Reapportionment upheaval looms after one man one vote
Washington analyst Prof. Robert G Dixon II argues in Democratic Representation that reapportionment will continue to reshape U S politics after the census. He urges bipartisan lines for district drawing and broadening factors beyond population equality while noting judicial review remains a major policy force.
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Charlotte G. Moulten Washington
UPL
Supreme Court
United States
Robert G. Dixon II
George Washington University Law School
Congress
Dixon
Central City
Sen. Pverett VM. Dirksen
Rail
Robert Dixon
Oxford University Press
Locals Forecast Skies With Showers Possible Tonight
Local forecast calls for a slight chance of showers tonight and generally fair conditions otherwise. Low in the mid 50s, high Friday in the upper 80s. Weekend plans include visits by Mrs. Jo Beth Leonard and family plus Hen ry Watkins of Fort Worth.
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Jess Key
Jo Beth Leonard
Toby
Danny
Henry Watkins
Fort Worth
Joe Patterson
Munday
THDA
R. H. Kitchens
J. N. Woody Sr
Abilene
Stanley Bohenek
Burkburnett
Oklahoma City
Childress
Take-apart appliances touted for Mother's Day gifts
Montgomery Ward manager Mary Braswell touts take-apart appliances as ideal Mother's Day gifts. She cites coffee makers, toasters, steam irons and other compact models designed for easy at-home repair with affordable replacement parts, while noting their stylish features and practical timings.
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Mary Braswell
Montgomery Ward
Texas Judges See Backlogs Persist in 151 Counties
A report shows Texas district judges failed to pare back old cases in 151 of 254 counties in 1968. Many counties carried backlogs beyond one year, with some cases dating to the 1920s. Alpine and Marlin counties highlighted long backlogs despite modest case filings and disposals.
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Ann Arnold Austin
UPD
Civil Judicial Council
Judicial Council
Marybel Dismuke
Council
Alpine
C. E. Patterson
Brewster County
John C. Patterson
Marlin
Patterson
Postal Service Reforms and Possible Rate Hikes Loom
Under board management the postal service would be modernized and run within mail-rate income. Members warned rates, already raised in the past, are likely to rise further. Udall warned a postal strike is not out of the question even with current arrangements and quipped we may be living in a fool's paradise. Rep. Moorhead commented on economists.
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Pastore
NBC
ABC
U.S
Nixon
Sindlinger & Company
America
S. I. Hayakawa
Festive
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
Spiegel
Brandeis
Ralph Conant
Udall
Penn State expands mushroom research facility at University Park
University Park Pennsylvania State University expands its mushroom research complex to keep Pennsylvania as the nation’s largest producer. In 1968 the state produced 62 percent of 180 million pounds worth 382 million dollars in cash.
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University Park
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania
Brewing in Louisville Drops to a Single Active Firm
Louisville's early brewing industry shrank to one operating company, Falls Brewing Co., as city directories from 1832 to 1856 show a collapse from three breweries to seventeen and back to one amid heavy German immigration. A side note mentions pigeons have a maximum homing distance near 1,200 miles.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
Louisville
Falls Brewing Co
Germany
May Day protests across France Britain and Soviet Union
French leftists marching in St Denis defied a joint government labor union ban on May Day with red banners. riot police intervened but no incidents occurred. In Britain hundreds of thousands ignored union pleas and protested Labor Government plans on wildcat strikes as none of the national dailies were published. The Kremlin canceled its Red Square parade and downplayed military might amid a tarnished Soviet image after the Czechoslovakia invasion. 10000 gathered at Lenin Mausoleum as chimes tolled while Prague banned its May Day parade for the first postwar May Day.
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Munist
France
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
2Nd
Socialist International
Madrid
Ilegal Workers Commission
Portugal
Lisbon
Oporto
Britain
St. Denis
Kremlin
Red Square
Czechoslovakia
V. I. Lenin
Prague
Viet Cong shelling, U S raid trap hospital 60 miles north of Saigon
United States forces seized a Communist hospital complex 60 miles north northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border killing 19 guerrillas after air and artillery strikes. Five Americans were wounded as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shelling damaged eight Allied sites, including Dau Tieng and Lai Khe. A Buddhist pagoda in Soc Trang was bombed, killing five civilians and wounding 25. Campus Crusade organizer Eddie Waxer comments on students high and church distrust.
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Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Dau Tieng
Lai Khe
Reds
Mekong
Soc Trang
Campus sit‑ins sweep nation as protests clash with authorities
Students at Columbia and across campuses press demands in a wave of occupations. A Columbia professor is struck and an eviction order is defied, while others win concessions or face continued disruptions.
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Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Stanford
Columbia
Mathematics Hall
Fayerweather Hall
Manhattan Supreme Court
MacDonald
AAS
James S. Young
Michigan State University
Walter Adams
Charles de Gaulle
U.u.d
Howard University
Kentucky
University of Louisville
Woodrow Strickler
Strickler
New York
Queens College
Jefferson Hall
City College of New York
Indiana
Indiana University
Purdue University
New Jersey
Rider College
Trenton
St. Illinois
Chicago City College
US saw chain sales rebound says Omark Industries
Omark Industries reports about a wall million chain saws sold in the United States with two thirds bought by non professionals for clearing ground and cutting firewood.
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Portland
Ore Cup
United States
Omark Industries
Local bake-off winner mother earns grand prize honors
Mrs. Haggard of Dallas wins the Lightcrust Baking Jubilee grand prize for Cinna Swirls. A long prize list totals 1400 dollars including TV, range, trips, cash, and car rental. Her daughter Barbara, Home Demonstration Agent, inspired tips from a book she gave.
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Mason Haggard
Dallas
Barbara Haggard
Childress County
Westinghouse
Houston
Texas International Airlines
Shamrock Hilton
Hertz
Houston Astro
Barbara
Youth Corps Starts Here In June
The Neighborhood Youth Corps summer program will run June 2 to August 22 under City Manager Louis Sally. Eight boys and four girls are sought, with enrollees earning 10 weeks of work at about 26 hours weekly at 1.30 dollars per hour. Applications available at city hall.
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Neighborhood Youth Corps
Louis Sally
Garner Filming Auto Racing Documentary
Hollywood actor James Garner is producing a documentary feature on automobile racing. He fronts three American International Racing teams competing in events, filming on location and planning to showcase the sport.
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Hollywood
UPD
James Garner
May weekend food guide lists abundant meats and produce
The USDA and Interior report strong display of meat and poultry and ample fresh fruits and vegetables for the first weekend in May. Abundant items include broiler-fryer chickens, turkeys, beef roasts and steaks, pork products, fish and canned goods such as green beans corn beets tomatoes. Fresh produce features asparagus cabbage carrots onions and potatoes with grapefruit oranges and strawberries in light supply.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior
United Press International
USDA
Commer
Maine
U.S. Department of the Interior
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D-R.j
CBS
Senate Communications Subcommittee
Barnes
Smith
Grady Hazlewood
Damarillo
Elizabeth Taylor
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Eddie Waxer
Crusade For Christ
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