The Sidney herald., 1956-12-06

49,
ruption considered biggest state
problems, Man on the Street
finds.
Princeton, New Jersey - VIVA
do rank end file voters thai
MAN ON THE STREET meet:
regard as their own states mos
important problems?
This is the way MAN ON THE
STREET hears it:
The biggest state problem IN
solar as the average man on inc
street is concerned is Highway
Traffic Conditions.
With a solid majority OF the
working people across the ma
ton using cars to go to their
places of employment, the prob
lem of Highway-Traffic Condi-
tions becomes No. ! for millions
of people. The same holds true
for the millions of rural area
residents who must use the HI
ways to get their crops to mar
ket, to shop, and to get their chill
dren to school.
Next comes State Aid to Edu-
cation. In many areas OF the
nation, the increase in school
population has forced local boards
of education to work increasingly
To house the school children OF
their communities and to get
enough teachers to man the class
rooms. Many people MAN ON
THE STREET meets r OF the
opinion that their own state
government should do more Tor
their local schools. This, OF course
means increasing the amounts OF
money state governments are
presently sending back TO the
local communities.
Still another problem in the
minds of many people IS Men
tai Institutions. The problem OF
adequately caring for the IN
mates of mental institutions IN
many states is becoming lncreas-
ingly acute. More and more peo-
pie are becoming aware OF n
need to spend more money on
the state level to secure addl-
tional trained personnel and more
buildings so that inmates OF men
tai institutions can be given prop
or treatment and care.
A problem of importance TO
MANY people, particularly those
living In uroan communities IS
CRIME AND CORRUPTION. IN
a number of states across the
USA in both big cities and small
ones - Crime and Corruption IS
en- the upswing. Of concern 10
many citizens is the increase IN
crime among younger people.
ANY state government that Will
take the leadership in a move
to halt this increase In CRIME
AND CORRUPTION in It's own
state will enhance its standing
among the voters.
Still another big problem, es-
peciaIly I urban jewellers, Is
finding adequate housing at rea-
sonaple rents.
r,-r?i:tS.A
Otner things people mention
TO MAN ON THE STREET as
important state problems are
state taxes, gambling, water Tor
future needs, and proper super
vision of all motor vehicles TO
ensure safe driving.
interestingly, MAN ON The
STREET finos that the l OF a
community people live In deter
mines to some extent what they
consider their states biggest
problems. For example, big city
people - those who live IN cities
with 100000 or more people =
consider their No. / state prob
lem to be Crime and Corrup-
ton. Then come Mental lnstitu-
tions, Highway-Traffic conditions,
state aid TO education, and nous
ing in that order.
On the other hand, many resi-
dents of communities with 25,-
900 TO 100000 people consider
state Aid to Education and HI
way-Tratfic Conditions their big
gest state problems. Then come
housing, mental institutions, and
the supervision of all motor We
hicles on the score Of safety.
People living in communities
with populations between $500
and $4,000 people consider high
way-traffic conditions their states
top problem. Then comes state
ala TO education, followed by
mental institutions.
Rural area residents consider
Highway-Traffic Conditions and
State Aid 10 Education their
states top problems. Then comes
Mental Institutions.
Summing it up then: If state
government leaders across the
nation would decide TO focus
their attention on Highway-Traf-
fic Conditions, State Aid to Edu-
cation, Mental Institutions, and
Crime and Corruption, Man on
the Street believes they would
be following the wishes of many
Of their rank and file citizens.
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