Intended as a reference to available sources of guidance, information, and advice, the directory lists 89 private and federal agencies and organizations concerned with training, treatment, techniques, and procedures used in rehabilitating and employing the handicapped. Listings usually include names of executive officers, an address, purposes,…

Electrical communication progressed rapidly after Samuel Morse demonstrated the telegraph in 1838. Western Union completed the first transcontinental telegraph line in 1861. Five years later the first transoceanic cable was laid. In 1875 A.G. Bell transmitted the first complete sentence heard over wire, and the first Bell telephone company was…

This report presents an introduction to the center, its objectives, and the individualized services it provides to senior citizens. The impact of the Hawaii State Senior Center on the community is presented in three parts: (1) a discussion of the role of the center in the community; (2) an explanation of the center's involvement in joint planning…

The Urban Internship Program has been established to recruit and train above average graduate and undergraduate students to fill program leadership positions in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program provides orientation to major HUD programs to integrate the intern into the work force quickly and effectively and…

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS AN OUTLINE OF THE GOALS, PERSONNEL STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF THE OAKLAND AMERICAN INDIAN ASSOCIATION. THE REPORT IS A STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF INFORMATION STATING WHICH INDIANS USED THE ASSOCIATION'S COUNSELING SERVICE, AND TO WHAT ORGANIZATIONS THE INDIANS WERE REFERRED. (JH)

This report summarizes information about the history, technology, and operation of educational radio in the U.S. Also presented are the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rules and regulations concerning the licensing and channel assignment of educational radio, and its auxiliary special broadcast services. Included are the application…

This bulletin outlines the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) responsibilities in regulating the interstate and foreign common carrier communication via electrical means. Also summarized are the history, technological development, and current capabilities and prospects of telegraph, wire telephone, radiotelephone, satellite communications,…

This report outlines the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) regulatory authority over the licensing and operation of commercial, educational, and public broadcasting in the United States. Also described are rules and regulations governing the program content and advertising, in relation to the fairness doctrine, free speech, and public…

Radio and television broadcasting is authorized and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Following a brief description of the development of broadcasting, broadcast regulations, and the Commission, this report examines various aspects of the subject pertaining to the fairness doctrine, political broadcasting, advertising, sale…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), created by the Communications Act of 1934, is an independent federal agency charged with regulating interstate and foreign communications by means of radio, television, wire, cable, and satellite. This bulletin briefly describes its objectives, activities, functions, organizational structure, the…

This handbook is designed as a general guide to the federal establishment as it relates to education. The selection of programs represents those of current popular interest, those involving the greatest sums of money, and those recently enacted and of general interest. Programs discussed include: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;…

Describes the development and operation of a countywide purchasing cooperative composed of ten local government agencies in Washington County, Wisconsin. (JG)

Outlines the structure, activities, and publications of the United Nations and some of its specialized agencies. (PF)

The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, P. L. 93-641, provides for a broad spectrum of agencies, directives and resources for the planning and development of health services, including protective as well as health care services. These provisions are delineated here. (BB)