One Man One Vote Moves Toward Stability in Senate
A second Senate defeat ends Dirksen’s push to nullify the one man one vote ruling as reapportionment by state legislatures accelerates. The trend toward population reflecting legislatures reduces the chance of reversing the old system, while upholding democratic equality and monitoring future amendments. The piece also weighs voiceprint use in law enforcement, urging safeguards to protect privacy and prevent a surveillance society.
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Dirksen
Supreme Court
Senate
Cracks Found in Boeing 707 Tail Assemblies Worldwide
Hairline cracks in Boeing 707 tail assemblies trigger global alert. Boeing and the FAA warn airlines as inspections begin and some planes show cracks. Call grows for stronger line and post delivery checks to prevent future failures.
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Boeing
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Alabama GOP urged to abandon governor bid for Sparkman run
Last week's Alabama primary results unsettled Rep. Jim Martin as Republicans urged him to quit the governor race and seek reelection to the Senate against Sen. John Sparkman. Wallace's decisive victory shifted GOP strategy and highlighted civil rights tensions influencing Alabama politics and party leadership.
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Washington
Alabama
Jim Martin
R-Ala
Lurleen Wallace
John Sparkman
D.-Ala
Martin
GOP
Senate
Wallace
Sparkman
Howard H. Callaway
R.ga
Georgia
Callaway
West Point
Paul Harvey on Negro votes in Alabama and Wallace impact
Paul Harvey argues that Negro voters did not vote as a bloc against Mrs. Wallace in Alabama. He notes Wallace’s statewide victory and local gains by Blacks, including a State Legislature seat and sheriffs, challenging the notion of a unified racial bloc. He contends Wallace opposes big federal government and that Negroes resist being told how to vote.
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Wallace
Richmond Flowers
Carl Elliot
John Patterson
Jim Folsom
Martin
Senate
GOP
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Robert Meyner
Abe Multer
D.-N.y
Melvin Dubin
Brooklyn
Congressional Record
Multer
Dixie
United States
Washington
Choice of Associates Should Not Be Color Based
The author argues race should not determine friendships or employment and warns against coercive integration. He urges renaming extremists, clarifying integration as voluntary association, and recognizing that discrimination should not erase individual choice or respect for others.
Backseat drivers and a misunderstood honesty note
An Oxford restaurant proprietor received a letter from Miss Bess Mitchell explaining she left without paying after dining with a friend before a concert at Miami University. She promised to settle the bill on her next visit, and the owner viewed honesty as a sign of low risk to recoupment.
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Oxford
Bess Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Miami University
New Forms Of Taxation Suggested For School Funds
A Middletown reader argues property taxes are too high and harmful. The letter proposes alternative revenue sources including city taxes on cigarettes gasoline automobile licenses a retail sales tax and a higher city income tax with voting rights split by property ownership for tax questions.
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Middletown
Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Zoo
Middletown Journal
Letters Often Too Bitter To The Editor
A reader complains that letters in the pages are too bitter. The writer reflects on consuming previous editor letters and promises more balanced commentary.
Drilling Plans Stir Space‑Hole Debate and Homespun Row
Scientific probes spark talk of a 90 mile deep hole under international geophysics. Readers critique editorials on letters and civility as spring storm window chores and household duties surface in column comments.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
James Fulton
R.-Pa
Pittsburgh
Ted Humes
Fulton
Humes
Afl-Cio
New Jersey
Clifford Case
Paul Harvey
You
David Lawrence
Ralph
Nader
Dave Regan
Dennis the Menace
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