Governor Henry Bellmon Criticizes Anti-Poverty Program, Calls for More Responsible Jobs for Indian School Students1965-01-01Bellmon, Henryhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_026_1_41_14_0047Governor Henry Bellmon defended the administration of the federal anti-poverty program in Oklahoma, stating that it is not being administered on a partisan basis. He approved grants for youth corps programs in Guthrie, Midwest City-Del City, and Lawton-Fort Sill, but criticized the latter for only offering menial tasks to Indian youngsters. Bellmon recommended assigning them to jobs with higher responsibility and intellectual stimulus.