Folder 15

1962 Mar 02, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Discusses how host countries let in programs like A.I.D but never supply housing, “These countries have no concept of keeping a bargain with others and even themselves. Under developed doesn’t just mean Agr., or Communications, etc. It’s in every area.”
1962 Mar 02, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Landed a spot on the radio when even AID communication had trouble doing so, “The Good Lord helped us and it turned out to be a top notch interview with giggles in the proper places;” Is going to try to get a recording of the radio show and a regular time slot.
1962 Mar 07, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Has declined the Ghana assignment; “I also heard today that many A.I.D. career people are upset because of a new policy ‘once assigned to Africa no chance for other territory.’ Before there was an unwritten policy that if you got a hardship post they would try to snitch you to a better post the next time. Also I heard via the grapevine that our Peace Corps V.I.P.s made a public statement that A.I.D. was to house them. The head is a Harvard class mate of Kennedy’s;” talks about how her counterpart, Mrs. Nab, is one of the most popular in A.I.D.
1962 Mar 10, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Received an offer from Washington with details on an assignment in Ghana; has been hearing about Turkey in the news quite often; is having a hard time adjusting to the calendars since the seasonal changes are so different.
1962 Mar 19, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Mrs. Nab, her counterpart, had brought cake and hot dogs to the office for Mary’s birthday “I really was embarrassed as it was quite a financial outlay as food is so expensive here;” describes the food situation and says that to make up for lack of proteins the Agriculture Department seems to only want to focus on meat rather than other sources of protein; has applied to be a peace corps trainer
1962 Mar 19, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Has had quite the social life recently; 4H man transferred to the desk job “It will help him financially but surely doesn’t do much for the program.”
1962 Mar 20, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Discusses meal plans for when she gets back to the US; discusses how it’s hard to get the Peace Corps to really cooperate with A.I.D.
1962 Mar 20, 1 p. no env. Letter to Brother A.I.D. Agency for International Development; describes the poor shape the building she works in is in; the C.A.R.E. workers are on their own so it’s hard for them to make it in Liberia; “All is litigation here;” “You have to pay houseboys 2 weeks in advance when you fire them. Most of them are in debt to you twice that much which they admit but can’t see how that effects their advance. It is funny and sad.”
1962 Mar 30, 1 p. no env. Letter to Folks Hasn’t received word on when she’ll have home leave, “Then, since people know I’m leaving its difficult to get cooperation on projects such as charts, posters, etc.;” is working on a Peace Corps project to get ten home economists, “It may get me into trouble but I’ve seen lots of it so what?”
1962 Mar [?], 1 p. no env. Letter to Brother A flu bug has been going around and everyone’s been a bit ill; told a story about a woman who had suddenly got violently ill during a trip up country but had company in the car that was able to drive her to a hospital, “At the hosp. they said it was an allergy from insect bites and in an hour she would have been gone had they not been able to give her an injection.”