Gerrymandering and the 1980s redistricting threat
Common Cause warns that after the 1980 census most Congressional and state legislative lines will be redrawn in 1981. Incumbents and party leaders shape districts to minimize competition, with minorities and challengers disproportionately harmed. The piece cites surveys showing high incumbent re election rates and calls for reform to restore competitive elections and fair representation.
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Washington
D.C
Massachusetts
Elbridge Gerry
Pennsylvania
New York
Des Moines Tribune
Iowa
Tion
Congress
Common Cause
David Cohen
Supreme Court
Call for Third Federal Judge for Southern Illinois District
The Eastern District of Illinois may gain 110 new district court judgeships to cover a growing caseload. The plan, supported by the House Judiciary Committee, aims to add a third judge for the 45 county area including Metro-East, Carbondale, Champaign Urbana and Danville with two existing judges already serving.
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U.S. House
House Judiciary Committee
Illinois
Metro-East Area
Carbondale
Champaign-Urbana
Danville
East St. Louis
Benton
Federal District Court
Congress
Full House
Senate
Illinois road funding demands tax hike to stave deterioration
Illinois faces escalating road building costs with Crosstown Expressway funds fading by 1980. IDOT head John Kramer urges Gov. Thompson to pursue federal aid and a gasoline tax increase, warning bond financing would raise long-term debt while stressing the need to keep existing roads safe and maintained.
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Thompson
Finois
John Kramer
Illinois Department of Transportation
Kramer
Chicago
James Thompson
Illinois
Washington
Gov
Refugees Seek Safe Haven Amid Boatboard Peril
About 10,000 Vietnamese refugees drift in weathered fishing boats seeking asylum. Police harassment at harbors, fueled by poverty and political change, spurs calls for U S admission or shared international placement to uphold human rights.
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Thailand
U.S
United States
Common Cause backs independent reapportionment reform
A Common Cause study promotes strict anti gerrymandering standards an independent non partisan commission and prompt judicial review to achieve fair districting by 1981. It cites Colorado Hawaii and Montana as strong precedents and urges constitutional amendments in most states with action starting in 1978.
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United States Civil Rights Commission
Colorado
Hawaii
Montana
California
Florida
Montana House
Nonpartisan
Peter M. Meloy
Melody
Extremists Dominate Israel Policy Says George Ball
George Ball argues in Politics and Other Human Interests that extremists in Israel often shape U S policy. He calls for prioritizing U S national interests and questions the use of billions in subsidies while noting Saudi pressure through energy leverage.
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Israel
Ball
George Ball
United States
U.S
Second Look at Christmas Cards and TV in A Changing Era
The piece notes the season's first Christmas card from someone cut from the list, Turkey leftovers echo the Ottoman past, and Charles Robb as Lyndon Johnson’s son in law running Virginia’s lieutenant governor race. It also jokes about lipreading in schools and mentions O J Simpson’s knee injury shown on TV.
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Charles Robb
Lyndon Johnson
Virginia
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Citizens’ Research and Lobbying Group
Gov't
Centralia
Namese
Southern Illinois
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
Rael
Turkey
O. J. Simpson
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