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...supported a combination of budget cuts and tax hikes. More than seven out of ten believe that the poor and the elderly have suffered from program slashes, and 56% think that cuts have adversely affected blacks and the middle class. On the issue of American military strength, the survey indicated that there has been a large jump in the percentage of people who feel that military spending should not be cut substantially: 40% this year, in contrast to 29% in March...
...survey discovered a drop in the percentage of people whose greatest national concern is relations with the Soviet Union: 35%, down from 51% last December. Half of those polled think that Reagan has emphasized expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal rather than stressing negotiations on nuclear disarmament. A resounding 69% felt the President's emphasis should instead be on disarmament. Yet Americans are cynical about any change for the better. According to the poll, 55% think that the Soviets would not adhere to an arms-control agreement...
...plagued with problems, including poor visibility and bursting collection sacks. But after the first two days exploration and sampling went more smoothly. Exulted Long: "We've got rock formations that will knock your socks off !" The investigations planned for the Sea-Link will ultimately involve 27 scientists. Some will survey the spawning habits and conditions of lake trout. Others plan explorations to the wrecks of five ships thought to have sunk between 1880 and 1918 for relics of shipboard life. Because of low water temperatures and the relative lack of oxidation, "the Great Lakes provide excellent preservation, even of shoes...
...magazine's readers are almost exclusively men, most of them between 18 and 34. Nearly half are servicemen, vets or law enforcement officers, according to a survey by Starch INRA Hooper, a New York research firm. Many readers seem to be Walter Mittys, content to experience danger vicariously. The magazine derives most of its revenue from circulation, but Brown is now pushing to attract big-name advertisers, including car and liquor companies. "It would be a hard sell for a media buyer," admits Advertising Manager Joan Steele. "The mercenary thing tarnishes our image...
Wise people do not discuss sex or money, and a new survey shows why. MONEY magazine polled a national sample of 2,491 adults, all of whom described themselves as the main financial decision makers in their households. Sixty-three percent of the respondents were men; 37% were women. Among the findings: 51% of the women polled said they think about money more often than sex, in contrast to only 27% of the men. One sobering statistic: nearly one-third of all women said they enjoy money more than sex; a mere 26% favored sex. Men had decidedly different priorities...