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In Education, for example, although Americans have been proud of their public school system, these facts stare us in the face: 1. Over 130,000 new classrooms urgently needed now 2. Even these would not eliminate overcrowding and double sessions National shortage of teachers estimated at 220,000 More teachers leaving the profession than entering it . National average teaching salary $4650; many states less Number of teachers receiving less than $2500—46,000 . Average income in many other professions 100 to 300 cent higher AP wo Helping to meet the needs for classrooms, equipment, more teachers and better salaries over the next ten years could easily absorb $15 - $20 billion of the armaments savings. After all, it is less than half of our present annual expenditure for armament. An additional $10 billion could be in- vested in higher education and research facilities. Once we get rid of the arms race burden we may be able to afford all of this—AT LAST! For Public Health, consider these two facts: 1. Some 325,000 lives are lost each year through inadequate medical care. 2. Over 1,200,000 more hospital beds are needed for adequate standards. A large part of the need for additional beds is in mental and chronic * isease hospitals and nursing homes. However, it was officially reported in May, 1958 that “there are still 2.5 million people residing in areas with no acceptable general hospital beds, and another 25 million people in areas with Jess than 2 acceptable beds per 1,000 population.” Here as in education the Federal Government can appropriately act to equalize opportunity. An adequate building program alone could absorb $15 billion. Beyond that. we need more public health clinics and more medi- cal schools—more people in medical research, to wipe out such human enemies as heart diseases, mental illness and cancer, 76+