First General in War on Poverty Rejects Epitaph
Sargent Shriver, former Peace Corps head and 1972 Democrat VP nominee, rebukes Nixon's view of the War on Poverty and predicts the Office of Economic Opportunity will be buried but survived by programs. He cites funding gaps, defends Head Start and VISTA, and argues New Federalism limits rights and aid.
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Strikers and Hospital to Hold Another Meeting in Virginia
In Richlands Virginia the Clinch Valley Clinic Hospital and striking employees prepare for another bargaining session. UMWA President Arnold Miller joined a picket line and urged continued union support while warning against strike breaking and nonprofit hospital finance claims. Militants anticipate a contract that may include licensed practical nurses alongside other workers.
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Three Die As Lynchburg Fire Destroys New Home
A fast moving early morning blaze in a Campbell County subdivision leveled a new house. Three occupants, a 9 year old boy a 11 year old brother and their 65 year old grandmother, were found dead. Four others injured. parents and a brother escaped. Firemen controlled the flames by 3 20 a.m and entered at 6 30 a.m.
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University of British Columbia forms medical genetics department
The University of British Columbia established a medical genetics department the first of its kind in Canada. The new division will be led by Dr. James Miller.
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University of British Columbia
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