Word: polls
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Supporters of the bill also boast of Harris polls which indicate 52 per cent of the public supports a federal consumer advocacy agency. Another poll reported that when Americans were asked to "describe the ethics of people running various institutions", of the 11 institutions listed, "consumer action groups" ranked first and "major corporations" ranked tenth...
...Gallup poll released last week indicates that 46%of Americans disapprove of the treaty, while 39% favor it, and 15% are undecided. Not many of those polled may be familiar with the treaty provisions. Even so, the figures represent an increase in support over the earlier surveys...
...beginning had caused some embarrassment in the foreign ministry. But Sharon later indicated that he had cleared his plan with Begin and it was just a question of time before it would be carried out. Whether or not the program is officially adopted by the government, a recent poll showed 82% of Israeli voters favoring some kind of settlement in the occupied territories...
Last week one poll showed Beame running neck and neck with his most widely known rival, colorful, combative Bella Abzug, 57. The former Congresswoman was actually running slightly ahead according to other surveys, but neither of the two was in a commanding position. Coming up fast were New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo, 45-the personal choice of Governor Hugh Carey -and Manhattan Congressman Edward Koch, 52.* None of the four front runners appeared likely to win the 40% of primary votes needed to avoid a Sept. 19 runoff. But for Beame supporters, the crucial question was whether their...
...school system in West Germany after the war either disregarded the Hitler period altogether or raced through it. Said one youth after seeing the movie: "Now I can understand why something like that was possible. In school we studied history only up to World War I." In a recent poll conducted by the illustrated weekly Quick, a majority placed the blame for the war, the extermination of the Jews and the stifling of dissent during the Third Reich on Hitler, but only about 20% condemned his policies totally. Significantly, more than two-thirds wanted additional information about...