October 26, 1975

Majority of Spanish people want peaceful transition of Govt after Gen Franco dies because they have entered into period of relative prosperity with booming econ (L)

New Vice-Pres seal, designed by Vice Pres Rockefeller, described; illus (S)

those who take and use surveys in US concerned over recent reticence of pub to participate in polls; many important decisions of both govt and business are made on basis of poll findings; to extent that certain groups of people are under-represented in studies, decisions will be based on erroneous assumptions; problem likely to have impact on '76 Pres campaign; survey takers rept tasks have become more difficult and costly than ever before; some theorize that changing demographic patterns and leisure habits make it harder to find people at home; others say that growing pub irritation with surveys, along with fear of crime and strangers, has made pub more resistant; Census Bur is apparent exception to trend; Middle West and South more receptive to pollsters than Northeast and West (M)

1st of 2 articles on how recession and other developments have changed personal expectations and aspirations of Amers; survey, conducted between Sept 2 and Sept 9 by Gallup orgn for NY Times, and ints with more than 60 families in 12 cities, show substantial decline in optimism about future was experienced in past yr; expectations and aspirations were affected by inflation, apparent inability of Govt to solve its econ problems, and foreboding that energy crisis will mean permanent lowering of living standards; compared with earlier surveys, those interviewed rated their present position on 'ladder of life' lower, and expected more modest progress up ladder in next 5 yrs; charts showing expectations, by age groups and income groups (L)

illus of Sadat with French Foreign Min Jean Sauvagnargues in Paris