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REDISTRICTING. Taking issue with Supreme Court decisions ruling that representation in state legislatures must be apportioned on the basis of population alone rather than area or geographic interests, the plank pledges "support of a constitutional amendment, as well as legislation enabling states having bicameral legislatures to apportion one house on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: WHAT THE PLATFORM SAYS | 7/24/1964 | See Source »

But the top Strivers manifest a truly breathtaking mastery of the material and the system. They apportion their time wisely, assess the importance of reading materials correctly, digest their subject.

Author: By Faye Levine, | Title: On Handling Academia: Strive, Scoff, or Skip | 5/15/1964 | See Source »

A proposal is pending before Congress which would apportion summer jobs by states of residence, just like all civil service appointments. Planning for the summer is probably being hindered by indecision on this issue, according to Mrs. Gallagher.

Author: By Ronald J. Greene, | Title: LBJ Order May Cost Students Jobs | 1/10/1964 | See Source »

The U.S. Constitution provided for a census every ten years to apportion members of the House of Representatives among the states according to population. Since the founding fathers got the idea, the ten-year nose count has come to govern a whole range of basic decisions-a state's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POPULATION: Growing & Moving | 6/27/1960 | See Source »

The CBC is run by the government as a nation-binding cultural medium in a country that is strung-out, bilingual and unattractive to private networks. It tries to keep down its subsidy ($60 million this year) by selling commercials in a gentlemanly, low-pressure way. With its money, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: CBC in a Jam | 7/20/1959 | See Source »

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