New Zealand election signals shift to National Party rule
Voters turned away from Labor in a Sunday balloting, placing National Party leader Robert D. Muldoon in a likely prime ministership with a comfortable majority. The landslide included youth turnout after lowering voting age to 18 and cited discontent with inflation and Labour's handling of unions in a high labor-force country.
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Labor
National’ Party
House of Representatives
National Party
Robert D. Muldoon
Labor Party
New Zealand
Labor unions and firms gain campaign fund rights
The Supreme Court affirmed unions can form separate funds and now the FEC extends the same privilege to corporations. They may solicit voluntary contributions from stockholders and employees and use treasury funds to back favored candidates. The new law sets limits of 1000 per person and 5000 per committee next year, reshaping 1976 races.
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Supreme Court
Federal Election Commission
Labor Federation
United Auto Workers
Commission
Sun Oil
Labor Treasury
Volunon
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Soviet pressure on Angola risks a new dictatorship, Moynihan warns
In the UN Moynihan warned the Soviet drive in Angola may colonize Africa and threaten regional stability. South Africa, watching the Moscow moves, could feel compelled to act, a step that might provoke Kremlin intervention and end detente.
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Angola
Soviet Union
All
Africa
Megiddo Digs Trace 20 Histories Across Megiddo Site
John Chamberlain examines Megiddo in Israel, noting the tell yields 20 historical periods over five millennia. He argues any homeland effort in a crossroads region requires diplomatic finesse and military sharpness, detailing conquests from Babylonians to Ottomans and the modern Zionist movement alongside the need for political guarantees amid geopolitical tensions.
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Megiddo
Israel
Palestine
Tell
Armageddon
Jerusalem
Caesarea
Rome
Arabia
Mohammed
Acre
Haifa
Saladin
Galilee
Europe
New York Harbor
Eretz Israel
Masada
Galilean
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Golda Meir
International Ladies Garment Workers
David’ Eens Y
Amalgamated Cloth Workers
Sidney Hillman
New Deal America
Excavators
Wrong-Way Planned Society New York City
A critical column links New York City decay to national trends warned by economists like W W Leontief. It surveys Exploratory Project for Economic Alternatives proposals for a welfare socialist state with government as employer of last resort, public ownership, wage controls, and right to a job. It cites Ted Kennedy and Humphrey, questions New York politics, notes a 1976 election angle, and mentions Death Valley conservation and a dangerous new chemical.
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New
York City
Hunter
Cores
New York City
Initiative Committee For National Economic Planning
W.W. Leontief
New York University
Gar Alperovitz
Jeff Faux
Ted Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Alperovitz
Faux
America
General Motors
New York
Lindsay
Rockefeller
United Nations Disrepute Spurs Critique on Capitol Hill
Ralph de Toledano argues the U N is a racist tool for the Communist Arab African bloc and calls for U S withdrawal funds and policies. He questions legality of U S membership and urges Congress to end foreign aid to U N agencies, urging action against N Y protection costs for delegates.
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Washington
United Nations
Capitol Hill
House
Israel
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.N
General Assembly
Ford
Soviet Union
Paradise
Moynihan
United States
Congress
Angola in the balance as US urged to act now
James J. Kilpatrick argues that Angola risks falling under Soviet influence as MPLA backed by the USSR controls Luanda and central areas while FNLA aligns with the West. he urges decisive U.S. leadership to recognize a Nova Lisboa government to contain the Communists and warns of regional upheaval if Mozambique and Rhodesia follow. He criticizes detente and CIA paralysis, urging bold action before southern Africa stabilizes under Marxist influence.
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Washington
Africa
United States
Angola
Britain
France
Spain
Portugal
Soviet Union
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Senate
Kremlin
Ford-Kissinger
MPLA
Angustinho Neto
Luanda
FNLA
Hollen Roberts
Nova Lisboa
Lobito
Roberto
Zaire
Gambia
South Africa
Roberta
Mozambique
Rhodesia
United Nations
Neto
Detroit
Kissinger
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Abraham Beame
U.S
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