Word: urbanize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...good Lord have mercy on you," said Lyndon Johnson-and, under the circumstances, the benediction seemed appropriate. Johnson was speaking to the man he had just nominated as head of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development, Robert Clifton Weaver, who will be the first Negro to sit in the Cabinet. Weaver, 58, will preside over the Federal Government's first comprehensive attack on the problems of metropolitan areas, which now contain 70% of the nation's people, are expected to double in population by the end of the century. If he takes his job seriously, even...
...HHFA, which now forms the core of the new department, has been what Weaver calls an "administrative monstrosity," comprising five major sub-agencies that have not always worked together-or with Weaver. Under the new law, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary gets authority to bring his subordinate offices into line. Weaver's responsibilities will doubtless grow fast. A presidential committee headed by Dr. Robert C. Wood, 42, chairman of M.I.T.'s political-science department, has reported to the President on what additional functions-such as air pollution control-HUD should acquire. Which of the still-secret proposals...
...class residential neighborhood surrounding the school, the bulk of the 136th is a slum, known locally as Vine City. Visiting door-to-door, checking in at all the churches, bars, restaurants, and grocery stores, Julian discussed with his constituents his campaign issues: a $2 minimum wage law, a "liberalized urban renewal program," repeal of "right-to-work" laws, abolition of the death penalty and removal of all voter requirements except age and residence. (The election was held June 16, 1965, before the passage of the voting rights bill...
President Johnson yesterday named Charles M. Haar, professor of Law, to a high position in the new Department of Housing and Urban Development. Haar, who is also on the faculty of the School of Public Administration, was appointed Assistant Secretary for Metropolitan Planning...
...Location--CAMROC proposed the telescope as a regional project, but suggested no specific location in New England. While the telescope must be positioned away from the radio disturbances of urban centers, it must also be accessible to the member colleges who will operate it. One plan considered would place the dish itself in an secluded location and put the control center in Cambridge...