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TRENTON, April 7 -- Seven New Jersey Assemblymen were barred tonight from running for re-election in November as a result of a court-ordered reapportionment plan drawn by computers, instead of politicians.  

COMPUTERS, DRAW JERSEY DISTRICTS; 7 Assemblymen Lose Seats Under Procedure Adopted by State Commission

Rolls-Royce to recall some 5,000-8,000 Rolls and Bentley models mfrd in last 4 yrs, including 1,350 in US, for correction of potential defect in steering system; stresses move is 'super-precautionary' and that defect would affect operation of car only under 'exceptional overload conditions'

Rolls-Royce Recalls At Least 5,000 Cars; Rolls-Royce Orders Recall Of More Than 5,000 Autos

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Nixon Administration withdrew the threat of immediate economic sanctions against Peru today, hoping to foster confidence in Latin America in the new United States leadership.

U.S. WITHDRAWS THREAT TO HALT ITS AID FOR PERU; Rogers Discloses Extension of Sanctions Deadline in Bid for Latins' Goodwill

announces candidacy for Dem nomination for Mayor, news conf; illus campaigning

Carey Announces Slate for City Race; Carey Announces His Election Slate

As member of NYC Health Bd, joins in bd denunciation of 4 bills before NYS Legis that would allegedly weaken city Health Dept

BOARD OF HEALTH SAYS STATE TRIES TO 'GRAB' POWER; It Charges 4 Bills in Albany Would Wreck City Code -- One Measure Signed

Pres Nixon officiates at opening game, Washington; word on Pres seal attached to his box misspelled; illus

Nixon Opens Baseball Season: 2 Errors; Nixon Attends Baseball opener;

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US Sup Ct, 6-3, declares Cong dists unconst as violation of 1-man-1-vote doctrine; holds states must justify any numerical variance between dists, no matter how small; Mo plan contains disparity of 6%

HIGH COURT VOIDS STATE DISTRICTS, ORDERS NEW PLAN; G.O.P. EXPECTS GAIN

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Secretary of State William P. Rogers said today that the Big Four were seeking agreement on "a certain general formula" for a Middle East settlement and were prepared to use the "force of public opinion" to push Israel and the Arab countries into agreement.

ROGERS OUTLINES AIMS ON MIDEAST; Asserts Big 4 Are Prepared to Use 'Force of Public Opinion' to Get Accord

US Sup Ct rules unanimously having obscene matter in the home it a right guaranteed by 1st Amendment, ruling overturning conviction of R E Stanley; details

JUSTICES DECIDE OBSCENE MATTER IN HOME IS LEGAL; What a Man Reads or What Films He Sees in Private Is Ruled His Own Affair

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Sec Romney proposes basic changes in model cities program, White House meeting of Council on Urban Affairs; plan calls for Nixon Adm to proceed with program through fiscal '70 substantially as planned by Johnson Adm out that steps be taken in meantime to extend model cities concept to all urban poverty areas rather than just elected neighborhoods; under plan, states would be brought more into planning and operation of program and Fed depts and agencies other than those assoc with housing would allot more resources to program; model cities concept would be used to improve adm and coordination of Fed and local programs and private assistance to all urban poverty areas; Nixon Adm budget reptdly will call for about 4% cut from $750-million asked by Johnson Adm for program in fiscal '70; Asst Sec Hyde sees difficult problems in altering program, says nation's mayors are divided on expanding it; Romney declines to discuss details of plan but indicates stress will be put on improved adm and private enterprise role rather than on increased Fed funds

ROMNEY ASKS RISE FOR MODEL CITIES; Proposes 1970 Expansion of Grants to Benefit All Poor Neighborhoods

Cooley replaces Karp's artificial heart with heart of Mrs B Ewan, who was flown from Mass and pronounced dead 1-1/2 hrs after arrival; Mrs Ewan and Karp family illus

Woman's Heart Transplanted To Replace Man's Plastic One; Human Heart Replaces Artificial One

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, April 8 -- Arab guerrillas fired rockets into Elath, the southern Israeli port, this morning, injuring eight persons.  

Arab Rocket Attack Injures 8 in Elath; Israeli Planes Reply; Arab Rockets Hit Elath, Injuring 8

Observers see US and USSR continuing exch programs largely for selfish reasons which serve pol interests of both countries; cite other factors which have served to continue them

Politics and Cultural Exchanges; Observers Feel U.S. and Soviet Act for Selfish Reasons

remaining 14 men facing mutiny charges ask that trial be returned to Presidio

VENUE SHIFT ASKED IN G.I. MUTINY TRIAL

USSR reptd to be angered by Rumanian greeting

Moscow Is Host to Rumanian; Sovereignty Doctrine Restated

N and S Korean troops fight brief battle, demilitarized zone

Battle in Korea Buffer Zone

Rogers doubts USSR seeks 1st-strike capability but questions deployment of SS-9, news conf

Rogers Predicts a Parley With Soviet in Late Spring

Vietnam Casualties

11 Amers killed, 13 wounded after enemy attacks Amer unit about 100 mi NE of Saigon; fighting elsewhere remains at low level; enemy stages 15 rocket and mortar attacks during night

Vietcong Kill 11 G.I.'s in Ground Attack

USAF adds new supersonic fighter-bomber (F-4E Phantom) to its arsenal

Addition of New Jet Reported

Finnish Communists Weigh Effect of Split on Elections

Armenian S Arutunian and Georgian R V Metreveli discussed as examples of men who will rise to leadership positions through ranks of Komsomol orgn; A M Shelepin considered illustrious example of such a leader

2 Soviet Youth Leaders Tell of Rise in Hierarchy

Zinaïda Mikolaïevna Aksentieva was a Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer and geophysicist.

April 8, 1969

Headlines from April 8, 1969

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COMPUTERS, DRAW JERSEY DISTRICTS; 7 Assemblymen Lose Seats Under Procedure Adopted by State Commission

Rolls-Royce Recalls At Least 5,000 Cars; Rolls-Royce Orders Recall Of More Than 5,000 Autos

U.S. WITHDRAWS THREAT TO HALT ITS AID FOR PERU; Rogers Discloses Extension of Sanctions Deadline in Bid for Latins' Goodwill

Carey Announces Slate for City Race; Carey Announces His Election Slate

Billboard 200

Wichita Lineman

Blood; Sweat & Tears

Ball

Goodbye

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for April 8, 1969