And in 1964. speakers at the 40th anniversary convention urged a federation of existing farm organizations. cooperatives. and credit associations. However. the conference has not limited its concern to problems of rural America. It has been a dynamic force in calling attention to world food needs. guided by the counsel of Pope Paul VI in 1964 to act on behalf of "suffering people who lack what is considered necessary for survival." and the commendation of Pope Pius XII 17 years earlier for the generous response of the conference "to the call of Christian charity to provide resettlement possibilities for multitudes of uprooted displaced persons and destitute refugees." This agenda of international concern is also reflected in the NCLRCs reorganization in 1968 as the division for rural life of the department of social development and world peace. Simultaneously with the enactment of the foodforpeace program by Congress in 1954. and which I regard as one of the most important accomplishments in my career of public service. the directors of the conference called for a new perspective on food production in America. where the priority national policy would now be an effective program of distribution to serve the needs of hungry people throughout the world. Reflecting the constant. firm support given by the Roman Catholic Church to the United Nations. the NCLRC director.
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