One Person One Vote: High Court Emphatically Rules
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision led by Justice Douglas, holds that all votes in statewide elections must carry equal weight, striking down county unit voting in Georgia and threatening similar systems in Mississippi and Maryland. Justice Harlan dissents.
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Gene Talmadge
Supreme Court Bolsters Urban Voting Power
The high court's Baker v Carr decision signals a shift toward population based state legislative apportionment, threatening county unit systems like Georgia's. Legal figures foresee widespread litigation and upheaval as Vermont and others consider reallocation, while debates on fairness and geography persist.
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San Jose Summit Aims to Curb Castro Infiltration
President Kennedy arrived in San Jose to meet with the presidents of Panama and five Central American republics. They plan a nightfall declaration to improve regional welfare and increase capacity to prevent Cuban infiltration, money, and propaganda. The talks focus on countering communist activity in the hemisphere through poverty alleviation and policy unity.
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Guatemala
Julio Rivera
el Salvador
Roberto Chiari
Ramon Villeda
Honduras
Francisco J. Orlich
Luis Somoza
Nicaragua
Associated Press
Costa Rica Leads Isthmus In Literacy Democracy
Costa Rica, host to Kennedy's Central American summit, touts no army with 1200 Civil Guard, many schools, and a 20 percent illiteracy rate. The piece recalls 1948 upheaval, 1949 Figueres transfer of power, and Costa Rica's stable elections since then amid Alliance for Progress critiques. It notes U.S. aid aims, Latin American reform challenges, and Kennedy's Cuba stance.
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Alliance For Progress
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Tinoco
Teodoro Picado
Otilio Ulate
Rafael Calderon Guardia
Picado
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Jose
Pepe) Figueres
Figueres
Ulate
Francisco Orlich
Lion
U.S
Mexico City
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazil
Sioviet Flights Threaten U S Carriers and Alaskan Defenses
In Washington, Sen Mundt warned Soviet overflights danger and seeds of conflict for U S carriers. Alaska lawmakers pressed for stronger defenses after two Soviet planes penetrated Alaskan air space last Thursday.
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Congress
State Set To Police Race Track
Montpelier report outlines two fronts for police protection at Pownal's Green Mountain Park scene. Public Safety Department will fingerprint track employees including grooms jockeys and drivers and determine protective measures for racetrack grounds and adjoining highways per pari mutuel law.
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Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Public Safety Cosr
William H. Baumann
Public Safety Department
Baumann
Pari-mutuel Racing Commission
Inside Barreman eyed for state industrial relations post
Page 2 notes Barreman is reportedly in line for a state industrial relations post. Page 4 follows Bradford Smith on a Caribbean tour with a detour to Venezuela to compare wealth and poverty in Caracas. Page 6 previews the National Invitation basketball tournament quarterfinals for tonight. Page 8 reports Cuban exile commandos shelling a Russian camp and a Russian ship on Cuba’s north coast. Page 10 covers New York Stock Exchange noon averages and sales.
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Barreman
Caribbean
Bradford Smith
Venezuela
Caracas
Cuba
New York Stock Exchange
Morocco accuses France of Sahara nuclear test
King Hassan II ordered a protest after Morocco claimed a nuclear device exploded Monday in the Haggar region near Reggan in the Sahara. Algeria warned of ending economic ties if France conducted another test. France denied confirmation.
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Sahara
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Reggan
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Hoff Denounces Foote In Heated Vermont Debates
Gov. Philip Hoff accuses Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote of lacking a defined program and financing for major bills such as educational television and mental health. Hoff pushed for a year long study of state problems before enacting laws, saying no one has the facts.
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Foote
John H. Boylan
Russex
Senate
Frederick J. Fayette
D - Chittenden
Village Votes On Two Watery Issues Today
Bennington villagers vote on water supply fluoridation and a sinking fund for future expansion. Balloting runs 1 to 8 p m at the state armory with 10 articles totaling about 43 000 dollars including a 2 500 dollar request for fluoridation equipment and a 20 000 dollar seed toward a 500 000 dollar dam project in Bickford Hollow.
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Bennington Village
Woter
State Armory
Bickford Hollow
Strike Deadlock in New York Newspaper War
Eight New York newspapers remain locked in a deadlock as printers refuse the peace pact proposed by Mayor Robert Wagner. Wagner sees no sense in continuing talks while Local 6 head Bertram Powers confirms the strike remains unresolved.
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Robert F. Wagner
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