Programs offering free winterization and repair work to homes of needy senior citizens and low income families are occurring in many states. Sponsored by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and the Community Services Administration, programs also involve The Green Thumb Program and provide training and jobs for participants. (LH)

The inflation of the vinyl bubble by Antioch students and faculty climaxed more than a year of study, planning, dealing with contractors, county officials, manufacturers of equipment and materials--and maturing the technology of pneumatic buildings. These activities were combined into what Antioch calls a "process-oriented curriculum."…

Students enrolled in the construction surveying class at Southern Illinois University's School of Technical Careers gained practical experience and helped the community by giving engineering assistance to the checking of existing design features and to surveying and laying out a project to construct a boat ramp on the Mississippi River. An…