Reapportionment reshapes U.S. politics across states
The Baker v Carr ruling triggered broad litigation and redistricting. Lawsuits in 39 states challenge existing legislatures while courts redraw lines or compel action. The Supreme Court will decide if districts must be population equal, shaping rural urban power and party control nationwide.
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New York Times
Anthony Lewis
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Congress
House of Representatives
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Health Insurance for Elderly Expands Despite Costs
Health insurers increasingly cover people over 65, with Continental Casualty and Mutual of Omaha leading market share. Plans cost about 10 to 20 dollars monthly per person, leaving more than half of seniors unable to pay. New York and other states create pooled, nonprofit options to counter rising Medicare needs while many seniors lack adequate coverage.
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Omaha
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
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Ocidental Life
Big Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co
San Francisco
Continental Casualty
Mutual
Domestic Peace Corps Launches in Harlem Slum Project
In Harlem six square miles on the Upper East Side a federally funded domestic Peace Corps pilot begins. Pace, 26, and 49 other young volunteers work with addicts and children to address unemployment education housing and health under Community Teams Inc funding.
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UPI
William W. Pace
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Harlem
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Lonnie McDonald
Bill
Harlem Hospital
Community Teams, Inc
Husky Ernest Brooks
Austin
Tex
United States
New York City
Chicago
South Side
Beale Street
Memphis
Livingston Wingate
Death Toll Rises to Seventy-One in Indianapolis Coliseum Blast
The Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion is blamed on leaking gas ignited by a small household heater. The death toll reached 71 with new fatalities at Methodist Hospital, including Cecile Hoffer and Elenora Ricketts, as 385 injured. The Halloween night disaster struck during a Holiday on Ice finale.
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Fairgrounds Coliseum
Cecile Hoffer
Methodist Hospital
Elenora M. Ricketts
Indiana
Charles P. Hill
Hill
Rockefeller Will Address News Executives
Rockefeller addresses The Associated Press Managing Editors convention in Bal Harbour Florida as a candidate for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. About 500 editors gather for the five day meeting with 40 speakers and floor questions. Florida hosts the event.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Associated Press Managing Editors
APME
Americana
Rockefeller
Florida
Associated Press
Mason Walsh
The
Phoenix Gazette
Wes Gallagher
Paul V. Miner
Kansas City Star
Saving Spending And Debt All Are Rising
Spending saving and debt rise as incomes and confidence grow. Retail sales hit a record $20.9 billion last month, with durable goods up 7 percent from October 1962 and overall consumer credit at $66.3 billion in September. Auto credit and deliveries face strain, while savings climb with banks and funds reporting higher holdings into mid year.
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Business News
NEW York
Engineers simulate space gear with glove chamber
Honeywell engineers adapt a pressure suit glove attached to a plexiglass vacuum chamber to allow designers to work as if in space. The device helps those not trained in pressurized suits to develop equipment for space astronauts.
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