Debate rises over first class mail monopoly repeal
Washington lawmakers push to end the Postal Service monopoly on first class mail. Senators Buckley and Archer back repeal, arguing competition would improve service. Ford White House supports studying effects via a symposium while the Postal Rate Commission weighs its jurisdiction.
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Bill Archer
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White House
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Hearst arraigned in L A on state charges after bank robbery
Patricia Hearst, already convicted of a bank robbery, was flown from Redwood City to Los Angeles for a state arraignment that could carry life imprisonment. She was returned to San Mateo County Jail the same day. The case included reports of SLA split and a suspected bomb at the Hearst retreat.
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Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
California
San Mateo County
George Kazerski
Miss Hearst
U.S
San Francisco
Rolling Stone
Symbionese Liberation Army
William
Emily Harris
Hearst
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Hearst Castle
San Simeon
SLA
Debate over U.S. decline as global power dominates headlines
Washington debates U.S. military strength and world role amid Cuban and Soviet Africa involvement. Kissinger defense-policy clash, Rumsfeld warns Ford veto on $101 billion plan. Proxmire and Schlesinger urge cheaper arms, Mansfield cites budget fat and parity with the Soviet Union.
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Ford
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House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Cuba
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Russia
William Proxmire
Rumsfeld
Soviet Union
ABC
Schlesinger
Reader's Digest
Mansfield
Reagan Air Time Bid Falls Through Networks Refuse
Ronald Reagan failed to secure airtime as ABC CBS and NBC refused to schedule his address citing insufficient time to adjust. He planned a half hour nationwide telecast costing up to 100000 dollars after canceling appearances in Virginia Wisconsin and Indiana.
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NBC
Ford
Wisconsin
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Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Florida
Illinois
North Carolina
Virginia
Indiana
Teamsters Resume Talks After Strong Strike Vote
The Teamsters and trucking industry reopen contract negotiations after broad strike authorization in weekend votes. The current contract ends at midnight Wednesday and most locals rejected the proposal. A nationwide strike is unlikely due to expected Taft Hartley cooling off. Labor Secretary Usery visited Chicago as votes showed high rejection margins. The contract spans drivers moving about 60 percent of U.S. manufactured goods.
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Teamsters Union
Teamster
Teamsters
W.J. Usery Jr
Chicago
Boston
Usery
Washington
Ford Administration
Maine Teamsters Reject Trucking Contract Nationwide
Maine Teamster Local 340 members voted in Portland Bangor and Presque Isle to reject the latest industry contract offer. Portland tally was 236 to 6 against, Bangor 45 to 2, while Presque Isle results were not yet available.
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Portland, Maine
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