Democrats' District Plan for Illinois is Accepted (New York Times)

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trlcting plan," the Fedcrat panel sald in
todaysdecislm.

trict with a 60 percent to 6C ililfri i; I 
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iesentatives oI their choice," the judges I The ptlot was identifled as Lieut. Hal..rd - rHawkirtrsJr.ollVilkesboro.N.C--.rd- - lHawkidsJr.ollVilkesboro,N.C.

THB NEW YORK 7

Democrats' District Plan

By NATIIANIEL iHsppeilD rr.
Yo.tTlc

vtrtch tro lniu.nrbents rqrld lce ffteir I canrl has granted DerncraB a right to

CHICAC,O. Xov. 23 - A threludce I Judge Frant McGarr. ln his dissent
Fcderal panel today appronod a Demo I lmm ludges Susan Getzerdanner and
cratlc-sponsorcd imiissimat redts- | Roben A. Sprecher, satd he objected to
trlcting-propcat that-wq{d elimlnate lbah the Reprblican and Denrocratlc
th6 seats of tro Republicaru and prq I pr"po!"lsbecauseeachwouldrcduceby
serne the seats ol two.Democrrts, at: 1 tro tlte lllirpis Congressional delega-
thangh the pogrlattm sirttts that rriade I tian ol tlre oppositton party. The blpartl-
rc{islrtcting necessary had occurred in I san propcal, he sald, would equitably
Democratlcdistrtct!. I provide for the loss of sre Democratic

From 19?0 to lS, the poprlation ol It- | and ooe Reprblican seat but did not a&
linols rose ln iome areas and tell ln J equatGly preserse the blact Congres-
others. But, slnce the tncreasps were lsionaldistrlctl.
proportloaately smaller than tn the I There was no r€sponse trom the
c(rmtry as a whole. the state wa.s forced I Democrats today, but Carey Fuller, a
to rr{rrce lts Congrcssimal repres€nta- llavq,er for-sporuors-of-the -bipartisantim to 22 leglslatois trorn 2{. - 

| proposal, whlch also had the backing ol
When the State kgislatur! was ur- lCmgressimal and the majority of the

able to agnae oo a-reapportimment J stat€'sCmgressionaldelegatiori,sald:
plan, the lssue went to the federal Ols- | "I think Reprblicars will be signifi-
irtct Cotrrt here, where three ptans - I q-UV distressed by the dectsim. We'
ryle lrom Democrats, one lrom Reptrbli- | harrc a situatiqt where the popul,atiqr
cars and the third a bipartisan effon - | lcs that broght abqlt the reductioos ofcars and the third a bipartisan effon - | lcs that broght abq,tt the reductioos of
rere submitted tO the threiudee ltfo seats occurcd in arcas that were
panel. - 'l Oemocratic, while poprilatioo increases- The maln politicst lssues ccrcerned I occurred in Republican areas. But the

.seats,, whether three black<srtrolled i keep their seats and caused Republi-
congressimal distrlcts vqrld be pra I canstogivEuPtrDleats.";
serv-edandtrortogiveHispadoemid-l Asked il his side wo.rld appeal the
can voteE a gr€atei rrclce. 

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| decisim, Mr. Fuller sald he did not think

I cEtcttesotberFacrorr lT-lBp:?| Pl9-h-,r*t,.ri$. ryt trI u{ErLrr'o*t":"too ..- - 
| aaari,..Hatf mypeoflli*riideit, ano. "Althotgh mathematical equallty ts ltraf u.itttrateili,- .

the moct important cansideratlan in I James D. wasclier, an attorney for
Jeapportimmelt, -thg supreme.€anrt I ttre ReprblicaFsponsored profrsal,
hal aclnpwle{eg{. tt-rat- gther faclors I satd that, while eaih ol the threi maps,
may be weighed iri_draftlng an-oth-er- | m tinat f6rur, protecteo urc trree urdc[
rise constitutimal Congressimal rcdls- I Consresstmal seats- his clienrs otrter:ted
may De werghed ln drianh€ an,og::' 

