Court Voids Go County Unit Voting Across States
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that all votes in statewide elections must have equal weight, striking down Georgia style county unit voting. Justice Douglas wrote the opinion with Justice Harlan dissenting, noting one person one vote. Clark concurred, clarifying the ruling targets statewide elections and does not decide legislative apportionment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Maryland
Douglas
Harlan
Clark
U.S
Tennessee
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
High Court
Kennedy Seeks Stronger Defense at Central American Summit
President Kennedy in San Jose chairs talks with six Central American leaders to boost defenses against foreign imperialism and advance the Alliance for Progress. The meeting also targets Cuba and Castro’s influence as volcanic ash from Irazu drifts over the city. Leaders seek stricter measures to curb Castro-communism and promote regional development.
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Costa Rica
Kennedy
la Sabana
Irazu
Francisco Orlich
Alianza Para el Progreso
Alliance For Progress
Caribbean
Castro
Cuba
el Salvador
Guatemala
Hondurras
Nicaragua
Panama
Latin America
Tax Boost Plan Okay Is Expected
DES MOINES A bill to raise state revenues from income and sales taxes to over 188 million dollars a year with 107 million earmarked for a new property tax replacement fund may go to the house calendar Tuesday. The measure would increase school aid and agriculture land tax credits to ease property taxes and Rep Elmer H Vermeer predicts committee action despite a near passage failure last week.
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Des Moines
House
Elmer H. Vermeer
R-Pella
Ways and Means Committee
Lawrence D. Carstenson
Clinton
Oral Vaccine Tally Near Sixty Three Thousand in Linn County
About 63,249 Linn County residents received Sabin oral polio vaccine across 14 distribution centers on Sunday, with Cedar Rapids hosting eight schools and Marion two sites. Sponsors called the mass immunization a success though below hopes, and a second dose is planned for Center Point next Sunday.
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Linn County
Linn
Center Point
Cedar Rapids councilmen seek tighter 1964 budget
Five Cedar Rapids city council members urge department heads to submit a 1964 budget considerably smaller than the 1963 total of 10,083,666. They acknowledge rising property costs and propose reducing capital outlay while preserving essential services and wage plans.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Bombing at San Francisco Airport Post Office
A bomb exploded in the overseas air mail section of the San Francisco International Airport post office, injuring two clerks. The blast started a small fire extinguished by staff as FBI agents and postal inspectors moved in. About 50 workers are at the facility. The package reportedly came from overseas.
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San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
John Fixa
FBI
Overseas Air Mail
Bolivian Airliner Crash Remains Sought in Peru
A search party reached the crash site in southern Peru where a Bolivian air liner went down on Friday. The Civil Aeronautics Agency said the team did not know when it could return with the 36 passengers and four crew who were aboard.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Peru
Civil Aeronautics Agency
New York Printers Face Loss of Strike Benefits
International union leaders warned that New York printers could lose strike benefits if they fail to settle with city newspapers swiftly. Elmer Brown urged compromise after local members rejected negotiated terms, ending a 344 day stalemate. The international plans to delay orders to allow renegotiation or acceptance of the rejected proposal.
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NEW York
Elmer Brown
Brown
The
International
Calmar Woman Rescues From Abduction Plot at Denver Airport
Rebecca Pavlovec of Calmar defused an abduction attempt by Des Moines salesman Robert Johnson. Police stopped them at Denver airport after a roommate tip. Johnson faced possible kidnapping and assault charges, armed with pistols restraints and acids. Pavlovec, a Drake graduate and substitute teacher, aided by signaling for police while Johnson surrendered.
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Colo
Robert Johnson
Des Moines
Johnson
Rebecca Pavlovec
Calmar
Pavlovec
Drake University
Johnsson
Miss Pavlovec
Joe Pavlovec
Drake
Calmar High School
Three Iowa Teenagers and Pilot Die in Fog Crash
Aviation investigators sift wreckage after a Piper Tri Pacers crash in Fort Dodge Iowa killing four aboard during a night pleasure flight. Victims include pilot Michael Beall 21 Somers and passengers John Fandel 18 Loretta Kelly 19 Carmella Condon 18 Fort Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
UPI
Michael Beall
Somers
John Fandel
Whittemore
Loretta Kelly
Carmella Condon
Beall
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Arrest Illegal
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Joseph Newsboy Moriarty's last gambling arrest was based on an illegal search warrant. The decision centers on the legality of the warrant and its impact on the case.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Cliff Swallow Expected Back to Capistrano Tuesday
A playful AP feature explains Cliff Swallow lore as gullible fans recall the San Juan Capistrano myth. The piece traces real swallows migration from Argentina to California, noting birds return with spring and Cliff swallows travel 5000 miles via South America to the Americas.
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San Juan Capistrano
St. Joseph’s Day
Cliff Swallow
Cliff
California
Highlands
South America
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