Antipoverty Program in New York City and Los Angeles: Hearing, 89-1, July 24, 1965, August 7, 19651965 - 209 pages |
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114th Street 32-man board Agreement American GI Forum Angeles City Angeles County antipoverty committee antipoverty program Applause appointed August AUGUSTUS F Billy Nash BISESAR block Board of Directors board of supervisors Brookins Calif California Chairman POWELL citizens community action program community board Compton concerned Congress contractor council DEBS develop East Los Angeles Economic Opportunity Act employment Federal feel funds going Government gram hearing involved joint powers legislation Los Angeles County Maldonado meeting ment Mexican-American million MINK MOGULOF munity Negro neighborhood Office of Economic organization participation parties persons poor poverty areas poverty program President private agencies problems proposal question record representation representatives ROOSEVELT ROYBAL Sargent Shriver screening boards serve staff statement submitted Thank thing tion unions victims of poverty vote want to say war on poverty Washington Watts welfare Yorty Youth Opportunities Board
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Page 148 - Any county, city, town, or township may make and enforce within its limits all such local, police, sanitary, and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws.
Page 198 - The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society.
Page 68 - ... developed, conducted, and administered with the maximum feasible participation of residents of the areas and members of the groups served...
Page 75 - Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 201 - The agreement provides for the appointment of six community representatives (three by the mayor and three by the board of supervisors) to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
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Page 126 - And if you do this then you will find, as others have found before you, that the vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.
Page 148 - The commission, with the advice and aid of its advisory councils, and through its appropriate divisions, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment ; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance ; to investigate, recommend, advise and assist in the establishment and operation, by municipalities, counties, school districts, and the State, of...
Page 148 - App. 763. (6) To make and enforce within its limits all such local, police, sanitary, safety, welfare and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws, and to exercise such jurisdiction outside its limits in such manner as may be authorized by law. The legislative body of a city having a freeholders...
Page 148 - ... to co-operate or join by contract or otherwise, with other cities, with states or the nation, or other governmental bodies, singly, or jointly or in districts or associations, for promoting or carrying out any of the powers of the city or for the acquisition, construction or operation of any works, plants or structures convenient or necessary for carrying out any of the purposes or objects authorized by this charter.