Twenty persons representing vocational education, the Labor Department, Congress, universities, business, and industry attended a conference designed to discuss the applicabilities of legislative proposals for a comprehensive manpower training program. Presentations included: (1) "Problems of Decentralization and Block Grants" by William B. Hewitt, (2) "An Evaluation of the New Manpower Legislation" by William R. Bechtel, (3) "Problems and Prospects of a Coordinated Working Relationship" by Clarence Greiber, (4) "Absolute Poverty, Relative Poverty, and the Task of Manpower Training Programs" by Michael C. Barth, and (5) "Implications for Political Responsibility and Public Policy" by William A. Steiger. Recommendations related to such matters as: (1) integration of the multiple manpower programs, (2) decentralization of manpower programs, (3) cooperation between vocational education and the Labor Department, and (4) role of state and federal governments in manpower training. (AS)