Presents presidential candidates' positions on vital issues such as research and development spending, joblessness, priorities, science policy, innovation, federal labs, economic planning, patent reform, and technology assessment. (DF)

Reports on a survey of chemical industry representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act. (SL)

Figures from the Federal Council for Science and Technology show the number of inventions in 1972 was at the lowest level since 1963. Data on patent applications and patents for 1972 are provided; graphs showing invention disclosures and patent applications for the years 1963 through 1972 are included. (DT)

Discusses the complexities involved in the Environmental Protection Agency's implementations of the Toxic Substance Control Act. (SL)

Describes new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for airborne lead pollution. (SL)

Reports on the Health Research Group claim that less than 7 percent of all new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in recent years were considered to be important therapeutic gains. (SL)

This article outlines the positions of the 1976 Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates on issues affecting science and technology. (SL)

Second of three articles that probe the nature of federal involvement in science. The role of Congress in formulating and implementing science policy is changing to a more activist one. Congress is seetting up mechanisms to interpret the flood of information used in making policy decisions. (Author/TS)

Reports that federal funds provided for basic and applied research have been found to provide only marginal or no contribution to increased productivity and economic growth. However, these results may be due to the lack of economic methodology capable of detecting the impact of research funds on growth. (SL)

The activities and preliminary findings of a 15-member task force's examination of the National Science Foundation's division of science information are detailed. The task force hopes to redirect NSF's scattered programs in science information activities and provide a blueprint for coordinating government-wide activities in the field. (BT)

The need for a council on science and technology to advise the President of the United States is explored. The role and functioning of a science advisory committee are discussed, and three proposals offered to the House Science and Astronautics Committee are detailed. (DT)

Reviews the projected 1979 federal budget for Research and Development. A detailed presentation of projected budgets by major agency is provided. (SL)

A National Science Foundation survey of institutions granting advanced degrees found academic research and development spending increased 12 percent in 1975, but the federal government is contributing less to that total than before. The expenditures by colleges and universities for scientific activities are detailed. (BT)