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...Congress moved to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for a year and President Eisenhower asked for an appropriation of $500.000 to study the whole question of foreign trade, George Gallup sent his polltakers out to see how the trade winds were blowing. This week, Pollster Gallup announced his conclusion: the people of the U.S., long considered protectionist-minded, are no longer holding up the tariff walls. Gallup's interviewers reported that of 64% who have opinions on the question, 30% want tariffs lowered. 21% want no change, and only 13% want higher levies...
...very well for U.S. librarians and publishers to worry about the freedom to read (see above). But does the average U.S. citizen make much use of the freedom he already has? To Pollster George Gallup, the answer is no. Among the facts & figures he has culled from recent polls...
After feeling the U.S. taxpayers' pulse, Pollster George Gallup last week announced a reading: a majority of the people are willing to wait for tax cuts. Gallup asked voters whether they approve of President Eisenhower's plan to extend the excess profits tax from July 1 to Jan. 1. Results: 55% approve, 17% disapprove, 28% have no opinion. When asked whether they would settle for a cut in individual income taxes on Jan. 1 instead of July 1 "to help balance the budget," the taxpayers showed even more patience: 59% said Jan. 1 would be O.K., 29% wanted...
...program; he does not deal in promises. He is conspicuously devoid of organizing ability or any flair for latching on to existing organizations. It is still hard to find any significant McCarthy following, either in the Senate, or among political or business leaders, or among the people. A recent Gallup poll indicates that less than 22% of the U.S. public think that McCarthy does more good than harm. The rest either have no opinion or think that he does more harm than good...
...factor contributing to the Republican standing: the continued high personal popularity of Dwight Eisenhower. As of May 20, said Gallup, 74% of U.S. voters approved of the way the President was handling...