Word: regions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...York Times printed June 19, President Pusey objected to Con Ed's "radical proposal for altering the scenic beauty and scientific value of largely unspoiled section of the Hudson valley." Pusey said the 3700-acre forest "is remarkable for its hardwoods characteristic of the middle Applachian region and important for the study of silviculture and conservation practices...
Most of these counties, including Marshall and Benton (which adjoins Marshall on its eastern border) lie in the Delta Fringe and Bluff Hills area. This region of Mississippi has a higher proportion of its labor forces in agriculture (59% in 1960) and a lower median family income than any other area of the nation...
California Pollster Mervin Field is following a trend toward "randomization" in selecting interviewees. He divides California into six regions, on which he collects basic social and economic data. Within each region he assigns interviewers to a few blocks in each county, instructs them to canvass, for example, every third house from the corner, ignoring race, religion, age and income. He insists only that an equal number of men and women be polled. Such random selection, the theory goes, will ensure a good cross section. Declares Field: "You either put your faith in probabilities...
This technique contrasts with the long-held theory that interviewers should reach a quota of persons in various categories-poor people, rich people, Republicans, Democrats, etc.-in the same ratio that they exist in the region studied. Lou Harris, Jack Kennedy's favorite pollster, uses randomization, but employs computers to spot-check the reliability of his sampling. If he suspects that his polls did not accurately reflect certain groups, he runs cards, on which the basic characteristics of key election precincts are punched, through a computer until it turns up a precinct that coincides with the types of voters...
...Mongolia, the Russians were granted trading privileges that gave them such a secure grip on the nation's economy that by 1921 a Communist People's Republic of Mongolia could be safely proclaimed under China's nose. The vast, empty region (total population just over 1,000,000 in an area the size of Germany, France, Italy, Denmark and The Netherlands combined) has been a loyal satellite ever since. Little wonder, for Russia has given $670 million worth of aid to Mongolia since 1945, accepts fully 95% of its trade...