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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around the World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

May 3, 1983

Approval of President Reagan's handling of the situation in El Salvador has risen from 33 to 44 percent in the past year, according to a Gallup poll taken for Newsweek magazine. Also, 47 percent approved of the President's overall performance - 5 percentage points higher than a February 1982 sampling.