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Last week the rusting swords of World War II began to be turned into textbooks. The idea came from Arkansas' Senator J. William Fulbright, an old Rhodes Scholar. He put two & two together: there was $140 million worth of U.S. war surplus rusting abroad which foreign countries could use if they didn't have to pay for it in U.S. dollars. Fulbright persuaded Congress that the U.S. should swap the surplus for scholarships...
Last week President Truman's Board of Foreign Scholarships announced that the first Fulbright Act scholarships were open: 50 for U.S. scholars and graduate students to study in China, six more in the new Union of Burma. In the works: agreements with 19 other nations
...while getting at none of its objectives! Answer: On the national level, NSA's main work will be done through its Regional Offices, which were created only two months ago. On the international level, objectives have been approached. NSA is working with the State Department on implementation of the Fulbright Bill, which will provide European educations for many Americans. Last summer, it was largely responsible for the student ships which carried several thousand students to Europe and back...
Town Meeting of the Air (Thurs. 8:30 p.m., ABC). Topic: "Is Universal Military Training Necessary for our National Security?" Speakers: Brigadier General John M. Devine, Arkansas' Senator J. William Fulbright, Socialist Norman Thomas, Montana Judge Leif Erickson...
...Congress a short & simple resolution was pending, introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas and Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana: "That the Congress favors the creation of a United States of Europe within the framework of the United Nations...