Proponents and opponents of euthanasia have argued passionately about whether it should be legalized. In Australia in the mid-1990s, following the world's first legal euthanasia deaths, Dr. Philip Nitschke initiated a different approach: a search for do-it-yourself technological means of dying with dignity. The Australian government has opposed…

Reports on the organization and results of a state-funded program that provides the opportunity for adolescents in foster homes or institutions to make the transition to self-sufficient living arrangements. (SS)

THE READING PROGRESS OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FIRST-GRADE PUPILS IN 25 CLASSROOMS IN PORTLAND, OREGON, WAS REPORTED. CLASSROOMS WERE SUPPLIED WITH SELF-TEACHING MATERIALS, NO MATERIALS, OR WITH GENERAL INTEREST OR "PLACEBO" MATERIALS. RESEARCH ASSISTANTS VISITED ALL CLASSROOMS WEEKLY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WERE INTERVIEWED AT THE BEGINNING AND…