¶ The Federal Republic of Germany has established 60 special scholarships for U.S. graduate students in gratitude for U.S. postwar help. The scholarships, which include tuition and round-trip travel, may apply to any institution of higher education in West Germany or West Berlin. Prerequisite: a knowledge of German.
¶I After waiting 3½ months for their pay the 23 schoolteachers of Avoca, Pa. (pop. 4,000) went on strike, gave 568 students an unscheduled holiday.
¶ In Detroit, Air Force Chief of Staff General Nathan F. Twining suggested a method for meeting the critical shortage of high-school science and math teachers: "Within the...