If only Sen Church had not decided to do it his way
William Safire rails at Senator Church and Senator Tower for shielding links between the Kennedy White House and mobster Giancana. He questions Sinatra's testimony role, urges sufficient inquiries, and accuses Church of stalling hearings to pursue 1975 political aims.
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Sen. Church
Washington
Sens
Frank Church
John Tower
Kennedy White House
Fidel Castro
Senator Church
United States
Sinatra
Church Committee
Kennedy
Giancana
White House
CIA
Church
Tower
Kennedy Brothers
Kennedys
Miss Campbell
John Roselli
Campbell
Giancana Roselli
Giancana Or
Roselli
Castro
Las Vegas
Nevada
Palm Springs
Bing Crosby
Robert Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Meany declines role as unions seek influence at convention
After Meany pulled AFL-CIO from direct party politics, six AFL-CIO unions join the Labor Coalition Clearinghouse to influence delegate selection and convention outcomes. Leaders say they seek labor representation on the floor and aim to elect delegates aligned with labor interests, while Meany and COPE maintain a hands-off stance.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Democratic Party
Labor Coalition Clearinghouse
Girard Clark
Bill Holayter
The
Machinists
New York
Madison Square Garden
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Alexander Barkan
David Cohen
Common Cause
Barkan
Federation
Florida
Robert S. Strauss
Labor
Kansas City
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