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Catherine May discusses the Morrill Bill, signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, which creates land-grant colleges and universities, Washington State University being one.

Catherine May explains the House Committee on Agriculture's reasons for postponing further consideration of the general farm bill.

Catherine May discusses the House of Representatives action to make available additional educational television stations.

Catherine May dictates the topical areas of a recent Congressional security briefing on the Cuban situation. In the days leading up to the Cuban Missile crisis the nation's legislative branch was on high alert. May discusses the particulars of the situation and the information given Congress.

An attempt to answer 2 questions: (1) Does misperception or pol'al issues vary with the type of issue involved? & (2) What factors are related to misperceiving party stands on issues? A Likert-type questionnaire was given to R's drawn from 4 pop's: (a) 83 freshman & sophmores from a large Midwestern HSch, (b) 123 freshmen & sophmores from a large Midwestern U, (c) 77 juniors & seniors from a large Midwestern Sch district. Pol'al issues were divided into 2 types: style issues (broad abstract goals representing values with which almost everyone agrees & which tend to unite groups rather than divide them) & position issues (concrete issues on which there is disagreement). 3 style issues & 3 position issues were used in the analysis. Results indicate that misperception of pol'al issues does vary with the type of issue involved. For each of 4 groups, mean/average misperception scores on style issues are higher than mean/average misperception scores on position issues. For both style & position issues, misperception decreases as educ increases. Strength of party identification is positively related to misperception of style issues & negatively related to misperception of position issues. Strength of issue-orientation is also positively related to misperception of style issues & negatively related to misperception of position issues. AA.

'An analysis of the problems faced by pol'al strategists who seek the support of alienated voters' employing data from 3 recent Massachusetts elections. The alienated voters are those who assume 'that politicians are corrupt,... voting is useless, reform impossible, & the so-called democratic process a hollow mockery of what it is supposed to be. They structure the pol'al world in terms of a sharp dichotomy between the powerful insiders - politicians, contractors, bookies, businessmen - & voters, who are powerless outsiders.' Pol'al alienation is seen as arising from 'the disjunction between democratic values & perceived pol'al realities... or from actual experience with corrupt politicians.' A theoretical model of the distribution of an electorate is presented. The following strategies are suggested to appeal to the alienated voter: (1) strategies to appeal to feelings of powerlessness: (a) 'the candidate tries to enhance feelings of powerlessness emphasizing the unchecked tyranny of the incumbents & suggesting that their hegemony is the cause of the citizen's powerlessness' & (b) 'the candidate attempts to identify himself with the alienated voter by stressing his own powerlessness,' (2) strategies to appeal to feelings of meaninglessness: (a) offering the voter information that he did not expect to receive, (b) news broadcasts, (c) revealing `facts of pol'al life' which are usually unmentioned, but are known by the alienated voter, & (d) 'information indicating that the candidate cares about the voter.' The candidate campaigning in an area where many alienated voters reside must consider the following questions: (i) 'is the proportion of alienated voters (who are likely to vote rather than abstain) large enough to warrant strategies designed esp for them?,' (ii) 'what is the party identification of most alienated voters?,' & (iii) 'will strategies designed for the alienated voter repel the nonalienated voter?' I. Taviss.

Constituent Jerry Flynn writes to Catherine May regarding his dissatisfaction with the United Nations, and Russia's membership in the organization. May writes back with shared concern over the United Nations inadequacies, but states her hope that the organization can be reformed.

Catherine May explains her opposition to $4.9 billion foreign aid bill passed by the House of Representatives.

Catherine May explains the Committee for Economic Development's (CED) program for agricultural adjustment.

Catherine May contemplates what to do next now that the Administration farm bill is "dead."

Catherine May explains her struggle whether to vote for or against the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

Catherine May describes an upcoming House debate concerning whether to "authorize a new Federal expenditure of $900 million for immediate initiation or acceleration of public works projects."

Catherine May discusses America's negative perception of foreign aid and the Kennedy Administration's attempt to rework the program.

Catherine May discusses Congress' review of the Federal tax structure and the difficult task of deciding how to vote on "The Revenue Act of 1962."