Evening star., 1961-03-02
PEACE CORPS
Olympic Star, Grid Coach
Among Rush of Volunteers


desk desperately trying to an
swer questions from newsmen
and public alike.
In one corner behind glass
partition legal advisors confer
about specific legislative pro-
poSals to back up the Presi-
dents message to Congress.
II don't even have to ask
. any more which floor people q,
want" unused an elevator op-
orator as she made her ump-
teenth stop on the sixth floor.
T. Switchboard Busy
The, switchboard is still
Jammed with calls which
began shortly after the PrHh
dents press conference yester-
day. Congressman are calling
to ask where they should relay
the flood Of applications from
constituents.
please. please. tell people
they cannot join the Peace
Corps here" pleaded Ed Bay
ley, the temporary press Off
Ger. I'VE cannot answer all the
calls, let alone count them"
added his 22-year-old assist
ant. Miss Mitzi Mallina.
Between 80 and 40 people
are working on the staff. None
OF the younger volunteers -
their medium age is around 30
knows what pay he is re-
ceiving, If any.
Tomorrow the real delupe
OF letters will begin," said Miss
Sally BowleS, %, daughter of
Undersecretary Of State Chester
Bowles. About 5000 letters for
information and application
had been received even before
the Presidents announcement.
Another staff member is
Nancy Gore, %, daughter of
Senator Gore. Democrat of =
Tennessee.
Post Office Aid Sought
Among the problems still to
be solved is the final form of
the applications which head
quarters hope the post office
will agree to send to all Ameri-
can communities. At the COM
munity level, applications are
TO- be distributed through pri-
vate organizations such as uni
verSities, labor unions and busi-
ness groups.
The other real problem is
arranging training facilities.
Mr.. Shriver hopes to make
agreements with universities so
the training can be underway
Py the summer. Mr.. Kennedy
said he hopes to have the first
500 recruits in the field by the
end Of this year.
At least six countries in AZ
rica, Asia and South America
are expected to be first recip-
tents Of the pilot Peace Corps.
According to White House NJ NJ
sources, Nigeria in Africa, the - -
Philippines, India and Pakistan o.
in Asia, and Brazil and Colom- ~
bia in South America head the ti, t%
list to be hosts to the first 500 Wv
recruits, although other inter- A.
ested countries are under active n
consideration. a.,
Initial Emphasis
The President has said the ia
initial emphasis will be on ct
those men and women who Ier
have skills in teaching, in az. Vi
rtculture and in health fields. ii,
The Philippines and Nigeria are a
said to be particularly anxious
Tor English teachers, while the tn
South American countries are Sc
more interested in skilled man &c
power for rural development. m
Gordon Boyce, from the Ex, tn
pertinent in International Liv-
ing. Putney, VT, is slated to tn
begin work soon co-ordinating c.
Peace Corps activities with tf
voluntary agencies. CT
Administration Of the pro- III
gram has been left purposely
vague. White House advisers 81
say. ca
These advisers say the corps =. -
will not be subordinate to ICA - =.
or any other agency under ~ ~
State Department supervision, ~
although skilled corpsmen -,
working at grass roots level =. -
will be carrying out projects a,, 80
agreed between the ICA and -. ~
the host country. Az ns
The immediate vagueness is m
said to be due to the complete do
overhaul Of the foreign aid pro-
gram currently under consider in
alton at The White House. til
Changes are expected to be an b,
nounced by the end of the m
month. BY that time the ex- &c
act place Of the Peace Corps vi
Agency in the new organization fo
will have been established. -
Legislation Pushed
Meanwhile. congressional
supporters are pushing for quick
action on the Presidents long ca
term proposals. Representative ", ~
Reuss, Democrat of Wisconsin IL
already has sent specific legis-
lative proposals to the White tn
House. He and Senator Hum ''
phrey. Democrat Of Minnesota. Js
are expected to introduce bills M
simultaneously in the House re-
and Senate within the next ii' =.
two weeks. o .
Consultations to that end h,
have begun between the two al
men, the White House and A
chairmen Of the House Foreign o,
Affairs Committee, and the cC
Senate Foreign Relations Com
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