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lation, $48 million will be spent
TO support planning, research
and experimentation on urban
mass transit. The budget re-
quest of $50 million for pur-
chase Of open space in urban
areas would, with State and
local matching, buy an esti-
mated 5000 million worth of
park and recreation land.
Local housing agencies expect
to complete 10000 public hous-
ing units and start construction
of $4,000 more. The budget also
proposes to finance loans on
some 10000 units of housing for
the elderly and says mortgages
on over million private homes
will be insured by the Federal
Housing Administration.
TRANSPORTATION
Expenditures on the Inter-
state Hig hway System are
slated to rise by 1924 million to
almost $3.4 billion. About IL, 800
miles of the system are now
open and another 14,7OO miles
are in various stages of de-
velopment.
The Federal Aviation Agen-
cy, seeking greater safety and
automation in traffic control
is requesting $791 million in
the new budget, an increase of
SCI million over funds author
lied for fiscal 1862.
EDUCATION
Spending on education is
budgeted to rise 1927 million to
almost SIS billion in fiscal
1868. Some $151 million of the
increase is contingent on con.
gressional approval of admin.
lStration proposals for broac
Federal aid to public primary
and Secon dary schools anc
higher education and for pro.
grams designed to improve the
quality of teaching. The re,
manning sits million increase
stems from expansion of exist.
ing programs.
An even sharper rise is fore.
cast for the future, with an.
preparation requests for fisca
1868 almost doubling the 1876:
level-from $1.3 billion to $2.4
billion.
mpacted area aid is budg.
eted for 1920 million, the same
as last year, but if Congress
accepts Mr.. Kennedy's legisla-
tive proposal to reduce grants
to localities for children whose
parents work on Federal prop
erty but live in private dwell
ings, the fiscal 1868 spending
would be cut $50 million.
WELFARE
The 1868 budget, in addition
to an expansion of medical re-
search programs and facilities
calls for a Is per cent increase
in the staff of the Food and
Drug Agency to expand its
consumer protection activities
and a stepup in water and all
pollution programs.
While foreSeeing the end Of
the temporary unemployment
compensation program that cost
$3.50 million last year, the
budget asks Congress to enact 6
permanent system of extended
joblesS benefits, to be financed
through an increase in payroll
taxes. Spending of $12O million
for new programs in manpGWer
retraining and youth job op-
portunities is suggested.
The cost of existing public as
SiStance programs is estimated
to rise $118 million to $2.7 bill
lion, with an additional 500
million requested to start the
program embodied in new legiS-
lation to rehabilitate welfare
recipients and reduce depend
ency.
FOREIGN AID
President Kennedy's $40 bill
lion request for foreign aid ap-
preparations continues his ad.
vocacy of long-range planning
for economic development with
emphasis on self-help.
Out of a total of $3,397, ,000,-
900 for economic assistance ir
fiscal year 1868, the President
wants $1,750,000,000 for devel.
opment lending.
About $500 million of this
development lending authority
would go into the Alliance fol
Progress program in Latin
America, the remaining 81, $780,
900, 900 to the rest of the under
developed world.
In addition, the President
would provide $435 million for
development grants, 500 mil
lion of it for Latin America.
Military assistance requests
for fiscal 1868 total SIS mil
lion, a decrease of $100 million
The President also asked for
$100 million to buy bonds to
help the United Nations out
of its financial crisis; $50 mil
lion-compared with this years
$40 million - for the Peace
Corps program of sending
youthful American volunteer
workers abroad, and $500 mil
lion for overseas disposal OF
United States farm aurpluses
under what is called the Food
for Peace Program. The last
item is up SO million from
this year.