Computers Could Settle Redistrict Hassle
The article argues for using a computer to reapportion Minnesota to break the deadlock between Governor Rolvaag and Conservative legislators. It notes Connecticut’s court-ordered Yale model prompted quick bipartisanship due to fear of losing seats, suggesting a Minnesota computer plan could likewise force swift agreement.
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Minnesota
Rolvaag
Connecticut
Federal District Court
Yale
Puter
Pollution Tax Aims to Cut Pollution via Levy on Polluters
President Johnson and advisers propose a pollution tax to make polluters pay. The idea would levy on individuals or companies contributing to pollution, with possible tax rebates if a firm reduces emissions, aiming to eliminate pollution rather than raise revenue.
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Johnson
White House signals slowing early retirement push
U.S. News and World Report reports opposition from two government officials at a National Council on the Aging conference. Otto Eckstein and Garth Magnum oppose retiring workers early, citing loss of productive skills and need to keep older workers employed. Labor Secretary Wirtz also favors better unemployment solutions. The magazine notes the White House appears to back off any rush to promote early retirement.
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Johnson
U.S. News and World Report
National Council On the Aging
Otto Eckstein
Council of Econic Advisers
Eckstein
Garth L. Magnum
National Commission On Technology, Automation and Economic Progress
Wirtz
White House
LeVander Emerges as GOP Governor Hopeful in Minnesota
Opinion notes Second District Congressman Nel son backs Harold LeVander a Gus Tavus Adolphus graduate and South St. Paul attorney for the Republican nomination. If LeVander announces December 13 at a South St. Paul dinner he will ramp up campaign activity, needing delegates at the state convention to win endorsement.
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Ander Nelson
Harold LeVander
Gustavus Adolphus
South St. Paul
LeVander
Nelson
Elmer
A.M. Keith
Rolvaag
DFL
Keith
Rochester
Dance at Oasis hosted by Eagles Lodge and Viking band
The Eagles Lodge will sponsor a Friday dance at the Oasis with music by the Viking accordion band. The Junior Walter League of St Johns Lutheran Church will present the play More Power to You next week. Dr Roy Randall was elected president of the Izaak Walton League on Monday.
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Eagles Lodge
the Oasis
Viking
Confusion Over One Way Traffic Near St Olaf Hospital
A council session tackled the one way and two way status of streets near the St Olaf Hospital in the Mall area. The routes involved are 8th Ave NW and 8th Pl NW connecting to 1st Dr NW and Main St NW, with signs to resolve the confusion.
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1St Dr
Lansing Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
8Th Ave. NW
8Th Pl. NW
1St Dr. NW
Ife
YMCA
Today in History 1965 Associated Press roundup
On December 8 1965 highlights include wartime declarations and key events. Notable items cover 1941 war declarations with Japan 1776 Newport taken by Britain 1863 Lincoln amnesty proclamation 1925 Mein Kampf published 1944 MacArthur Leyte landing 1949 Chiang Kai-shek moves government to Formosa.
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United States
Britain
France
Japan
Newport
R.J
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Leyte
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
John G. Broady
Security Council
U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Cuba
Augusto Martinez Sanchez
Reuther Aims to Unionize US Government Forces
Walter Reuther seeks to organize federal workers and city governments through the AFL CIO Industrial Union wing. The plan envisions up to a million members via the AFGE and a portable pension pool across small shops, targeting Washington DC first and expanding to California Chicago and New England.
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San Francisco
Walter Reuther
America
N.S. Khrushchev
Reuther
George Meany
John Lewis
Old King Coal
AFL
CIO
Industrial Union
I.U.D
Washington, D. C
Jack Conway
Civil Service
American Federation of Government
A.F.G.E
California
Chicago
New England
Reuther and Company
Ode to Old Hope Chest
Ward Cannell notes December traditions as marriage forecasts collide with modern surveys. He observes young couples still buy rings and fill chests though culture questions linger about morality and youth values amid shifting norms.
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Ward Cannel
NEW York
NEA
Gay Blades
Hope Chest
Southwest
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Helen Gurley Brown
Stonehenge Decoded by Hawkins and White
Book review of Stonehenge Decoded by Gerald S Hawkins with John B White from Doubleday $5 95. The work argues large stones align with solar and lunar cycles making Stonehenge an astronomical station and suggests a ring of holes acted as a primitive computer for lunar eclipses. A lively survey covers legends archaeology dating and engineering.
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Stonehenge
Gerald S. Hawkins
John B. White
Doubleday
England
Cambridge
Mass
Oscar
Hawkins
Tronomer
Callanish
Outer
Hebrides
Miles A. Smith
Philadelphia Negroes Test Ballot to Gain Objectives
Washington report contrasts Chicago protests led by Albert Raby demanding School Superintendent Willis ouster with Philadelphia politics shifting to a mayor selected nine member board approach. The piece notes task force reports urging school improvements and ideas like an educational service park to reduce de facto segregation.
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Philadelphia
Washington
NEA
Chicago
Albert Raby
Benjamin Willis
Richard Daley
Chicago Board of Education
Willis
Board of Education
Court of Common Pleas
The
Urban League
Detroits
Michigan
George Romney
Philadelphia Task Force
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Andersen
Mankato Free Press
Champaign-Urbana Courier
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
Grant Wood
Emerson Hough
Lee DeForest
Kentucky
DES Moines Register
Mapleview
Cora Sherwood
Jack Armstrong
Golden Age Club
Edna Elam
Ella Frank
Herald Little People
B. J. Cranwell
Mower County Heart Fund
Russell
Haversten
Beatniks Anonymous
Limerick
Paul
Bangalore
India
Robert
Roberts
Johns
Associated Press
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Dr. Spock
Hanoi
Book Review
Bruce Biossat
Leah
Congress
Andrew Johnson
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