Georgia Professor Proposes New Plan To Distribute Votes
Georgia professor Albert Beye of the University of Georgia proposes a revised county unit system to boost city political influence without reducing rural strength. His plan adds unit votes for larger counties while capping any county at two, increasing total unit votes to 456 and elevating mid sized counties like Brooks Checkee Dodge Jackson Jefferson Screven and Walton to four units. city counties would total 82 units under the plan.
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Asparagus Casserole Is Stretchable Dish Votes Shift
Fulton would get 20 units while Cha ham Richmond Bibb and De kalb tally 10 each Muscogee eight Floyd and Troup six. Sage's plan would allow unit votes to rise with population the present system is frozen by law only the counties themselves can shift within the rigid formula the suit to abolish or modify the unit system is before the U S Supreme Court.
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Experts Try To Swim While Handicapped
CHICAGO UP five expert swimmers learned to swim with legs in splints or bodies taped. They completed a five day course to study swimming while physically handicapped as part of the Red Cross sailing project. Fifty men and women field reps and safety directors from 18 Midwestern states participated.
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Congressional Immunity First Adopted By British
The piece traces the origin of congressional immunity from 1689 British Parliament to the U S Constitution Article One Section Six. It notes immunity covers speeches on the floor and during attendance travel and that only one Supreme Court case tested it in 1880. Outside Congress, a member could be sued for defaming someone.
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Commentaries On The Constitution Cited In Defense Of Immunity
The text argues for absolute immunity for Congress members, citing Joseph Biary, a early 20th century Supreme Court justice, and asserting every citizen has the right to protection from malignant scandal and false charges by laws against defamation in performance of official duties.
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Joseph Biary
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Congress
World Wide Shortage Of Nurses Reported
The World Health Organization reports a worldwide nurse shortage hindering health programs. An international committee finds some countries have one nurse per 400 people while others have none for millions. Even in advanced nations beds stay unused due to insufficient nurses to care for patients. The study will examine nurses' salaries and working conditions.
Tamed Mormon Tabernacle Fea One Cty Whe Compel
A fragmented OCR item notes a Mormon Tabernacle event described as tame or controlled, with unclear locality. The readable bits suggest a community or religious gathering, but specifics like date, place, or participants are missing.
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