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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
9
W H Mobley explains the evolving presidential election process from the Electoral College origins to today. He notes stages from nomination conventions to the House choice if no clear majority, and highlights the rise of the winner take all method and minority president risks.
The article recalls the rule that state delegations have one vote each in House elections, linking New York and Rhode Island as equals. It cites Jefferson-Burr taking 36 ballots, Adams and Jackson in 1824, and notes no other House election deadlocks since, though third and fourth party splits have threatened. It warns that 1968 could see renewed danger if Wallace siphons Southern electors.
Pasadena AP reports the 11 year solar cycle will peak in 1969 with storms rivaling 1958. Global Solar Flare Patrol and Space Disturbance Forecast Center warn space missions and communications, while scientists study sunspots flares and solar winds from Mt Wilson to Caltech.
In New Delhi an American man left 35 000 rupees in a ton ga carriage used to commute. Detectives traced the bag after hearing the driver murmur a Hindu Muslim unity slogan and located the tonga and money before its owner realized the loss.
The first eye bank began in New York City in 1944 to fight blindness through corneal transplants. Today about eighty eye banks operate nationwide, reflecting growth in donated tissue services.
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