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Show he Salt 1 ft file I aLe Tribune, Sunday, Marrh 11, 1973 ;'h 4- - Gallup Poll n. ,y . JLt t- "It Rising Prices T op Concern As Vietnam Issue Recedes ; By Dr. George Gallup - The PRINCETON, NJ I' S public regards rising prices as the most important facproblem America ing m the war period Six of every 10 persons in the la- test survey name inflation as one of the two nation s top problems Next on the list of the publics problems are drug use, followed by crime, race relations, unemployment and pollution. Since the signing of a peace settlement with North Vietnam in late January, the publics focus has shifted away from the war to problems on the domestic front. In the latest survey, only about one person in 14 new names the situation in Southeast Asia as the first or second most important problem facing the nation today Issue Recedes An early January survey, conducted prior to President Nixon's announcement on Jan. 15 of the cessation of bombing and during a period of wide- spread discouragement ever the prospects for reaching a peace settlement, showed Vietnam to be regarded as the nation's No. 1 problem. It was named by 35 percent compared to 26 percent in the survey who named inflation or high pnees. The following questions were asked in the latest nationwide survey conducted in I What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? All were then persons asked: , I What do you think is the NEXT most important problem facing this country today? - Following are the, results, with the responses to both ; questions combined: Most Important Problems Facing Nation Today (First and Second, Choices Combined 59 High cost of living i.. .20 Drugs Crime & lawlessness ....A. 17 Race relations 16 inflation equally. were named about Drug abuse, hardlv mentioned in these auditos in the 60s, has grown steadily during the '70s as a concern of the public and is now named second only to inflation ( ost of Liv ing The publics current concern about high prices is underlined by a recent survey on the cost of living The median estimate of what a family of four needs per week to make ends meet has climbed dramatically to a record high of v Water Woes No Bar To Tourists MIAMI BEACH (UPI) -The report by a county health officer that this resort citys tap water w'as unsafe for drinking appeared Saturday to be having little effect on the winter tourist trade Two chlonnators were flown in Friday to purify the citys water supply, which Dade County Health Director Milton Saslaw said had too high a bacteria content for safe drinking. He urged 150,000 residents' and visitors here and in neighboring communities to boil their water until the problem is corrected, probably not before Tuesday. But at the Fifth Street Gym) fight manager Jerry White asked middleweight Nat King: You wanna take a chance with this water? bacteria-lade- n How big is the bacteria? King asked. You can handle it, replied the manager. Reassured, King took a long pull on a water bottle. Elderly residents of Miami Beach showed more concern Most of them were boiling their water. People are blaming everything that happened to them for the past three weeks on the water, said city physician Leo Grossman. He said there have been no cases of sickness that could be attributed to the water 1-D- i. 16 Unemployment 14 Pollution Other international problems mid-196- 01 in Ordsr to Bring YOU fnore Fantastic Savings on Appliances, Televisions, today, representing a nearly 50 percent increase since 1967, when the estimate was $101. $149 Continued for Among persons under 30, nonwhites and persons with a college background, inflation is named by far and away the largest percentage as one of the two most important problems. MORE Bedding, Furniture, Carpeting, Pollution is No 2 on the list of problems among persons interviewed who are between 18 and 29 years old. Persons with a college background also late polluiton second on their list of concerns. ir.r,-; ijRy,-?: r--- f- Top Concern Inflation is easily the top concern of while unemployment is No. 2. The following tables show the top problems mentioned by young persons, those in the survey with a college background and - 5UNSAY .i 12-- 5 f 3360 So. Redwood s, 6!E5 OPEN . WJ FPJ-GZG- 3630 So. 9ih East Rd. GIBSON SIDE BY SIDE R O FAMILY SHE O 219-L- FREEZER O -- s: Under 30 High cost of living B. 52 Pollution Drugs Race relations Unemployment Poverty trime and lawlessness .... College Education High cost of living Pollution I Race relations Unemployment Crime and lawlessness .... Drugs 18 16 16 DAY MEAT KEEPER 0 HUGE 16 T. 14 O 12 FROST CLEAR - 03 10-Y- JL COMPRESSOR R. 19 15 GUARANTEE 14 12 ms 12 Reg. $489.95 Non-Whit- 48 High cost of living 28 Unemployment 19 Drugs Crime and lawlessness .... 18 17 Poverty The findings are based on interviews with a total of 1,517 adults, 18 and older, interviewed in person in more than 300 scientifically selected localities during the period Feb. rSJ u u THE BIGGEST'1 ( S19 CUBIC FT. GIBSON "TOP O' THE LINE" 2f.l-CU.-F- T. 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