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(This week we bring you a
guest column by Thurman Sen
sing, executive vice-president
of the Southern States Indus
trial Council.)
The hissing and booing that
greeted Sargeant Shrlver, field
marshal of the Great Society
War on Poverty, when he spoke
at arecent«poorPeople’sCon-
ventlon” in Washington was evi
dence of what has happened to
the administration’s anti
poverty program. It Is com
pletely out of hand, Uke the
Washington meeting that was
taken over by a shouting mob.
Ironically, the Washington
convention was the brainchild of
the liberal establishment, spon
sored by the Citizens Crusade
Against Poverty. Walter Reuth-
er of the AFL-CIO, who had
given the CCAP $1 million,
was its leading backer. Presid
ing at the convention was the
Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake,
the politically-minded cleric
who is soon to become oper
ating head of the World Coun
cil of Churches. Dr. Blake was
shocked when he discovered that
his meeting was out of control.
Hopefully, the Washington
convention will restore a little
common sense andrespon-
rtblWty.i t^-.tlia IteM^er? and
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- their babies has. ^(Unht
them, it should be, a lesson td
them; you can’t "promote a
generation of anarchists and
expect them to refrain from
anarchistic behavior.
There are so many things
wrong with the War on Poverty
that one hardly knows where to
begin. The public should under
stand, however, that this ill-
conceived program is growing
by leaps and bounds. It was
started In fiscal year 1965
with an appropriation of $793
million. This year it has funds
totalling $1,434 billion. Next
year, the poverty warrlorshope
to receive $1.75 billion from the
taxpayers. Ithas been estimated
that the program may spend $3.4
billion or more by 1970.
This colossal spending will
really hurt the productive citi
zens of America, the blue collar
and white collar citizens who
hold down Jobs and support
their families. It is nothing
less than legalized robbery of
the working people of America.
Not only are the Office of
Economic Opportunity officials
squandering vast sums on
wasteful programs to “fight”
poverty, but they are launching
massive recreational pro
grams in U. S. communities. It
Is a case of discrimination in
reverse or special privilege for
a few. While most parents have
to dig Into their pockets for
tutoring their youngsters, or
for summer recreation, the War
on Poverty planners are select
ing groups of “culturally dis
advantaged” youths who are to
receive overling the children
of the very rich parents receive.
This Is ridiculous. If there
Is public money available for
education or recreation, the
only Just way to use Itlstopro-
vlde added service for all chil
dren In a school district or
Qommunlty. Handing out money
to the selected few is a golden
opportunity for pdlitlcal patron
age and political machlne-
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LEGENDARY FIGURE—Brigadier General Marion
Eugene Carl, who assumed the duties this week of
Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Eastern Area,
CG, MCAS, Cherry Point, is one of America’s top mili
tary heroes. The first Marine air ace, he downed ten
enemv aircraft during the battle for Guadalcanal,
was twice awarded the Navy Cross, and finished
World War Two with 18 kills to his credit. He was
hailed for his courage in the battle of Midway. Follow-
ini
tal
( the war, he pioneered in carrier landings and
te-offs with an F-80 jet, '
was the first Marine heli-
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world’s altitude record in the Navy’s rocket-powered
Douglas Skyrocket, earning a fifth Distinguished Fly
ing Cross. Welcome back, General, to coastal Carolina.
We’re proud of you.