Common situs picketing bill draws AFL-CIO donations
AFL-CIO unions pour tens of thousands into supporters of a bill to widen bargaining power for construction trades. Donations by 18 committees totaled 93,493 to 78 House members who backed the measure, with 14,000 to Sen. Harrison Williams in the Senate. The bill, advancing in the House, would allow strikers at one subcontractor to picket an entire site, boosting union leverage and stirring debate over inflation and industry impact.
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National Labor Relations Board
UN labels Zionism as racism shocks UN general assembly
The United Nations General Assembly approved a nonbinding Arab inspired resolution calling Zionism a form of racism and racial discrimination by a 72 to 35 vote with 32 abstentions. United States Israel and several Western allies opposed the measure while many Arab and Third World delegates praised it amid other Palestinian related actions.
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U.S
Daniel P. Moynihan
America
Palestine
Moynihan
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Germany
Hiller
Herzog
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Congress
Europe
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Moynrhan
Ver Richard
Middle East
Ford picks Blackburn to head FHLBB amid recall claims
Ford's nominee Ben Blackburn testified he never advocated public hangings and claimed no transcript evidence supports the remark. Senate probes his 1973 hearing quotes about public hangings while Blackburn denies discussions with Atlanta reporters and accuses some press of distortion. He also defended opposition to the 1968 Fair Housing Act while affirming support for housing choice and anti discrimination in hiring.
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Ford
Ben
Blackburn
Georgia
House Banking Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Savings and Loan
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Atlanta
Senate Committee
Home Loan Bank Board
Congress
Quinlans hail judge courage in Karen Quinlan case
In Morristown New Jersey Joseph T Quinlan said his daughter Karen Anne would tell her family it was time to go home to her Heavenly Father. He praised Superior Court Judge Robert Muir Jr for courage in ruling against turning off the respirator.
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Joseph T. Quinlan
Karen Anne
Morris County
Quinlan
Julia Quinlan
Karen
Joseph Quinlan
Johnson
Browning
Carter
Miss Hearst
San Mateo County
Randolph A. Hearst
Hibernia Bank
Symbionese Liberation Army
Armstrong
Fromme Defense Stance Amid Trial Proceedings
Witnesses describe Fromme shouting and defiant, the pistol close to Ford, and her refusal to watch proceedings. Secret Service and officers recount disarming her as she stood two feet from Ford outside the Capitol. Her roommate released a statement seeking Manson family presence at trial. If convicted, life imprisonment possible.
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Arthur van Court
Miss Fromme
MacBride
John Virgo
van Court
Sandra Good
Manson
Fife
Tate
Ford
Virgo
Secret Service
State Capitol
Army Old Guard Keeps Vigil at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Arlington VA AP reports Veterans Day observances highlight the Army Old Guard who defend the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on a 24 hour watch. The elite guards endure tough screening and long training before 44 hour duty cycles in ceremonial duties at the White House and tomb walkway.
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Brown
White House
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Wade
Ft. Myer Old Guard
Quinlan case: judge rules on treatment limits
The Quinlans, devout Catholics, argued continued care violates religious freedom and privacy. The judge ruled doctors control medical decisions while allowing family involvement. advocacy groups anticipate ongoing status quo with daily hospital visits and continued prayer.
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