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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1955
Page
10
Eisenhower Job Approval Rises to 75 Percent in New Gallup Poll
Gallup finds 75 percent of voters approve of President Eisenhower's handling, up from 73 percent in September before his heart attack. Only 13 percent disapprove, with broad support across GOP 91 percent, Democrats 60 percent, and independents 79 percent.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Institute
Washington
Denver
Geneva
Canadians Lead In International Spelling Test
Princeton report shows Canadians average 63 percent on a 100 point scale versus 49 percent for U S adults. Ten high school level words tested include magazine sandwich calamity and penitentiary with penitentiary and picnicking marked harder.
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N. J
Jack Canucks
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John Does
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American Institute of Public Opinion
U. S
Educational
U.S. Canada
Words “Magazine
Six in a Hundred Spell All Words in U S Test
The article notes only six Americans per hundred can spell all words correctly while fourteen per hundred in Canada achieve the same. It discusses a second international quiz comparing public knowledge, following a prior British U S contest that England won, with top figures listed and averages 55 for England and 46 for the U S.
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