June 16, 1964

speculation on effects; it is seen requiring realignment of Repub and Dem forces putting Legis control within reach of Dems, increasing influence of cities and suburbs at expense of rural counties, and making Legis more liberal; reapportionment before Nov doubted; Carlino, Mahoney, Rockefeller comment; present formulas held bulwark of Repub power; Dems controlled Legis only once (1935) since formulas were written in Const in 1894; Repubs seen trying to curb decision's impact by gerrymandering; NYC, under present formulas, would lose 9 Assembly seats in next reapportionment but would gain 4-5 under redistricting on strict population basis; Dems hail ruling, laud Straus; McKeon, Wagner, Straus comment

US Sup Ct, 6-3, rules dists in Assembly and Son must be substantially equal in population, WMCA, Straus et of suit and suits involving 5 other states; cities and suburbs seen big gainers; Ct finds no valid analogy between Legis and Cong; Chief Justice Warren, for majority, directs lower cts to decide now if dists must be revised before Nov elections; ruling based on equal-protection clause of 14th Amendment; Ct says that to apply population equality to only 1 house would permit minority veto in other; does not demand 'math exactness'; says emphasis can be given to pol subdivs with county lines maintained; plaintiffs represented by L B Sand, who attacked intricate formulas written into NYS Const for supporting 2 houses; dissents noted

US Sup Ct rules, in cases of ILA officials J Moody Sr and W Murphy who refused to answer Waterfront Comm queries about '60 walkout at Amer Export Lines piers, Hoboken, that testimony compelled in state proceedings under grant of immunity may net be used in Fed prosecutions

Pres Johnson repts visit set for June 24-25; Min Costopoulos to accompany Papandreou

“THE DEPUTY” TICKETS AVAIL. NOW. June, July, Aug. Details on theatre page. “Compelling” N. Y. Times.—Advt.