Good Start Made Toward Reapportionment
Governor's Reapportionment Commission drafts a tentative redistricting plan balancing population with court rules. The plan aims to gain Twin Cities representation while rural areas lose, within the Supreme Court guidelines of one man one vote and a 45 percent threshold to elect a majority. The piece notes the tension between court and legislative demands and questions a future area-based representation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Favored Barge Lines
A discussion on river transport notes barge lines enjoy a favored position in a competitive field. The piece argues that waterways funding, part of a $5 billion modernization program, should involve some user charges from commercial barge operators rather than taxpayer burden.
Gifts for Those With Everything Highlight Holiday Absurdities
An Associated Press piece notes luxury stores push over the top gifts such as wall to wall mink carpet at 600 dollars per square yard and a diamond crusted safety pin for 250 dollars. It suggests instead giving to Salvation Army or similar charities during the holidays.
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Associated Press
Salvation Army
Opinions of Others THE MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB
The piece mockingly questions Senate willingness to investigate sex angles in the Bobby Baker affair. It suggests senators and aides may have off duty indiscretions and contrasts public standards with private conduct, urging consistency in anti blackmail concerns.
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Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate
State Department
U.S.A
al Capp
Jack S
Abundant Freedom Quotes Highlight Liberty and Faith
A collage of quotations opens with John 8 36 about freedom through the Son and Herbert Hoover’s view of freedom as sunlight for human spirit. The piece shifts to a Washington Evening Star account praising two youths for pursuing a purse snatch suspect, earning praise, a donor gift, and job prospects, framed as a turning point moment.
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America
Herbert Hoover
Erskine Gregory
Francis Wells
Hansen
the Evening Star
Washington
Turn Back The Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights
W. N. Sinclair elected master of Fidel ity Lodge No. 39 A.F. & A.M. About 350 families receive clothing parcels from Junior Chamber of Commerce drive led by Mrs. Lloyd Meakins. Plans for Swine Institute in Austin announced by P. J. Holand. Shamrocks beat Bethlehem Academy 35-23. City engineer Art Hanson estimates airport site costs at Decker and Lansing. Veterans Council sends Christmas baskets to 22 ill veterans. Don J. Schlitz elected president of the Austin Exchange Club. Donna Freeman named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
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Sunday openings stir debate on commerce and faith
Readers weigh blessings and costs of Sunday shopping as retailers push weekend hours. Church leaders condemn commercialism on the sabbath while the public crowds large stores, including many Iowa-bound cars, seeking shopping on Sundays.
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Iowa
Longshoremen Vow to Cut Aid Flow to Unfriendly Nations
The Longshoremen union threatens to refuse loading grain shipments to countries that permit attacks on U S embassies and libraries. They cite Algeria Egypt Indonesia Sudan and the United Arab Republic as targets of renewed protest over U S aid under Public Law 480. Leaders say they will act if negotiations with ship owners fail to secure policy changes.
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Longshoremen threaten boycott over aiding Congo rebels
ILA president Thomas Gleason warns strike deadline is Dec 20 and union leaders may urge a boycott of shipments to lands backing Congo rebels after tense wage talks. He cites U.S. food aid to Indonesia Algeria Sudan Egypt and rising support for rebels as reason to oppose shipments through Atlantic and Gulf ports.
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Teddy) Gleason
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Gleason
Indonesia
Algeria
Ben Bella
Underground TV Repairmen Bring Light to Louisville
Louisville officials turn to underground television to inspect water pipes after recurring breaks. The Louisville Water Company and Metropolitan Sewer District hired a firm to push TV cameras into the pipes to observe conditions that might cause breaks.
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Louisville Water Company
Metropolitan Sewer District
Christmas Surprise Returns to Trash Duty
A New York reader recalls a Christmas morning mix up when the garbage truck stopped at their home. After sharing a bag of trash in a sleepy exchange, the couple later discovers the prank backfired as they tried to hide the gift of a garbage disposal unit and weeks of garbage from a jealous wife.
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New York
NEA
Liberal Trend Obvious Among State Legislators
Washington report notes the 17th General Assembly of the States in Chicago shows liberal shift among state lawmakers. Although opposing major constitutional amendments, liberals pushed a modest reapportionment measure, facing a conservative majority and strong floor opposition.
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NEA
Chicago
General Assembly
Council of State Governments
Old Guard
Charles R. Weiner
Pennsylvania
Gloria Schaffer
Connecticut
Assembly
Geronimo Captured by Miles and Held at Fort Sill
Geronimo, famed Apache leader, was captured by General Nelson Miles and confined at Fort Sill in Oklahoma where he remained until his death.
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Geronimo
Miles
Fort Sill
Okla
Today in History highlights 1964 events
On December 18 1964 the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery took effect in 1865 completing the Emancipation Proclamation. Other notes include Washington buried 1799 Kellog-Briand treaty approval 1928 and wartime calls 1944 1945 killings and political visits including Eisenhower Tunis talks and West Berlin permit lines.
Timely quotes reflect shifting 20th to 21st century views
Quotes from Sen. Keating and Navy official Morse signal a focus on future science and exploration. A Red Flag slogan ties Khrushchev’s fall to broader imperialist resistance. Tennessee Williams and President Johnson honor Roy Howard as a legendary journalism figure at his death.
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Roy Howard
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