I in final forn, protected Ore three Uta-cf | | ' 
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Jsmes S. Brady, pr
rise constitutimal Congressimal rcdis- l rmm.r-,r .6ar6 rrrc rria*oa ar.r^^.s l I . :-:"- : -.ryqF I Congresslmat-seats, his clients obiected

alo m 
I to other elements ol the Democratic proI"qt"O

l#*:U.:ffir*n#l I Reaga
6iFeorcancelsthev.oting!tryncthor|-:7wh'tthisdGtsinhibitblackstiv.ll
f^",1:L*?:,fl*,-,:,"*T:*1'S: l*.1:ltyban districts lroqn"niti | | wASHrNGroN, Noviolate the l4th Amendment and cqrstt- 

I p"'iing or having an impact on cingres-tuteinvtdiqrsdiscaminaui-:- _: l ffiif""tl,i1ffii,:iH:fffi#:;i,iffi I I *:,ffi'&YlHt!ffi
#ff11fr""HgEfri.,iL{,} | m*"rt",'rtp-r6lltrutr I I h#rr:=d;'ir;

Fggrporates I distrtct cur-rigu1Ltio9 lwhites than blacks in oe ciry,t tre ou
'htch reflects the cstcerns ol the black lserrr=d. ..Tackins more black!'onto dis-;fr:ifif,"":?,L"#m'ffiT,:|[ I "vS'I*"111"]:Tj*:g'-]::] I I ":wirri'g 

eth.ao :-wrucn neuecu; ure oonoerrur or rne Dtacf, | serted. ..Tacking more blacks onto dis-
community and insures tna.! ulac\ per- 

| trtcts ttrat atread-y have iu*tooiiat ma-
soos have the best opportmity to elect a I brities ts a wastebf votes.', -- I I , YUr uru rErt rur rD uw
representativeolthelrcholce." l' ..rt Democratic -.1 aniws rn r.r I I alt"j?T"!!r".t^.T^1

:ffi,I5#:,*:fs"*: g* 
I urm*,si:i'lnem:i;:"r I I Btffi.ff f6:H.-ij:*13tr:,"35i,{i.**f-,?.ir:l;}rH:::;;'.:1H:.'f; ffi #ffi I-it[#;:Yf'5fti.ffi"r;*,!'fr*?"ffi I :gll"."' he sard. "Another tt ft ihi" I I ' ended: "rhe Bear ts ba

city that it ts virtually'ffi''.ili"i; I 
g=,lt l'^Tt^YI-"11t qyg:*:f I I - 

rhe slglal lor Mr- E

];];; iinl^iirifii;ffifr;;i'd; lToulg be- Democratic- and chicago

lsi:Bl,H:iffi?,sifi'"",=*:'il*:l rvffih I I months' 
DocrorErc's

of thechoiceof Hispanicpersrrs." 
I --tyoBtollqyg., Nw..23(u?I)=frr I I only a bir ol space r

But the finat map propced by the I llniteO States NarY satd tbday that a
:mocrats ..avoids' liaeinentati6n of I light sttack bomber crashed Sunday asDemocrats "avoids' liaginentati6n of I light attack bomber crashed. SundaY-as

the Hispanic communit! and insurcs I it was 1eluping from a rwli!9 Plsslgrl
that Hiipanics will havir the greatest I to.tfre Mediterranean-based U.S.S' Ni-
rrrenriaf to inftuence the electioi ol rcnr I mitz and the pilot ras reported missing.notentiaito influence the election ol rcp I mitz and the pilot tas reported missing. I

resentatives ol their choice," the judg& 
I 3:P1t"1:1"t jg,g111ilgT !f*t. Hal B. 

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sides, Mr. Brady, {l }
van and lelt lorhlshm

The slgrral lor Mr- E
Dennis O'Leary agree(
tion that has'been tr

petition. Dr.

In the statemest" I
thank-you to so many n
country and arend tb€

petition. Dr. O'I-eary I
sign. Mr. Bradysald" "