Dirksen Amendment in Doubt as Court Ruling Stands
The piece assesses Senator Everett Dirksen's failed bid to modify the Supreme Court one person one vote ruling and notes reapportionment shifts. It argues Baker v Carr overreach and predicts renewed effort to curb court power, with Dirksen facing opposition from Paul Douglas and calls for constitutional corrective action.
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Lubbock ISD tables Model Library Proposal
The Lubbock Independent School District board voted to table a federally funded plan for a model and exemplary school library and learning center at Maedgen School. Initial costs were $186,745.41 with a $95,392.20 annual staff bill, sparking debate over spreading funds district wide versus concentrating at one campus.
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Washington
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Owen Gilbreath
Watson Carlock
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Nat Williams
How Now, Cow
A UC Berkeley professor argues cows worry about social status within a herd. Kenneth Wagnon notes some cows show insecurity affecting weight gain and prefer herd mates of the same age. The piece laments this humanlike foible in the placid cow.
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Kenneth Wagnon
Protester Protests Setback at Berkeley Rules Panel
Betina Aptheker resigned from the University of California Berkeley Campus Rules Committee after a rule change vote occurred in her absence. Her push favored allowing up to one third non-student membership and non-student officers, while the committee banned non-student officers but kept non-student membership open.
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University of California At Berkeley
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Timetube plan offers messages to future generations for $1
A California group calls The Emprise Group. For $1, people can deposit messages in a Timetube to be opened in 2066 and sent to the Library of Congress for permanent retention, with caveats about possible nuclear disasters or civilization End. The Library of Congress is unaware of the tubes, and promoters admit no guaranteed preservation.
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Johnson faces tough vote on Transportation Department plan
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that President Johnson's bid to create a Cabinet level Department of Transportation stalls in Congress. He may offer concessions to preserve autonomy of existing bureaus, a move critics say undermines true reorganization. The debate surfaced publicly in a April 5 floor speech by freshman Sen. Fred.
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Johnson Pushes U S Soviet Peace Plan Amid India Talks
The article sketches President Johnson seeking a U S Soviet peace partnership as Thant urges Viet Nam independence under UN backing. It notes India and Britain backing Johnson Kosygin Wilson visits, Moscow resistance to Peking, and ongoing U S regulatory-bureaucratic maneuvering shaping a possible new Department of Transportation.
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Harbin siege threat and UMW strike surface in memories
The item notes Chinese Communist encirclement of Harbin with an explicit aim to seize the city, while the UMW strike with 400000 miners continues since April 1. It also mentions a Texas crop yield report and a rule quirk barring 18 year olds from the Texas state meet in Austin May 2 3.
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Indians and taxpayers clash over native claims in Santa Fe
Henry J. Taylor argues during the National Congress of American Indians in Santa Fe that Indians remain the nation’s poorest Americans with average family income around 1500 dollars and unemployment high. He credits Udall for promising reform, cites historic tribal codes, and condemns the insult to Sargent Shriver as a misfortune to taxpayers while asserting American Indians have a stronger claim to redress.
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Santa Fe
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Bible in School and the Supreme Court View
A guest editorial argues religion and the Bible can be taught in public schools as literature and history when presented objectively. It cites Justice Clark's opinion that secular study of religion may be consistent with the First Amendment, stressing education over worship.
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Dear Turnrow Tuner Suggests Tax Day Election Day Change
O C McBride asks why April 15 is the tax deadline and proposes moving it to election day to mix civic duties. He notes voters may be swayed by promises of big federally funded projects. He also mentions Defense Dept backing credit unions for servicemen overseas to ease borrowing.
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