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A review of the relation of the telephone to transportation shows a number of complex directions of causality: the telephone 'facilitated better coordination of trains, traffic, & deliveries' resulting in more reliable, prompter service & an increase in 'remote marketing of perishable goods;' it changed 'the pattern of Ur settlement toward a megalopolitan structure'; it encouraged the scattering of business districts; & it facilitated a diffusion of residences to the suburbs. The problem of examining the short run vs long run effects of the communications/transportation tradeoff is discussed. Three types of studies in this area are reviewed: (1) office traffic studies, (2) futurist experiments, & (3) econometric studies. A model of the communications/travel relationship is presented & an agenda for future research is suggested. 2 Figures. G. Simpson.

Czechoslovak PO poll results for the period Jan 1968-Mar 1969 are summarized. The original polls were conducted by the Czechoslovak Instit of PO & released to the press. Topics covered include econ trends, perspectives on nat'l history, evaluation of nat'l leaders, att's toward foreign countries & world events, the movement of Soviet troops into Czechoslovakia, student protests, censorship, rehabilitation of prisoners, reforms & the role of the Communist Party. Reforming tendencies got massive support & the policies of the 1950's typically were endorsed by 2-3% on most questions. AA.