Word: ghana
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...changes are not meant to downplay the importance of chocolate. But serious fluctuations in the cocoa market did figure in Hershey's decision to expand into other fields. With purchases of some 100,000 tons a year, Hershey is the largest U.S. buyer of cocoa, and in Ghana, the principal provider, scarce supplies have pushed prices up 200% in two years, to 30? a pound. To combat such price rises and increased wages for its 6,800 employees, Hershey has already chopped one-eighth of an ounce off its popular 5? bars. Yet, in spite of higher sales, earnings...
...last year, the Peace Corps significantly increased participation of host countries in training plans and programs, rapidly increased the number of training programs in host countries. Ecuadorian staff members have designed and supervised U.S. training of several groups of non-urban Volunteers. A group of teachers trained entirely in Ghana last summer. The increased relevance of in-country training is marked; the reduction of skepticism and distrust by nationals is substantial. This year, perhaps half of all Volunteers will be at least partly trained in-country; in 1969, the great majority. The Peace Corps has now largely gained the insights...
Little Yaa Ansah Asamoa Ampofo, aged 3½, was chosen for her role as carefully as a poster girl. Under a blazing sun in Mampong Akwapim, near Ghana's capital of Accra, the brass band played fortissimo. Then the drums beat. Then there were speeches in English, French and the local language, Twi. At last Yaa was handed up to the platform, where a technician stood poised with his jet gun. He placed it against Yaa's arm and pressed the pedal trigger. Yaa opened her mouth in a gap-toothed smile...
...best available statistics, Yaa was the 25 millionth West African to be vaccinated against smallpox in the past twelve months. When the U.S. AID-financed program is completed in 31 years, it is expected that 110 million people in Ghana and 18 other African countries will have been vaccinated. In a parallel program, 5,000,000 children have already been inoculated against measles; eventually, 30 million will...
...exercise will be given the maximum support." Dr. William H. Stewart, Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, replied that it was a good thing so many countries were cooperating in an onslaught against two of the region's deadliest infectious diseases. Stewart pointed out that although Ghana has rung up a fine vaccination record recently, reported cases of smallpox have actually increased, because the disease has been imported by travelers visiting the country from other regions...