'No Starvation In America’
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. There is widespread malnutrition in the United States but no known starvation or serious hunger, according to the House of Representatives' Agricultural Committee, which has released its findings after a private citizens’ inquiry group had alleged that 256 counties were “emergency hunger areas.”
The committee’s chairman (Congressman W. R. Poage Democrat) reported that malnutrition existed at all economic levels "because of ignorance of what constitutes a nutritious diet and because of parental neglect." But replies from public health officials in 212 of the 256 counties concerned revealed no starvation or serious hunger because of inability to buy food or obtain it from private or public agencies.
“Border-line hunger' and starvation cases are occasion ally located where family income is wasted away, largely on liquor," Mr Poage said “Jobs are often available but rejected by able-bodied men who apparently prefer to be on relief rolls.”
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31762, 20 August 1968, Page 18
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