Discusses measures taken by the Soviets immediately following World War II to provide medical, social, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals in Byelorussia, which had a large number of deaths and serious injuries. (CH)

The Soviet Union is undertaking a drive for excellence in higher education by tightening academic standards, closing weaker institutions, changing admission criteria, experimenting with instructional approaches in some institutions, and increasing efforts at labor force development and training programs tied to national economic needs. (MSE)