Word: shriver
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...White House summary of the report that R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., the director of the national Peace Corps, submitted to President Kennedy, said that the Federal program would operate in part "through arrangements with colleges, universities, or other educational institutions...
...Shriver's report said that the Peace Corps training should be integrated "so far as possible" into college curricula, and that final orientation programs should also be established, "using college and university facilities whenever possible...
Pilot Program. At his press conference, the President announced the establishment of a pilot program, by executive order, financed by unallocated foreign aid funds and directed by his brother-in-law, R. Sargent Shriver. Simultaneously he sent a special message to Congress, asking for legislation to organize the corps on a permanent basis under the supervision of the State Department. "This corps," he said, "will be a pool of trained men and women sent overseas by the U.S. Government or through private institutions and organizations to help foreign governments meet their urgent needs for skilled manpower...
Initially, the Peace Corps program will be restricted to sanitation and agricultural projects and the teaching of English as a secondary language. Ultimately, Shriver and Kennedy envisage a corps of several thousand skilled Americans working on such diverse projects as vocational guidance taught by Swahili-speaking American instructors in Tanganyika and the eradication of malaria led by bright young American doctors on the ''fever coast" of Central America...
With more than 100,000 applications anticipated in the first six months, Shriver & Co. expect no difficulty in finding the talent they seek. Although there will be no age restrictions, the accent will be on youth, since young men and women between 21 and 30 have more time and fewer responsibilities than older applicants. Men eligible for military draft will be deferred until Peace Corps service is completed, but the Peace Corps will not be a substitute for the draft...