Word: testing
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Those are among the crosscurrents revealed by the presidential primaries. Bedeviling as they may be for the candidates, the primaries serve a function beyond winnowing presidential contenders: they probe and test the American mood. There is in that mood a disturbing negative attitude toward politics and politicians. Princeton's Opinion Research Corp. finds that only 30% of those polled express "high trust and confidence" in "the office of the presidency," and only 20% have high trust in Congress. "We've got a disbelieving mood," observes Harry O'Neill, executive vice president of Opinion Research Corp. "People...
...Hubert Humphrey, of course, has not yet faced a fresh test in the current mood. Always ranking high on decency and personal warmth, he is now seen as a rather comfortable old shoe-which fits the desire for serenity but not the search for new leadership. However, Humphrey is also seen as experienced in world affairs. If international concerns should arise to overshadow the economic issues amid continued recovery, the national mood would favor the most experienced veterans: Humphrey among the Democrats and Ford among the Republicans...
Sinologists agree on the obvious: the real test for China will not come until after the disappearance of the major symbol of authority, Chairman Mao. The Great Helmsman's death, especially in the absence of a figure like Chou Enlai, who was supremely skilled in the art of political balance and compromise, could easily remove the constraints that now keep the factions under control. Indeed, some analysts believe last week's violence would not have happened had Chou still been alive. That view may exaggerate the late Premier's indispensable skills. But there is no doubt that...
Sweet Appeal. Among leaders of the herd are Malcolm Hereford's Cows, produced by Heublein, Inc., which began test-marketing the product last spring. More than 500,000 cases have been sold so far, and liquor stores report that the Cows are a live stock indeed. Heublein's ads show Cow bottles grazing in a green pasture and describe how Malcolm Hereford, a fictitious bull breeder, invented the drink. Concludes Hereford: "A Cow-on-the-rocks is not a bum steer...
...District of Columbia's Court of Appeals has ruled that the boy, who lives in West Berlin with his mother, must undergo a blood test to help check Beckwith's claim of non-fatherhood-which would prove her adultery. As it happens, the trust fund, which was established by Lincoln's daughter-in-law (Beckwith's grandmother), could eventually go to the boy even if he is not Beckwith's. The reason is that in any subsequent case directly concerned with Timothy's legitimacy, the law would still be heavily weighted toward finding that...