Court Told To Hear City Voter Complaint
The Supreme Court ruled city voters may seek federal court review over unfair state legislative representation. In a 6 2 decision, the court said urban residents may challenge Tennessee rural domination and seek relief, with standing and jurisdiction established for lower courts to hear the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
High Tribunal
Tennessee
Nashville
Brennan
Special Court
Felix Frankfurter
John M. Harlan
Charles Evans Whittaker
Tennessee City
General Assembly
High Court
Potter Stewart
Supreme Court ruling could reshape Texas representation
The U.S Supreme Court decision enables hearings in federal courts on claims of unfair state legislative representation. Texas shows urban weighted apportionment with District 66's 50,185 people vs Dallas County's nine members over 105,725 each. Urban growth and a 1936 amendment capping counties drive inequities.
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Austin
API
U.S Supreme Court
Texas
High
Texas House
Dallas
Senate
Harris County
Death of U N Official Interrupts Geneva Talks
The death Sunday of T. G. Narayanan an Indian diplomat and U N representative at nuclear test ban talks caused quick adjournment of the disarmament conference in Geneva. Dean Rusk planned a final disarmament speech Tuesday and a meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to seek progress on Berlin.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
United Nations
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Washington
T. G. Narayanan
U.N
Narayanan
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Kennedy
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Lord Home
Indonesia Withdraws From Talks On West New Guinea
President Sukarno ordered Indonesia's representatives to return from secret negotiations with the Dutch over West New Guinea. Adam Malik and Sudjarno Tjondronegoro were recalled, with the door to talks not fully closed as diplomatic moves and Dutch reaction are awaited.
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K. R. Ramanath
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
West New Guinea
Adam Malik
Washington
Malik
Sudjarno Tjondronegoro
United States
Early Senate Session Pushes Poll Tax Fight Amid Congo Bonds
Democratic Leader Mansfield called an early Senate session to push a vote on the anti poll tax amendment amid southern opposition. The coalition aims to use a minor bill as vehicle for action within days while nations debate U N bonds for peacekeeping, and Kennedy favors a cap on U S purchases.
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Senate
John Chadwick Washington
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Field
James
Arkansas
Texas
United States
U.N
Congo
Middle East
Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
French Nab SAO Leader in Oran Capture
French forces seized former Gen Edmond Jouhaud in Oran after a 10 hour battle. He and four others were flown to Paris while secret army members were repelled. The arrest, part of the ongoing Algerian conflict, followed a raid targeting a waterfront building and a suspected radio transmitter.
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Rodney Angove
Oran
Algeria
Secret
Edmond Jouhaud
Jouhaud
Gerberd
Paris
Seafront
Army
Gamelin
Secret Army
Paul Gardey
Foreign Legion
Oran Legion
Salan
Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
St.Cyr
France
West Point
Algiers
de Gaulle
Air Force
Merchants Meeting Called in Snyder for Community Planning
A Snyder merchants gathering is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Snyder Nations Bank community room. Harold Bennett, chamber merchants committee chair, says nonmembers may attend to discuss Snyder and Scurry County retail business and to elect a planning committee for the coming year.
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Snyder
Snyder Nations Bank
Harold Bennett
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee
Scurry County
Bennett
Community Center Bid Accepted in Knapp
Scurry County Commissioners Court accepted the low bid from Jones Construction Co. of Big Spring for the Knapp community center at 15800 dollars. Other bidders were Home Lumber Co. Rotan at 15900 and T. E. Shelburne and Son Spyder at 16884. Construction to start soon. Also approved purchase of a 1793 dollar Chevrolet pickup for County Park Superintendent Jay Ramsey and portable irrigation pipe for the Boys Club. 4H gun club plans discussed. action deferred.
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Scurry County Commissioners Court
Jones Construction Co
Big Spring
Knapp
Jones
Home Lumber Co
Rotan
T. E. Shelburne and Son
Spyder
Jay Ramsey
Ruby Butts
Mrs Furlong Goes On Trial for Murder in Houston
Mrs Marge ry North Furlong, 37, stands trial in Houston on a charge of murdering her third husband William Harrison Furlong II, 38, shot Aug 9 1960 at her home. Jury selection begins Tuesday as defense seeks a recess for a deposition from Jean Hedrick Furlong, the defendant's former wife.
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Furlong
Newman
Waco
Weather snapshot for Texas shows warm highs and cool nights
North Central Texas will be fair and warmer with highs 78 to 83 and lows around 45 tonight. Northeast Texas stays fair with similar highs. Northwest and West Texas see fair skies and light winds, highs near 77 to 84. Southeast and Southwest Texas expect clear to partly cloudy conditions with highs around 78 to 85 and lows 43 to 53.
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Snyder
Texas
Tia
36 Hour Delay Granted In Vexan Court Martial
Fr. Polk La API A five man military court granted Pte Bennis Owen a three and one half hour delay in his court martial on charges of disrespect conduct prejudicial to the armed forces. Maj Thomas Fuller presided and denied a longer delay and transfer request. Defense sought two weeks to prepare and consult with Owen while objecting to panel bias. Trial could proceed with three days of prep as read to Owen March 20.
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Fr. Polk
API
Pte
Bennis Owen
Maj
Thomas Fuller
Edgar Nash
Owen
James Spurgeon
Nash
Fuller
David Harrington
William Stroman
John Glass Jr
Terral Swayze
Patrick Dolger
Seadrift
the of Texas
Harley B. West
Ft. Polk
James Vance
4Th Armored Division
West
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