I see a future where the first two decades of people's lives are spent growing up, physically and mentally fit-training for citizenship and effective participation in their country's affairs-attaining the education for service, for a craft, for a profession-getting ready for their roles, as workers, consumers, producers, and contributors to a free society.

I see a future in which education and training will be a permanent bridge between learning, employment and human development. Even as we develop new uses of technology, we recognize that people grow stale unless there is a continuous renewal of their knowledge, enrichment of their skills and development of their talents.

I see a future in which help to those seeking a station in lifewhether it be the young dropout, the first offender, the older man with an outdated skill, the military rejectee will have an opportunity to fulfill their hopes and expectations.

A manpower policy must be based on belief in the value of the individual and in the promise of welcome change.

A manpower policy should lead us to a society in which every person has full opportunity to develop his or her earning powers, where no willing worker lacks a job, and where no useful talent lacks an opportunity.

CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

The President's Message to the Congress. March 9, 1966

The front-line soldier in the war on crime is the local law enforcement officer. Federal aid to law enforcement at the state and local level was made possible by the Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965. Police, court, correctional, and university authorities have responded to the newly created Office of Law Enforcement Assistance with hundreds of imaginative ideas and proposals.

A number of projects are now under way:

The management methods of modern industry will be adapted to law enforcement problems in a new management institute for police chiefs.

Several New England states are combining their efforts in police training by establishing the first regional leadership school in

the nation.

The first intensive national training institute for state directors of corrections will bring the advice of experts to all states in their efforts to break the cycle of criminal repeaters.

In support of these programs and the many others to follow, I am asking Congress to increase appropriations for the Law Enforcement Assistance Act from $7.2 to $13.7 million.

Even seeking the most imaginative reforms, however, underscores a fundamental truth: how well a job is done depends on the training and ability of the men who do it.

I have directed the Attorney General to:

Make grants to states, cities, and colleges and universities to elevate and intensify the training of law enforcement officers.

Provide grants for a management exchange program, enabling police officials to travel to other departments for on-the-spotstudies of promising and effective approaches.

Provide grants to establish closed-circuit television training programs to teach basic police subjects. The first such program, involving over 200 locations in a single state, is being launched

now.

Establish an award program, in consultation with state and local officials, giving annual public recognition to outstanding police officers and others who make notable contributions to the field of law enforcement.

I recommend legislation to establish a program to send selected police officers to approved colleges and universities for a year of intensive professional study.

I recommend a loan forgiveness program under the National Defense Education Act for students who wish to enter the law enforcement profession.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION

The President's Letter to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House Proposing the Establishment of the Commission. March 10, 1966

This Commission will:

Provide a creative and helping hand to State, local, and private groups in their commemorations;

Increase our knowledge and appreciation of the American Revolution through our schools and universities and our historians and scholars;

Plan for celebrations at the national level;

Recall to America and to the world the majestic significance of the Revolution.

THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE OF MARCH 12, 1966

Held following a meeting with the Executive Committee of the National Governors' Conference

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DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL REVENUES TO STATES

The third one was the question of the Federal Government acting as a partner in restoring fiscal balance and strengthening State and local governments by making available for their use some part of the great and growing Federal tax revenues over and above the existing aids. I told the Governors that we were redistributing Federal revenues; we were increasing our distribution to the States.

When I became President, a little over 2 years ago, we were spending $4.75 billion for education. This year we are spending $10.2 billion for education. That represents more than double the previous amount, an increase of $5 billion; although our budget was $6 billion more than last year exclusive of Viet-Nam, that we had cut

out a lot of old programs in order that we can make new distributions to the States.

That meant research stations, that meant closing of military bases, that meant effecting economies in other routes so we could have what we popularly call Great Society programs-education, health, and conservation in these fields. I illustrated it by the fact that Federal expenditures for aid to State and local governments rose from $10.3 billion in fiscal 1964 to $14.6 billion in fiscal 1967, an increase of 40 percent in distribution in 3 years.

The share of Federal aid to State and local governments has risen from 6.4 percent in 1964 to 9.9 percent in 1967. The examples of major programs aimed at States and local governments that we spelled out were: $1.3 billion under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; $600 million in medical care and social security amendments; new programs to clean up rivers, modernize hospitals, help law enforcement along the line of the crime message.

THE PRESIDENT'S SECOND NEWS CONFERENCE OF MARCH 12, 1966

Held following a meeting with the Appalachian Governors

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Under the educational aid, Appalachia will be a prime beneficiary of the $1.3 billion educational aid bill.

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THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS

Statement by the President on the Fifth Anniversary of the Alliance. March 14, 1966

In fiscal years 1965 and 1966, those Latin American countries cooperating with U.S. programs of action are putting visible results before their people.

