President Round
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It could. 
It could also mean the president played a round of golf and scored 78, or that there is a candidate named Round which is being put forh as the likely winner in 78, or...
Headlines are notoriously vague and ambiguous. They have so little room to work with, and the results are sometimes disastrous.
Honestly, without at least a little information from the body of the article, I would have no idea what it actually meant.
They also do not conform to normal rules of English, so what we would say as "Presidential Round" might get shortened to "President Round" for space considerations.
It could also mean the president played a round of golf and scored 78, or that there is a candidate named Round which is being put forh as the likely winner in 78, or...Headlines are notoriously vague and ambiguous. They have so little room to work with, and the results are sometimes disastrous.
Honestly, without at least a little information from the body of the article, I would have no idea what it actually meant.
They also do not conform to normal rules of English, so what we would say as "Presidential Round" might get shortened to "President Round" for space considerations.
Well, at least, if I don't get it right, it won't be totally wrong!It could.
The problem is, I don't have the whole article. It is a serie of headlines :
Daily Mail : British Envoy Races to [imaginary country]
NY Herald Tribune : Soviet Charges Interference -- Strong Note of Protest
SF Examiner : Britain Rejects Russian Note -- Says Visit Routine
Salt Lake Tribune : President Round in 78
I must add the film was shot in 59, so 78 seems very far away in the future. I sense there must be some kind of joke in that last headline but I don't get it.
President Eisenhower was well known for his love of golf.
Presidential elections in the United States take place in years evenly divisible by 4. There was an election in 1976, and another in 1980, but there was no presidential election in 1978.
Presidential elections in the United States take place in years evenly divisible by 4. There was an election in 1976, and another in 1980, but there was no presidential election in 1978.