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here wants the same thing, but we are talking in the light

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of our background, which in some cases is a little mingled,

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but I would like to say, sir, I don't mean that critically,

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and if I have offended, I apologize; but what I would like

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to say to one delegate here is this: there should be no

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need for a head start if we educate our children all over

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these United States . Why should poverty and ignorance

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exist anywhere in this country? Why should it exist any-

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where in Maryland? We are talking about two levels of

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educational opportunity. St. Mary's County, my impassioned

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friend, gets 80 per cent or more money from the State of

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Maryland than the Federal government to educate its

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people; Garrett County, the same; Caroline and others.

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That is what we mean by educational or .as near equal

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opportunity; the State and the Federal government going

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down and putting money where it is needed to you. That

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is an entirely different thing.

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Then we have another level of educational oppor-

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tunity, Mr. Chairman. This is on the college level. I

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am not so much disturbed how you vote on this, because I

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believe that the courts are going to decide this case