Together we are:

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providing classrooms for 1 million students

THE PEACE CORPS

The President's Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fourth Annual Report. March 14, 1966

To the Congress of the United States:

I transmit herewith from the Secretary of State the Fourth Annual Report of the Peace Corps.

This is a report of service to our neighbors throughout the world. It is the story of new opportunities for growth and learning among our own people.

The expansion of the Peace Corps has been as dramatic as its promise. Five years ago today the Peace Corps was eleven days old. By midsummer, 1961, 120 Volunteers were serving in 3 countries. At the close

of fiscal year 1965 there were 8,624 Volunteers serving in 46 countries. Africa received 3,278 Volunteers-Latin America received 3,214 the Near East and South Asia, 1,825, and the Far East, 847.

There are many examples of Peace Corps impact. One is Afghanistan. Nine Volunteers went there in 1962 to begin the Peace Corps' work. As of June 30, 1965, there were 136 volunteers in Afghanistan, located in 19 different towns and villages. Peace Corps teachers reach nearly 40 per cent of all Afghan students at the secondary and university levels.

There are other measures of progress. I am pleased to note that as the number of Volunteers has risen, the cost per Volunteer has declined. During fiscal year 1963, for example, the annual cost per Volunteer was $9,074. For 1965 the cost was reduced to $8,028. The estimate for fiscal year 1966 is $7,832.

The Peace Corps is the largest producer and consumer of language materials in the world. Since 1961, 20,000 trainees have received instruction in one or more of about 60 languages in the Peace Corps training curricula. Twenty additional languages are under consideration for inclusion in future training programs.

Since its inception, 150,000 Americans have volunteered for Peace Corps service. Some 15,000 have served abroad in 49 nations.

As of June 30, 1965, 4,545 Volunteers had completed service and returned to the United States. Thirty-seven per cent of all returned Volunteers are continuing their education. Government service is attracting 17.8 per cent, while another 16.4 per cent are teaching. The remaining 28.5 percent are engaged in private business, non-profit organizations and miscellaneous activities.

It is fair to say that the lives of virtually all Volunteers have been changed by their service in the Corps. They have become aware-in a unique and profound way—of the bond of suffering and hope that unites men and women on every continent. And they are returning home with a new understanding of their nation and the world. No more valuable experience can be gained by any man.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 14, 1966.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

[NOTE.-The 80-page report, entitled "Peace Corps, Fourth Annual Report" and dated June 30, 1965, was released with the President's message.]

FEDERAL-STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM

The President's Letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. March 14, 1966

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I am very proud of the achievements of the Federal-State vocational rehabilitation program in rehabilitating disabled citizens. By teaching new skills to the handicapped, this program has brought hope and independence to thousands of disabled individuals and their families. My January budget forecasts that 215,000 handicapped individuals will be rehabilitated during fiscal year 1967, a 25% increase over the current fiscal year.

As we plan for the larger program, I believe we should do better than we have in rehabilitating persons who are now on our public

welfare rolls. In the last several years, although the absolute numbers have increased, the proportion of welfare recipients receiving training has declined from 15% to 13%. I think this trend should be reversed. While human values are always our prime consideration, we should not ignore the sound public investment that would result by reducing our public welfare rolls through vocational rehabilitation.

I would like you to review the possibilities in this area and report to me with recommendations for Federal and State action by June 1. Sincerely,

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

[Hon. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C.]

CONSUMER INTERESTS

The President's Message to the Congress. March 21, 1966

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND COOPERATION AMENDMENTS

The task of protecting the consumer cannot and should not be left solely to the Federal Government. The Government can and should provide creative Federal leadership to help States and local communities in their own constructive and determined efforts.

As a step forward, Federal assistance is needed to strengthen and enlarge State and local professional staffs in the food and drug areas. To begin to meet our Federal responsibility, I recommend legislation authorizing expansion of the Food and Drug Administration's training programs for non-Federal officials. This will be the first in a series. of measures to broaden Federal-State-local cooperation in this vital field.

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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The President's Remarks Inaugurating a State-Federal Program for Assistance to the Needy. March 31, 1966

Secretary Gardner, Senator Long, Congressman Mink, ladies and gentlemen:

If we are intense-and the slang expression is "hipped"-on any subjects around here, it is food for our bodies, for our children, and education for their minds and health for their physiques. Health, education, and food-we won't call it HEW; we will call it HEF, Dr. Gardner.

INTER-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND TRADE CENTER (INTERAMA)

Proclamation 3710. April 1, 1966

By the President of the United States of America

a Proclamation

The Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center (Interama), in Dade County, Florida, plans to provide a permanent international