Swiss Rate Gorbachev Over Reagan in Poll
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ZURICH — The neutral Swiss would rather meet Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev than President Reagan, according to a poll published on Friday.
The survey by the Link research institute showed that 62% would prefer to meet the Soviet leader while only 18% would rather meet the President. The remaining 20% were undecided.
The Zurich weekly Schweizer Woche said the poll was based on interviews with 538 German-speaking Swiss.
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