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P:In a survey of U.S. reading habits, the American Institute of Public Opinion reported some sorry figures: 57% of the nation's high-school graduates and 26% of its college graduates have not read a single book in the past year. Asked to name the authors of twelve famous works-- Leaves of Grass, Gulliver's Travels, The Origin of Species, etc.--9% of the college graduates could not give a single name. 39% could not name more than three.

P:Having studied the various aid-to-education plans of its sister corporations, B. F. Goodrich Co. concocted a recipe of its own. Each year it will spend some $300,000 to pay for 1) seven four-year scholarships for bright high-school graduates selected by the National Merit Scholarship Foundation, 2) 50% of the tuition and laboratory fees of any employee taking a course related to his job, and 3) matching gifts of up to $500 that employees may make to any school. Any campus (public or private) with a Goodrich scholar will get a gift equal to the student's full tuition; campuses with an employee will get a gift equal to half his tuition.

P:In the last 36 years, 14,077 Americans have gone to Europe to study, and 60,438 Europeans have come to the U.S. Favorite nations of the Americans, reported the Institute of International Education: Britain (3,491), France (3,280) and Germany (1,697). Biggest exporters to the U.S.: Canada (26,306), China (16,230) and Germany (10,093).

P:In response to a proposal by the University of Chicago's student council, the Moscow radio announced that the Soviet Union would open its iron doors a tiny notch: in 1957, one University of Chicago student will be accepted at Moscow University for one year.

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