Word: surveyers
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...states closely parallel those on Carter's hit list. Most of the unregistered voters are likely Democrats: the blacks and the Latinos, the poor and the young. The D.N.C. and labor will also be working to ensure that all eligible voters cast their ballots on Nov. 2. A recent survey by Peter D. Hart Associates shows that people who do not plan to vote prefer Carter over Ford...
...workers. Says John Michels, the President's New England coordinator: "You can be firmly united in giving the marching orders, but you gotta have the troops behind you to win the fight." While blue-collar voters favored Carter over Ford by 55% to 32% in the recent Yankelovich survey, 29% of the Carter supporters among them harbored doubts that he is the right man for the job; only 13% of Ford's backers had similar misgivings...
Doing her best to paint Moynihan as a Nixonite in Democratic clothing, Abzug stresses her six years in Congress. She quotes the often lavish praise of colleagues and pulls out a survey showing that she is regarded as one of the most effective members of the House. Following a schedule that would tax the stamina of a Sherpa, she has the advantage of instant recognition. Her floppy, broad-brimmed hat signaling her arrival, she evokes gasps and squeals wherever she goes. "I may not look like a Senator," she likes to say, "but I think I'm what...
Late summer is slack time, and theaters have to scrounge for new movies. That may be part of it. But a quick survey of three recent films from abroad also suggests that the revolutions in the European cinema of the early '60s have subsided, the changes they brought have become standardized, and film makers on the Continent have forsaken enterprise for convention...
...effect of desegregation on the quality of education in the schools is, of course, more difficult to measure. Overall, 75% of the school superintendents responding to the survey say that the quality of education in their schools is unchanged, 15% say it has improved, and 10% note a deterioration. In Williamsburg County, S.C., and Berkeley, achievement-test scores have risen since desegregation. Other "beneficial byproducts" of desegregation often include, the report says, better instructional programs, a reduction in dropout rates and increased participation of parents in school affairs. At the commission's hearing in Boston; Jane Margulis testified that...