A critical look at the committee which directed the Surgeon General's report on the effects of television violence on youth and a brief review of some of the results of that study. (AK)

Presents highlights from a National Research Council report titled "Population Growth and Economic Questions: Policy Questions." Includes brief comments on the report's conclusions related to exhaustible resources, renewable resources, pollution, work productivity, economics of scale and technological innovation, schooling, income…

The basic message of this report is that the policy of using general tax revenue to pay for water resource development has served its purpose. What will happen if projects must be self-supporting and if planning and control are given to states and regions are unsolved problems. (DF)

Discusses a report commissioned for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare entitled National Policy and Higher Education.'' A major thrust of the report is that the federal government should adjust its funding strategies to encourage flexibility, autonomy, and diversity among the nation's colleges and universities. (JR)