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According to a recent poll on "Post-War Planning for Smith" appearing in "SCAN", the school's paper, telephones and fireplaces in every room, comfortable beds, floors that do not heave in unexpected places, concealed radiators, automatic dishwashers, and private baths were all mentioned as prominent features of the future college house...
...Artful filth" was what the Pilot, official weekly of Boston's Roman Catholic archdiocese, called Bob Hope's sexy gags last month. Last week Chicago's Novena Notes joined in, announcing that in a poll of 10,000 of its readers (25% of them servicemen) they had voted Comic Hope the radio and film star who "most consistently violates" Christian principles. Runners-up: Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor. Least disapproved: Fibber McGee and Molly, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen...
...Again. Last week, as Virginians hotly argued over the State Supreme Court's invalidation of their soldier ballot act, cool Virginius Dabney celebrated the conclusion of his tenth year in command of the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial page by harping gently on a familiar string. Since the poll tax is the nub of the soldier-vote question, why not-he suggested-use the projected constitutional convention to repeal the poll tax? Virginia's Bourbons, who pride themselves on the fact that the purpose of the poll tax is and always has been to limit the vote, shook their...
Showing also that the public opinion poll is useful now in our wartime economy, Allport commented that the Office of the Civilian Requirements of the War Production Board uses that method to determine the public need for scarce commodities...
...recent Presidential election, Allport found that the opinion polls had been "vindicated." His most recent figures show the Roosevelt popular vote--with the soldier ballots not yet completely counted--a bit under 53%; Allport concludes that the Office of Public Opinion Research poll (52.5%) and the Fortune poll (53.6%) were the closest, although the final count may give the honors to some other poll...