Labor unions fund lawmakers in Judiciary panel amid impeachment push
Meany and AFLCIO pressure Congress to impeach Nixon, citing an ACA tally showing labor investment in 19 of 21 Judiciary Democrats and 2 of 16 Republicans. The figures name Rep. Radino as chair and list contributions to many members, highlighting the partisan labor funding balance in the committee.
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George Meany
Aflcio
Labor
Congress For Action
Congress
Milk Lobby
ITT
Meany
House of Representatives
Nixon
House
House Committee On the Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Americans For Constitutional Action
ACA
Organized Labor
Peter W. Radino, Jr
D-N.j
Walter Flowers
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
James R. Mann
Greenville
South Carolina
Thomas F. Railsback
Illinois
Lawrence J. Hogan
Maryland
Bread price fears loom amid grain shortages and policy talk
The piece discusses fears of a $1 loaf despite reassurances, noting current 87 cent 16 ounce and 52 cent 24 ounce prices in parts of the U S. It cites grain supply concerns, rising wheat to six dollars a bushel, and government plans to maintain stocks. Officials doubt a sharp shortage but warn on specialty loaves, while production and imports policy remain under review. Descriptions include industry voices from Clarence Adams and Nixon administration cautions, with references to Soviet purchases and export limits. The tone reflects late 1970s economic anxieties and calls for careful budgeting of resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Clarence Adams
National Association of Food Chains
Soviet Union
Meany and Big Labor Called Out Over Nixon Impeachment
The AFL-CIO leader George Meany faces criticism for seeking Nixon’s impeachment amid large union spending on anti Nixon materials. Critics note dues fund campaigns with little union member input and allege democratic flaws in union governance.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Meany
Big Labor
Apflcio
Lk Million
Labor
Aficio
Washington Post
Nixon era sparks debate on truth and big labor power
A provocative Washington column argues that Nixon era hurling hate writing, sensationalism and swift profits from trashy books, while criticizing Big Labor for alleged lawbreaking and political lobbying. It alleges Nixon’s policies shaped controversial legacies and calls for measured future judgments.
Abortion Decisions Remain Bad Law One Year On
James J. Kilpatrick condemns Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton on their first anniversary, arguing the 14th Amendment does not prohibit state abortion laws and calling the Court’s rulings a monstrous overreach. He doubts Congress will amend, noting the decisions will stand as a troubling landmark rather than a guiding one.
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Washington
Justice Blackmun
Supreme Court
Roe
Jane Roe
Mary Doe
Texas
Georgia
High Court
White
Rehnquist
United States
Union
Congress
Saving The Whales International row threatens a whale hunt curtailment
An agreement last June by the International Whaling Commission to limit take of certain whale species faces collapse due to Japan and the USSR opposing fin whale limits and quotas for minke and sperm whales. Japan cites meat needs, while the USSR supported quotas but will not follow without Japan. Together they account for 80 percent of whale catches. The piece argues conservation over hunting, notes meat is a weak protein source, and urges economic sanctions to deter Japan, urging a return to right practices and acknowledging a broader industry status crisis.
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International Whaling Commission
Japan
Soviet Union
Ussr
Soviets
Dartmouth Indian Symbol Controversy and Campus Debate
The piece chronicles Dartmouth College's long running quarrel over its Indian head symbol, detailing student demands, administration support for abolitionists, and a futile search for a new, more meaningful emblem. It notes the symbol persists in apparel and a poll proposals meats, with cautious optimism that common sense may prevail.
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Dartmouth College
Evelyn Waugh
Ronald Firbank
Dartmouth
Lilliput
Daily Courier Rates and Renewal Notice for Danville Readers
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with daily carrier delivery at 50 cents weekly and single copies at 10 cents. Mail subscriptions run one year for 20 dollars, six months for 10.50, and three months for 5.25, with a 1.75 monthly option. Notices are mailed 19 days before expiration and renewals are urged.
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Peter W. Rodine, Jr
N.J
Harold D. Donohue
Mass
Jack Brooks
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Wisco
Don Edwards
Calif
William L. Hungate
John Conyers, Jr
Mich
Joshua Eilberg
Jerome R. Waldie
Ala
S.C
Paul S. Sarbanes
John F. Seiberling, Jr
Ohio
George E. Danielson
Edward Hutchinson
Robert McClory
III
Henry P. Smith, II
N.Y
Charles W. Sandman, Jr
Charles E. Wiggins
David W. Dennis
Ind
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
William J. Keating
M. Caldwell Butler
William 8. Cohen
Trent Lott
Miss
Harold V. Froehrick
Wisc
Carlos J. Moorhead
Senator Soaper
Ralph de Toledano
Big Labor and Corrupt Practices Law
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
America
Bureau of Indian Affairs
William Douglas
George III
Arthur Schlesinger
Americans For Democratic Action
American Civil Liberties Union
Common Cause
China
Russia
Mediterranean
Mideast
National Labor Relations Act
Thee
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Capitol Hill
Andrew Biemiller
Mr. Meany
AFL
James J. Kilpatrick
Jeffrey Hart
Danville
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