Word: surveys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue sent out 30 agents to check up on Detroit prostitutes. In four weeks, the agents tracked down 50 women. Each was asked an embarrassing question: "Have you filed an income tax return?" Each answered, "No." After a few more questions, and a quick survey of the girls' wardrobes, the agents decided that the girls owed the Government from $500 to $1,000 in income taxes. If they disagreed, they were told, they could go to court. All paid. But that wasn't the worst. The agents also directed them to keep records...
That much-abused whipping boy, the sponsor, was getting his lumps again. A survey released this week by Advertest Research showed that 7.5% of the television audience think TV commercials are actually worse this year than last. The survey also showed that viewers think TV commercials run about 40% too long, and that the more educated a viewer, the tougher his resistance to TV advertising. The best-liked commercial, according to Advertest: Lucky Strike's "Happy-Go-Lucky." The least-liked: Philip Morris' "Nose Test...
...recommendations to the council are complete, as several people have indicated, then the council could act on the survey as soon as possible to rectify the existing over-crowded parking conditions...
According to Kelliher, however, all the finished survey needs to send it before the council is Meyer's signature. This would mean that the council could enact a new ordinance as early as next Monday. But the survey would probably be referred to a council committee for further study...
Behind this apparent administrative confusion, there may be a good reason for the delay. The engineer was not expected to complete the comprehensive survey he is making in just a few days. Much of the committee work is also necessary for accuracy in the final...