...themselves out of poverty. The Economic Opportunty Act of 1964 states, "It is therefore the poliay of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty, by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to live in decency...

...world. My own particular interest is in those aspects of the bill specifically stated in section 2, "The United States can achieve its full economic and...and to participate in the workings of our society," and in the brief description of "the education component" on pages 16 and 17 of "The War on Poverty...

...centers throughout the country can heartily endorse the statement on page two of the bill and I quote: "The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if its natural resources are conserved and every individual has the opportunity to obtain useful employment...

...centers throughout the country can heartily endorse the statement on page two of the bill and I quote : "The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only if its natural resources are conserved and every individual has the opportunity to obtain useful employment...

...confidence, and individual dignity. The declaration of purposes of the Economic Opportunity Act reads : "The United States can achieve its full economic and...individual has the opportunity to contribute to the fullest extent of his capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society. It is therefore,...

...shared throughout the Nation, poverty continues to be the lot of a substantial number of our people. The United States can achieve its full economic and social potential as a nation only it every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to...

...only was formed to be recipients of the Poverty Programs but so that each individual will have ti« opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his...and to participate in the workings of our society. Many of these individuals were never given an opportunity to participate in a group and to air their...

...position of the National Council. I refer especially to the language of the preamble which says : It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of affluence in the Nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training, the opportunity...

...paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as amended states that the United States can achieve its full economic and...and to participate in the workings of our society. This is the intent of the EOL program. Senator CLARK. Senator Murphy ? Senator MURPHY. I have only...

...the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nation * * *. The United States can achieve its full economic and...and to participate in the workings of our society. Then in March, 1965, Congress went far beyond even these concepts, when it passed the Appalachian Regional...