Report shows many capable youths miss chance for college
Washington report by National Manpower Council finds fewer than half of intellectually suited youths enter college and 25 non-graduating peers per doctoral graduate. Shortages of scientists, engineers, teachers, and some physicians cited as harming defense and public welfare. Recommendations include expanded higher education funding, a presidential commission, and policy relaxations on military deferments to preserve education opportunities.
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National Manpower Council
Congressman Dead At 82 In Wisconsin
LACROSSE Wisconsin Congressman Merlin Hull 82 oldest U S congressman died here yesterday after major surgery on April 15 He was in his 21st year in the House and had rallied from pulmonary complications before a fatal turn Saturday night Hull held multiple offices from clerk of Circuit Court to state legislator and secretary of state He entered Congress in 1928 as a Republican later joined the Progressive party in 1934 and returned to the Republican fold in 1946 He backed rural electrification and federal dairy program payments throughout his tenure.
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Wisconsin Progressive Party
Unions Grow Yet Exact Size Remains Hidden
Washington reports union membership at 16.14 to 17 million, up by about 0.5 to 3 million since 1949. The Department of Labor cites 9 percent in the AFL and five million in the CIO, with smaller unions elsewhere. Data gaps hinder precise totals as some unions do not report figures. Labor force rose from 60,814,000 to 61,518,000 since 1949 per Census.
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Census Bureau
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