Reform group cites districts plan to curb big city control
The Committee for Electoral College Reform argues large city blocs distort presidential elections through bloc voting. It cites 12 populous states with 260 electoral votes, urges replacing winner take all with a district plan where each congressional district elects one elector, maintaining participation by all voters and reducing influence from pressure groups.
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Two Paul Gallico Classics Condensed for Christmas
Reader's Digest presents two Paul Gallico tales in condensed form for the holiday season. The Small Miracle and The Snow Goose are heart-warming stories now on sale in December edition.
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Old West Has Gone Soft In Dodge City
Ranchers in Dodge City, once famed for hard frontier trade, now use air conditioned sale barns and motor scooter herding. Cattle come from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, with some from Mississippi and Arkansas. The McKinley-Winter auction barn resembles a Grecian theater while bidders lounge in contour chairs.
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Odd Quiz on Household Puzzles and Bible Verse Match
A mixed trivia item tests room odds for insects Mosquitoes and Houseflies on ceilings and a vocabulary query about suitable or inappropriate words. It includes a long Bible character matching puzzle with unclear garbled options and partial phrases, yielding a fragmented reading of the source.
Compression Of 25 Regarded Best Mattress For Average Person
In Chicago an article notes that mattress choice hinges on inner spring or foam. It says compression below 17 risks poor support, 13 to 16 causes mushiness and bottoming out, while mid range compression around 25 is seen as suitable for the average person.
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Independence Returns From Viet Nam Action
Independence returns to Norfolk on December 13 after action off Viet Nam. Twelve men were killed and six were missing. Nine combat aircraft were lost during the mission.
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Cardinal Cushing to Speak at New Haven Faith Festival
Richard Cardinal Cushing Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston is slated to address a festival for faith service on December 12 at Center Church on the Green in New Haven Connecticut.
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