Word: redrawn
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...that, the gubernatorial stakes are unusually high in 1970. Governors will be in control as congressional districts are redrawn to conform with the 1970 census data. Thus a big Reagan win in California could translate into as many as ten more Republicans in the House of Representatives when the nation's most populous state is redistricted; a victory in fast-growing Florida is worth perhaps three congressional seats to the party incumbent in Tallahassee next year...
Some opponents say they would accept many of the Administration's proposals if they were redrawn in such a way that they could not be turned against those whose offenses are trivial-or merely unpopular. Others go further. In a democracy, they say, mobsters have rights too. The most trenchant criticism against both bills is that they tinker with the tools of law enforcement instead of attacking more basic problems: crime-breeding courts and prisons, social inequities and public complacency about vice and corruption...
...paper that the admirals ordered 46 in all-14 from Todd Shipyards, five from Lockheed, and 27 from Ogden Corp.'s Avondale subsidiary, which departs from tradition by launching its ships sideways, into the Mississippi River at New Orleans. After the ships were ordered, specifications were drawn and redrawn as the admirals sought scientific perfection-or were sold on new electronic gadgets. Many important parts were only in the development stage and thus arrived late at the assembly sites. Todd delivered the first ship last March, 16 months late, and to date has collected overrun claims of $96.5 million...
...been a director of the Albert Parvin Foundation. He charged that the foundation had ties with Chicago gamblers and political bosses.* Whatever the truth of the accusation, Campbell named two prominent lawyers to hear the evidence for him. As a result of their report, he ordered the district boundaries redrawn by November...
Nordhoff had his designers revamp the old model, ordered some of the original Porsche designs redrawn ten times. He boosted horsepower in the rear-mounted, air-cooled engine, installed hydraulic brakes and shock absorbers...