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What earns respect for Carnegie is its pinpoint giving. In 1924 it called the first U.S. conference on adult education. In the 19305 it got Sweden's Gunnar Myrdal to produce An American Dilemma, the first real study of U.S. Negroes...
While the experts believe that this sudden halt in the growth of the work force may be a temporary phenomenon rather than the beginning of a trend, they are concerned enough to want to pinpoint the groups responsible for the shrinkage...
...State, which ran over Iowa 29-13, moved into a tie with Minnesota for leadership in the Big Ten. Elsewhere, two long Navy field goals edged out Notre Dame 13-10. Syracuse, paced by its great All-America Halfback Ernie Davis, romped over Pitt 28-9. Maryland's pinpoint passing attack gave the Terrapins a quick 14-point lead, and they clung on to win 21-17 over Penn State. Once-beaten Georgia Tech capitalized on three Florida fumbles for a decisive 20-0 victory. In the less bruising Ivy League, Princeton retained the top spot, smothering hapless Brown...
...State rolled on to victory, elsewhere last week upsets were the order of the day. Unbeaten Iowa, its swift running attack mired in ankle-deep mud, was beaten by hard-nosed Purdue (9-0). Resurgent Notre Dame, which had lost only to Michigan State, fell to Northwestern's pinpoint passing attack (12-10). Navy, rated the East's best team with four straight victories, lost 28-14 to underdog Pitt. Army was upset by West Virginia (7-3), and Maryland was surprised by South Carolina 20-10. But other powerhouses continued to roll. Second-ranked Mississippi overwhelmed Vanderbilt...
...abbreviation for Control of Electromagnetic Radiation. It is an emergency communications system in which all commercial broadcast stations will leave the air except those assigned to instruct the public at 640 and 1,240 kilocycles. It is intended to nullify enemy equipment that uses radio signals to pinpoint targets...