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Relaxed Export Controls. Improved supplies h a v e l e d die Office of I n t e r n a tional T r a d e to relax restrictions on exports of 179 commodities. T h e s e items m a y n o w b e exported without licenses. Only 3 0 commodities or c o m m o d i t y groups are u n d e r short s u p p l y quotas. T h e r e a r e o t h e r items under control for security reasons. No+ural Resources. A bill has b e e n introd» d in t h e House to establish a 1 6 m e m b e r joint House-Senate c o m m i t t e e o n n a t u r a l resources. S e l e c t i v e S e r v i c e . College students w h o missed taking t h e Selective Service college qualification test on April 2 3 will b e given t h e c h a n c e to t a k e the test on M a y 2 1 . D e tails are available from local draft b o a r d s . Approximately 6 2 % of t h e 4 8 1 , 4 9 0 stu dents who h a v e taken previous tests h a v e achieved scores of 70 or b e t t e r . Federal Laws. "Volume 66, United States Statutes at L a r g e , " containing all laws passed d u r i n g t h e second session of the last Congress, is available from t h e G o v e r n m e n t Printing Office at $7.75. Atomic P o w e r . D e v e l o p m e n t of atomic p o w e r by p r i v a t e enterprise is equested in a n e w bill introduced in t h e H o u s e . T h e bill would prohibit A E C from selling p o w e r except in connection w L h p r o d u c tion of atomic weapons a n d materials. Also provided is t h e issuance of patents on privately financed, n o n w e a p o n s atomic d e velopments. Small Business. A booklet offering guid a n c e to prospective small businessmen, " O n e H u n d r e d a n d Fifty Questions for a Prospective M a n u f a c t u r e r , " is available at 20 cents from t h e G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g Office, W a s h i n g t o n 2 5 , D . C. T h e booklet was p r e p a r e d b y the Small Defense Plants Administration. Stockpiling. T h e H o u s e A p p r o p r i a t i o n s Committee eliminated a n y n e w funds for stockpiling for t h e year starting July 1. T h e committee feels t h a t an u n o b l i g a t e d b a l a n c e of $457.7 million should b e utilized d u r i n g die c o m i n g year. Reciprocal Trade. Hearings * have started on a bill t o extend t h e T r a d e Agree m e n t s Act for o n e year past its expiration d a t e of J u n e 12. Basic changes p r o p o s e d include r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t t h e President fol low recommendations of t h e Tariff C o m mission. U n e m p l o y m e n t in an industry w o u l d be considered as concrete e v i d e n c e of d a m a g e t o t h a t industry b y imports. Export Insurance. Several g o v e r n m e n t agencies testified in favor of a bill to p r o v i d e g o v e r n m e n t insurance for commercial exports in w a r or peace. S u c h legislation w o u l d generally apply to farm exports. Draft. A two-year extension of t h e " D o c t o r D r a f t " l a w has b e e n r e q u e s t e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Defense. I n this c o n nection, D e f e n s e D e p a r t m e n t has p r o p o s e d t h a t it grant scholarships to m e d i c a l stu dents and subsidize m e d i c a l schools to in crease supply of doctors. AND
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