Time Bomb of Redistricting Hits Virginia Politics
Time after time professional politicians discover the perils of one man, one vote redistricting. In Virginia the 7th district realignment helped new voters and former power brokers, ending Rep. Howard Smith’s long tenure. The primary defeat signals unknown effects for both parties as the Supreme Court ruling reshapes legislative conduct nationwide.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
Howard Smith
Congress
Washington
Potomac
Washonston
Severme Court
Us Ieven
House
House Rules Committee
Smith
Lawyers Face Image Challenge as Free Aid Idea Evolves
Benjamin B. Rosenstock, new president of the Maryland State Bar Association, urged better service of legal needs to improve the public image of lawyers. He noted that aid for slum area illiterates, though initially protested, must be provided to reach those in need. The Baltimore Bar Association study preceded this transition.
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Bar Association of Baltimore
Maryland State Bar Association
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Rosenstock
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Robert Taft, Jr
Ohio
America
American Political Science Association
Model hamlets fall to Viet Cong without a fight
A central Viet Nam official describes how 24 of 30 government funded model hamlets fell to the Viet Cong in under two years without military attacks. The VC won trust by political organizers, targeted teachers with propaganda, then seized youth farm leadership, while officials were seen as corrupt and taxes high. The lesson: economic aid alone cannot win loyalty without trust.
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Viet Nam
Viet Cong
U.S
The Poor Man's Philosopher column preview
AP report highlights quirky facts from a mailbag column and notes on drinking and driving odds from the American Insurance Association. It cites early Puritan child forms for father, Hearst theater habits, and a note on octopuses as color-changing animals.
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New York
American Insurance Association
William Randolph Hearst
Verse and facts mix in Hal Boyle’s wide eyed medley
A collage of quotes and trivia spans topics from Harvard grads shifting away from business to amusing folklore and curious science notes. It cites Harvard’s 1964 graduates, oyster corn starch experiments, aspirin consumption, and proverbs about sea war and marriage, finishing with Santayana on history.
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Marie Cure
United States
George Santayana
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
Frederick county jail prisoners after final conviction would be worked on county roads under consideration by county commissioners and State's Attorney A R Anders. Board of County Commissioners criticized school curriculums as excessive with calls to restore emphasis on reading writing and arithmetic. Commissioner John W Humm noted that the best businessmen historically came from schooling focused on the three R's.
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Frederick County
A. R. Anders
Tom Foolery
Board of County Commissioners
the Commissioners
Frederick
John W. Humm
Laborers Fill Brunswick Jobs After Pay Raise Deadlock
Twenty years ago in Brunswick the town hired extra laborers to cover for absent regular workers who had not reported for duty after a pay raise request stalled. The replacements will hold regular posts, enabling resumed street and water operations. A severe dry spell since last substantial rainfall a month ago has left precipitation well below normal, harming corn and delaying truck crops with tomatoes and beans most affected.
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Brunswick
Population growth drives calls for government reorganization
Washington Today surveys three major reports urging sweeping reforms to adapt the U S Constitution to rapid population shifts. Proposals include shrinking local government units, modernizing state constitutions, and creating region wide authorities to share tax revenue and coordinate planning.
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Washington
America
United States
Committee For Economic Development
Marion B. Folsom
Eisenhower
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
The
Republican Coordinating
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