Editorial: California Redistricting Shows Partisan Gerrymander
An editorial argues California's 1960 census gains create eight more House seats and that the Democratic plan likely yields a lopsided 22 Democrats to 11 Republicans. It cites gerrymandering, potential GOP retirements, intra-party splits, and calls for rejecting ruinous partisanship to ensure fair representation.
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Powell Heads Off Economy Filibuster in Illinois House
In the 2200 General Assembly nearing adjournment, Speaker Paul Powell quashed Rep. A Lincoln Stanfield's filibuster bid aimed at delaying bills by reading them at large. Vowing economy, Stanfield offered no concrete cuts, while taxpayers demand action to trim waste in appropriations.
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Vate Rap
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Toney
Famine Threat in North China Deepens Food Shortage
Reports from Hong Kong and Beijing say a third drought threatens spring wheat harvests in North China amid droughts, hail, and floods. The U S Department of Agriculture notes Central and South China fare better while China seeks wheat imports from Australia and Canada. The Peiping regime pushes industrialization on a marginal diet, exporting remaining food to Communist allies.
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Detour Protest Over Interstate Road Fund Probe
Rep John A Biatnik facing questions over alleged mis handling of federal highway funds to state departments. Hodges says no evidence of federal parole in highway construction. some irregularities noted at state level but not proven. Hearings shift from Florida and Oklahoma to New Mexico in June. Biatnik accused of partisan motives.
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Oklahoma
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Population pressure and industrial goals in Soviet and Chinese policy
The passage argues that deep pruning of the workforce drains energy and work capacity. It contrasts Soviet industrialization at a vast human cost with China, housing 700 million people and growing by 15 million annually, which cannot replicate the Soviet path without paying tens of millions of lives, a price Peiping seems willing to accept.
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Musings on Taxes Broadway and Beloved Figures
Dave Felts writes on June real estate tax deadlines and a gardener’s hopeful outlook. He notes Britain’s Lord Chamberlain cutting verses from a Jacqueline Kennedy sketch for a London revue. Felts asks where Broadway ends and off Broadway begins as Emmys Tonys Oscars Obies are discussed. He visits Illinois countryside sights and recalls Ike and Mamie on TV, hinting at a future topical Broadway musical using old tunes.
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1964 party ticket clash sparks debate on rivals
A reader proposal suggests a Democratic pairing of Kennedy and Faubus as a counter to the Republican Rockefeller and Goldwater ticket, highlighting strategic rivalries and questions about cross party competition.
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Kennedy & Faurbus
Firm Believer In Deterrence Architect Of Germany's Power
Franz Josef Strauss, 45, a Bavarian Christian Democrat, rises as Bonn's key political figure and chief architect of West Germany's military strength Deterrence dominates his doctrine to avert conventional war by ready nuclear force He battles for leadership amid rivals and enemies while steering Germany away from isolation within the Atlantic alliance. He projects ruthless realism but also noted charm in public life.
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Theodor Blank
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der Strauss
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Melbourne High School Defies Norms With Nongraded Program
Melbourne High in Florida operates as the nations first nongraded high school, removing grade barriers and allowing students to advance based on achievement. Principal B Frank Brown notes three year structure and flexible course access, including foreign language and vocational options, with strong emphasis on English and writing.
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Hodenfield
Associated Press
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Fla
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Brown
Melbowne
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Grammer
Illinois House Passes Voting Rule Change and Other Bills
The Illinois House approved a bill easing residency requirements for presidential voters and sent it to the Senate. The Senate backed a $2.5 million appropriation to build a Hillsboro institution for retarded children. Another measure would aid medically needy seniors over 63 with shared state and federal costs for catastrophic care. A separate provision would let a person earn $1,200 yearly plus $600 per dependent while remaining eligible, plus liquid assets allowances. At University of Richmond Greek Week, a torch relay misstep halted near the campus as an unidentified runner veered off course.
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