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Video of trip to India; Scenes include an explanation of flower garlands, inspections of irrigation canals, Indians preparing hemp by soaking jute, and scenes from a village; People in video include Rep. Robert J. Dole, Senator Jack Miller, and Rep.…

Video of trip to India; Scenes include landing in Madras, driving through Madras, West handing out candy to Indian children, and scenes from the Madras port where grain and fertilizer are unloaded and women clean water from the ground with brooms;…

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Video of trip to India; Scenes include landing in Tanjore district at the Tiruchchirāppalli airport and receiving rose garlands, scenes from villages, being welcomed at a dam by a group playing instruments; West discusses the Ford Foundations help in…

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Video of trip to India; Scenes include a sign welcoming Americans, Indians playing long horns, children in a field, and Americans with a crowd of people; People in video include Senator Jack Miller, Rep. W. R. Poage, and Rep. Robert J. Dole;…

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Video of trip to India; Scenes include Americans giving away garlands, the American's car stuck in a rice paddy and pushed out by a group of Indians, driving past a Hindu temple, Americans walking into building and then getting in a car, flying…

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When H.R. 3708 was introduced in the Senate, it was referred to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, chaired by Lister Hill (D-AL). Anthony Celebrezze, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), responded to the…

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The Older Americans Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 14, 1965, originated in the House of Representatives on January 27, 1965, when John E. Fogarty (D-RI) introduced H.R. 3708. Fogarty’s bill was referred to the House…

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After World War II, average life expectancy increased, the number of Americans above 65 years old grew, and national organizations representing the elderly proliferated. This document, prepared for Senator John Sparkman (D-AL) and similar statistical…

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On January 11, 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a detailed report concluding that cigarette smoking was a health hazard warranting “appropriate remedial action.” In June 1964, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that beginning January…

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On January 15, 1965, Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, introduced S. 559 requiring cigarette packages to bear a conspicuous statement: “Warning: Continual Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your…
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