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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1967
Page
10
Republicans and Democrats reach a compromise on temporary and permanent reapportionment. Aims include single-member districts and a reduced Senate, with a bipartisan citizens' commission to implement temporary guidelines for 1968 elections. Court pathways remain possible if needed.
A Linn county delegation favors keeping the right not to join a union in statutory law rather than constitutional text. The piece argues constitutions set broad freedoms and procedural patterns, not granular membership rights, and warns against expanding rights to exclude unions into the constitution. It notes similar moves in seven states and critiques labeling it as a dirty name.
A supplemental minority statement to the National Crime Commission urges reconsidering Supreme Court rulings that bolster defendants rights. The authors, including former ABA leaders from New Mexico, Virginia, Texas and a Houston attorney, warn Miranda and Escobedo shift balance away from society and toward the accused. They call for safeguards allowing police interrogation at scenes and stations, and for due process standards to govern confessions while debating a possible constitutional amendment.
United Press International reports in Geneva on the 18 nation disarmament conference’s aim to curb nuclear weaponry. A broad nonproliferation framework is seen as insufficient without comprehensive treaties and security guarantees for smaller powers, with experts warning of a widening club of nuclear states by 1985.
Mary McGrory comments on the CIA’s funding and public image with a provocative proposal to transfer its funds to the post office. She notes potential political backlash and suggests cryptographers aiding clerks while couriers handle deliveries, ending with a cynical take on public indifference to mail delivery timing.
The piece notes thousands of job applicants over 45 are rejected while referencing a Monthly Labor Review showing 400 Social Security beneficiaries aged 100 plus, with over 300 drawing benefits after age 75. It cites a 120 year old, a 105 year old retiree from Seattle, and a 45 year old urged toward retirement.
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