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  • the system of public welfare in America. The welfare system, as I stated to the Congress last year, pleases no one. 'J:'.he cost of administering welfare is far too high -­ because workers mu'•t spend 900/o 0£ their time investigating recipients · to make
  • of these recom­ mendations, costly as they will be, will go a long way to solving the crisis in our city and this same crisis exists in every city in the United States. The accomplishm.ent of these programs demands sacrifice and unselfish work on the part of all
  • See all scanned items from file unit "EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA (HU 2/ST 5)"
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • members, one each from the United Way, Inc.; the Los Angeles Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO); the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region, and the Los Angeles County Federation of Coordinating Councils, each to be voting members, and the Los Angeles
  • See all scanned items from file unit "EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA (HU 2/ST 5)"
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • , Chairman of the United Civil Rights Committee Rev. Casper I. Glenn, Pastor, Bell-Vue Community Church Spencer Wiley w/ Brookins R. Sargent Shriver, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity Jack Conway, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Opportunity
  • See all scanned items from file unit "EQUALITY OF RACES / CALIFORNIA (HU 2/ST 5)"
  • File unit description: The events and aftermath of the riot in Watts, Los Angeles, August 11?15, 1965; calling up of federal troops; decision whether or not to declare Watts a disaster area; situation reports on daily events; programs to improve
  • Latin America
  • LBJ REPORTS HE DISCUSSED FARMER'S CONCERNS ABOUT BRACEROS WITH MEXICO'S PRESIDENT ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS; FARMER REPORTS ON MEETING WITH ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION ABOUT POVERTY PROGRAM, EXPRESSES APPROVAL OF SARGENT SHRIVER AS HEAD OF POVERTY PROGRAM
  • Latin America
  • LBJ ASKS IF CONNALLY OBJECTS TO REGIONAL OEO HEADQUARTERS, JOB CORPS CENTER IN SAN MARCOS; CONNALLY EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL, VOCATIONAL, LITERACY TRAINING, TRAINING FOR MIGRANT WORKERS' CHILDREN; STATE SUPERVISION OF PROJECTS; REUSE OF CLOSED
  • . th~ I .&' • • . .I. _·> ~-.!.fic\1.l ties encoun1..ercd b:.." t!lc Office. Wj_ th regard to th~ qu2 stio!l th~ t you :J.~kc:d as to uhether .. : ·th~ Office of Education (or, if not the Office of F.ducatiq:n, so!:'le : ;unit in th~ Goverr
  • Latin America
  • RESPONSE TO PRESS ABOUT DELAY IN TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA; PROTECTION FOR SOVIET, OTHER EMBASSIES; APPOINTMENTS TO POVERTY PROGRAM; OTHER APPOINTMENTS; POSSIBLE LBJ PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, FOCUSING ON VIETNAM, SITUATION IN SELMA, ALABAMA