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In June 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a new Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the first major legislation regulating these industries since the 1906 Wiley law. Eliminating many serious and long-standing abuses in production, labeling, and advertising, the 1938 Act was, in the words of David L. Cowen, ""a milestone in federal interest in consumer protection."" Despite its importance to the American public, however, its passage was effected only after a long, complex battle between conflicting interest groups. This volume is a study in depth of that five-year struggle, fully document

ABSTRACT
Failures to understand the constraints and incentives facing decisionmakers have resulted in the creation of the myth that property rights and spectrum markets would have been superior to the regulatory system of the Radio Act of 1927. Discussions of hypothetical spectrum property rights in the 1920s fail to take account of (1) the vast differences between the radio propagation conditions in the radio spectrum in use then and propagation in the bulk of the radio spectrum today and (2) the technical limitations of equipment at that time. The author concludes that spectrum property rights would have resulted in more radio service in urban areas, a substantial loss of rural service, and diminished consumer welfare.

The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a program to aid rural schools. He said: "It must purely and simply provide the guarantee that this country is great enough to give to all of its children the right to a free education."2 Texas' wealth in natural resources is known throughout the nation. How well does Texas provide for the education of its Negro citizens? It is generally assumed that the schools are the most important educative agency for democracy and that the boys and girls in our classrooms today will be our men and women who must shoulder the responsibilities of tomorrow. This study attempts to determine the provisions for the education of Negroes in Gregg County. Before plans can be made for the improvement of the schools, it is necessary to know their present status. The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that rural children "have always been and still are, the least privileged in the nation."1 However, to plan scientifically for improvement, it is necessary to have specific information about the status of the schools. This study is designed to provide some data on the schools of Gregg County. Among the questions to be considered are the following: 1. What are the natural resources of Gregg County? 2. How does the number of scholastics compare with the school membership? 3. What do the principals consider to be some of their important problems? 4. What provisions are made for transportation? 5. How well prepared are the teachers as shown by college level attained and certificates held? 6. How do the salaries of the teachers compare with those of the nation? 7. What is the average length of the school terms? 8. What are some of the reasons for only two high schools of the county being approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools? 9. What are some of the reasons for the majority of schools not being accredited by the State Department of Education? 2 The Houston Press, October 5, 1944, p. 20. 1 Ibid.

Women in the UK do not achieve promotion into management as readily
as men. Their careers are slower even at early career stages. This
appears to be due to a range of factors including the concentration of
women in support functions and in specialist roles. Women may also be
less likely to put themselves forward for promotion and to suffer
discrimination through a combination of implicitly male role models,
explicitly "male" selection criteria and subjective
assessment methods. The trend towards defining management criteria more
rigorously and assessing them less subjectively may be an important step
towards promoting more women. Monitoring the retention and career
progress of female employees is still undertaken only by a small
minority of employers, and is a powerful step in the change process.

Massachusetts. General Court. Legislative docs., 1836. Senate doc. no. 2. ; Mode of access: Internet.