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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Author corporate affiliation: National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, Washington, D.C. ; Subject code: DEBC ; Subject code: FGD ; Subject code: RCBDB ; Subject code: RCGC*DEB ; Subject code: RCGC*EOX

THE SAHEL DROUGHT OF THE 1970'S WAS THE WORST NATIONAL DISASTER IN 60 YEARS. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE CAUSES AS WELL AS THE NORMAL ECONOMY OF THE REGION. AGRICULTURE WAS DEVASTATED AS WERE CATTLE HERDS. RELIEF PROGRAMS WERE NOT PROPERLY PROGRAMMED AND IMPLEMENTED.

Mode of access: Internet. ; Author corporate affiliation: National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council, Washington, D.C. ; Part II also numbered DOT/HS 802 116 ; Subject code: DECD ; Subject code: DGEOREB ; Subject code: RCGE*DE ; Subject code: WWC ; Subject code: WWP ; Subject code: YEB

ALTHOUGH THIS STUDY IS VERY MUCH AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS, IT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A FORMAL THEORETICAL PIECE. DESCRIPTION IS A DECIDEDLY SECONDARY CONCERN HERE; RATHER, THE AUTHOR IS CONCERNED WITH ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES AND THEIR THEORETICAL CONSEQUENCES.

IN LIGHT OF WATERGATE AUTHOR RE-EXAMINES THE EXECUTIVELEGISLATIVE RELATIONSHIP, ESPECIALLY THEIR POLICY MAKING ROLES. SPECIFICALLY, PROPOSALS CALLING FOR CONGRESSIONAL REFORM TO INSURE A MEANINGFUL CHECK ON THE EXECUTIVE ARE EXAMINED. THE STUDY RAISES A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WHICH REQUIRE FUTURE STUDY:

IN 1952 W. A LEUCHTENBURG SUGGESTED THAT PROGRESSIVES DID NOT OPPOSE IMPERIALISM, BUT,WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, ARDENTLY SUPPORTED EARLY 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN IMPERIALIST EXPANSION. BY SURVEYING THE WAY SUBSEQUENT WRITERS HAVE TREATED THIS THEME, THE AUTHOR SHOWS THAT THE MATTER WAS MORE COMPLEX.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Author corporate affiliation: Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. ; Subject code: EOD ; Subject code: FGB ; Subject code: OBCBB ; Subject code: PDIB ; Subject code: SBEG ; Subject code: WWDP ; Subject code: YDB

The U.S. Supreme Court has not developed a fruitful line of decisions in the symbolic speech cases, the O'Brien case being the most questioned. The author advances the thesis that the court has balanced this record with its expanded protections in other areas.

It is based on addresses, earlier this year, to the Canberra and N.S.W. Branches of the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand. The author acknowledges helfpul comments from many colleagues, especially Mr. David Bensuasan‐Butt, of the Australian National University.

National Highway Safety Bureau, Washington, D.C. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; COP: 2 ; Author corporate affiliation: National Association of Counties Research Foundation, Washington, D.C. ; Subject code: FC ; Subject code: FGB ; Subject code: FGC ; Subject code: RCGEF ; Subject code: WWD ; Subject code: WWE

Author's defence presented to the public following accusations of embezzlement committed by the author when a deficit of 100,000 pesos was discovered at the place of his employment, the Antiguo Tesorero del Banco Nacional, Buenos Aires. Possibly published Buenos Aires, 1832

Proposals to end "boondoggling" in social science research are presented by the author, co-winner of the Woodrow Wilson Award for the best book in Political Science in 1963, American Business and Public Policy, and a lecturer in social science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

This article examines some of the recent evidence concerning residential segregation on racial lines in this country. The author compares the situation here with the state of affairs in the United States described in the preceding article by Dr. and Mrs. George Grier.

The results of this study suggest that persons trained in scientific principles tend to be the most equalitarian. If this is valid, the author believes that the emphasis upon science and learning in the Soviet Union may lead to a decline in authoritarianism.