Fairness Should Guide Iowa Reapportionment Debate
The Iowa legislature prepares to open debate on reapportionment at 1 a.m. Wednesday in the senate while the house waits. Proponents insist the current system, where most lawmakers represent a minority of the people, is unfair and threatens democracy. They urge a plan ensuring fair representation for all residents, arguing the state must uphold the principle of government by the people.
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House
Iowa
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Grassley targets county prisoner meal fees nationwide
In a House bill, EP Charles E. Grassley proposes ending the fee basis for sheriff meal payments in counties over 80 000 population except Polk making victims of the prior law. Critics question the 80 000 cutoff as arbitrary and call for study to compare actual costs versus fees across all counties.
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New Hartlern
Polk
Black Hawk
Linn
Scott
Woodbury
Grassley
Live presidential press conferences disrupt cabinet routines
The passage notes that Secretary Freeman learned of a food stamp plan during a televised White House briefing. It argues cabinet members must closely follow live presidential broadcasts to avoid missing directives, projecting that TV press events will become a demanding new grandstand that disrupts sleep and schedules.
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Freeman
White House
Jack Pant
You Would Stay Young by Not Thinking Old Thoughts
An upbeat reminiscence from Northern Ireland highlights Charlie White, eighty four, who says he stays young by not thinking old thoughts. It notes three doctors Dr Diet Dr Quiet and Dr Merryman as keys to vitality, diet rest and mental calm, plus the merit of cheerful disposition.
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Belfast
Charles White
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Charlie White
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Quiet
Merryman
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Reapportionment Plans Dominate Iowa Senate Agenda
The Iowa Senate plans a special session at 1 a.m. Wednesday to consider Senate Joint Resolution 1 or the Shaff plan amid a flood of reapportionment proposals. The digest outlines both Senate and House approaches, including unicameral and area population bases, with enforcement by commissions, courts, and staggered terms across multiple scenarios.
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Senate
House
S.R
David 0. Shaff
Clinton
Irving D. Long
Manchester
Earl Ellish
Clarence
Commission
Supreme Court
Saine Ag S
John B. Rockwell
Mount Pleasant
Fred M. Jarvis
Alta
Robert A. McCracken
New Hampton
Kossuth
Deadlock over Germany tests West East negotiations
Foreign Policy Association hosts its seventh Great Debates on Berlin as KennedyKennedy faces a divided Germany. East German regime tightens grip while West German leaders push for reunification or new talks. Russians demand direct talks and may test Kennedy before elections. West Germany weighs credibility of American stance in Berlin.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Russia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Berliner Wlustrierte
Paris
New York City
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