967 with annual growth around 13 million. Dr. Chandrasekhar cites birth control gains but finance and infrastructure limit progress. The plan targets a birth rate drop to 25 per thousand by 1975, while cultural norms and literacy barriers hinder outreach. Separate item: John McGee, 17, chased down purse snatchers after seeing theft near a doctor’s office in East St. Louis.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
United Nations
S. Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar
Dr. Chandrasekhar
East ST. Louis, Ill
John McGee
Rosemary Powell, Jr
McGee