Economic Opportunity Act Amendments of 1967: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 8311 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 - 4139 pages |
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academic activities administration AFL-CIO assistance Belle Glade Benson boys Chairman PERKINS child citizens committee community action agencies community action program Congress coordination cost County course Dean PERLMUTTER DELLENBACK director DOUGLASS dropouts Economic Opportunity Act employment enrollees ERLENBORN experience Federal feel Fond du Lac funds girls going GOODELL Government grade graduates Graflex grams GREEN HAWKINS Headstart high school industry involved Job Corps centers labor Leonard Smith Mahoning Valley Vocational meeting migrant Miss PARSONS munity neighborhood Office of Economic OLIVAREZ operation organization Palm Beach County percent person poor problems projects question QUIE residential ROCKEFELLER rural school system Sister BAPTISTA skills staff statement talking teachers TEMPLETON things tion trying union Valley Vocational School vocational education war on poverty WATSON welfare WHITAKER workers young youngsters Youth Corps
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Page 2865 - It is therefore, the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.
Page 3112 - Hearings before the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, 90th Cong., 1st sess., 1967, pt. 10:3072. 32. "Final Achievement Statement of Work Experience and Training Program, Title V of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as Amended...
Page 3021 - Corps shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns, except as may be provided by or pursuant to statute, and no such officer, employee or enrollee shall use his official position or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof. All such persons shall retain the right to vote as they may...
Page 3023 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
Page 3025 - ... define employee duties of advocacy on behalf of the poor in an appropriate manner which will in any case preclude employees from participating, in connection with the performance of their duties, in any form of picketing, protest, or other direct action which is in violation of law.
Page 2891 - ... developed, conducted, and administered with the maximum feasible participation of residents of the areas and members of the groups served...
Page 2657 - ... with (1) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or any other political activity associated with a candidate, or contending faction or group, in an election for public or party office, (2) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls or similar...
Page 3023 - I, (type or print name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and defend them against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of (name of office) according to the best of my ability, so help me God (or so I do affirm).
Page 3022 - Forcing public employees to contribute money and influence can well be proscribed in the interest of "clean politics" and public administration. But I think the Constitution prohibits legislation which prevents millions of citizens from contributing their arguments, complaints, and suggestions to the political debates which are the essence of our democracy...
Page 3074 - WHEREAS, freedom and justice have flourished only where the practice of law is a profession and where legal services are performed by trained and independent lawyers; Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the American Bar Association reaffirms its deep concern with the problem of providing legal services to all who need them and particularly to indigents and to persons of low income who, without guidance or assistance, have difficulty in obtaining access to competent...