Congressmen err in attempt to sidestep court
An editorial criticizes a House Senate conference committee for delaying redistricting after the 1970 census. It stresses the need to curb gerrymandering and support Kennedy and Conyers in opposing the weak compromise. The piece warns Congress risks greater hardship on state legislatures if the 1964 one man one vote ruling is not acted on.
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House - Senate
Washington
House
Senate
Supreme Court
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Edward M. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
House of Representatives
Joint Committee
Conference Committee
Congress
Russian Poet Barred From U.S. Tour By Soviet Union
Andrei Voznesensky was blocked from reading in New York City as part of a Soviet government decision. American poets planned translations of his work and honored him in absentia when the reading did not occur. The incident sparked debate over cultural exchange versus propaganda.
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Kosygin
United States
Andrei Voznesensky
New York
Philharmonic Hall
Robert Lowell
Stanley Kunitz
Richard Wilbur
William J. Smith
Soviet Writers Union
Mr. Voznesenky
Voznesensky
Writers Union
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Joseph Stalin
U.S
Gram
Soviet Union
Ethics code eyed after Dodd censure in Senate
The Dodd censure prompts Sen. Javitts to urge a Senate ethics code and full financial disclosure. Ex-Senator Douglas, a longtime advocate of annual reports, is seen as a potential advisor, as reform proposals gain traction amid Powell and Dodd cases.
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Sen
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
United States Senate
Senate
Sen. Dodd
Jacob Javitts
R-N.y
New York
Dodd
Paul H. Douglas
Douglas Long
Everett Dirksen
Javitts
Douglas
Senate Subcommittee On
Bloody Williamson and Luce in the literary world
Dave Felts surveys Hemingway and Twain amid late life readings and recalls Henry Luce as Times founder shaping magazines like Life and Sports Illustrated. The piece notes Saturday Review of Literature links, Book history, and Williamson County history while reflecting on changing city life and routines.
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Henry R. Luce
Tim
Life
Fortune
Henry Luce
Saturday Review
Herbert R. Mayes
McCalls
Luce
Luci
Letters
Time
Architectural Forum
Yale
Henry Sidel Canby
New York Evening Post
Time, Inc
New Saturday Review of Literature
Artist Objections Mark Illinois Legislature Sketch Session
An Illinois photographer and artist recorded the General Assembly in Springfield despite objections to sketch pads. Senator Ar rington allowed photos after asking for objections, while spectators and officials weighed the scene in a time-conscious, decorum-filled session.
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Lindsay - Schaub
Ardietta Thompson
Kenneth Kiley
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Illinois
Illinois lawmakers weigh half cent sales tax rise
In regular sessions lawmakers netted a one cent sales tax increase before adjourning. This year they consider a half cent rise and may wait a call for a special session. The era’s headlines recall grain farmers and a new all-in-one power rig for farming and lawn care. Andrei Kosygin’s United States memory as a television figure in 1967 is noted.
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Illinois
Andrei Kosygin
United
A Stes
Orderly in a fashion Photographer in Senate finds familiar face
Photographer Ken Kiley visits the state Senate and observes orderly proceedings as members listen, object, and converse. He notes the bustle, the gallery quiet, and spots a familiar local representative after obtaining permission from Majority Leader W Russell Arrington to take pictures. He records the day’s actions on film.
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Ken Kiley
State Senate
W. Russell Arrington
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Saturday Review of Literature
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