Further education and industrial needs have not become one and the same. Many companies feel technical colleges arm students with irrelevant information despite the consistent efforts of the Industrial Training Boards. Much controversy has arisen questioning day release programs and who should finance them. (DS)

An exploration of communications and the approximately one million Indian people who live in the U.S., by people in film, television, radio, and print news; condensed from the transcript of a panel discussion held July 6, 1973 in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. (Author/JM)

An annotated list, by topic, of 27 books about broadcast television. (CH)

Discusses the Environmental Protection Agency report on the economic impacts of clean water on industries and municipal sewage treatment works. Concludes that the long-term growth of the industry may be slightly impaired, but market trends, technological advances, and productivity will far overshadow these impacts. (CC)

Discusses various control techniques used in chemical processes, including measuring devices, controller functions, control valves, and feedforward and feedback actions. Applications of control to a real chemical plant are exemplified. (CC)

Summarizes the programs proposed for the Administration's energy research and development efforts by a special task force headed by the Atomic Energy Commission chairman. Indicates that nuclear research would be stressed in striving for United States future self-sufficiency in energy. (CC)

A professional (on leave of absence) in the Placement Office at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was temporarily replaced by a personnel specialist from Dow Chemical. This exchange experience is separately described by the former director of Placement and Career Advising at the university and by "the man from Dow" himself. (EAK)

Employment trends in the hiring of women in business and industry are discussed. A comparison between employer demand for trained women and their supply is made. (Author/EAK)

Describes an industry-sponsored day care center, the Urban Affairs Child Development Center, in the heart of Houston's Fifth Ward poverty area. (CS)

In order to be effective, companies must use every meaningful approach to find individuals with high potential who might otherwise be overlooked in the complex organizational structure. In an effort to be more efficient, industrial firms and governmental agencies utilized multiple assessment procedures to identify and develop managerial personnel.…

Presents the biography of Clarence C. Birchard, a music and textbook publisher, who published The Laurel Song Book, which was instrumental in introducing children to contemporary American music. Outlines the variety of contributions Birchard made toward music development. (RK)

Describes four sources for information about industry. (SB)

Discusses professionalism activities taken by the American Chemical Society such as exerting pressures on employers, setting up a manpower policy group, and establishing a legal aid loan program. (CC)

Presents information on the actual termination conditions of nine firms in contrast with the proposed conditions outlined in the Guidelines for Employers by the American Chemical Society. (CC)