Word: low
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter. Protested a presidential adviser: "Some of those guys think they can vote against us whenever they like, can bad-mouth the President whenever they like, and still ask him to help them by attending fund raisers and campaigning for them." These aides insist that despite Carter's low ratings in the polls, the President's support will prove an asset to most Democrats seeking reelection. Argued one: "The voters continue to give him high marks personally. He's a good man, and he's a good campaigner...
...results have been compiled in a large black notebook, with computer print-outs that detail the voting record of each Senate and House member. While those with poor records of support for Carter's programs are not ruled out of his campaign plans, they are assigned a low priority...
...Navy maintains, however, that the builders share much of the blame for what it calls "cost growth." The admirals cite low worker productivity at the shipyards, long delays in deliveries from subcontractors and an uneconomical and unwise expansion of productive capacity. Nonetheless, Navy Secretary Claytor concedes that "there is enough blame for everyone concerned...
Instructors are having some special problems. Observes a training officer at Great Lakes: "The reading level of our recruits is often below third grade. That means the sailor can't even read a warning sign on a ship's boiler room." One reason for low levels: creation of the all-volunteer military has removed the threat of being drafted into the Army, which was for years an incentive for youths to join the Navy. This means a growing number of the Navy's recruits are young men seeking cheap vocational training or an escape from some social...
...Mass every day. The four Moro children−Maria Fida, 32, a journalist; Anna, 29, a pediatrician; Agnese, 26, a university student and part-time employee of CISL, a labor union confederation; and Giovanni, 20, a law student at the University of Rome−have also kept a low profile...