Unionized Labor and Its Power in American Society
A reflective piece argues the union movement defended free enterprise and boosted worker productivity, while warning of dangers from excessive power. It notes public distrust of big labor, cites a poll showing opposition to political use of union dues and unemployment benefits for strikers, and discusses strikes impacting Broadway and construction. The piece emphasizes maintaining balance between wages and productivity and recalls Henry Ford's view on fair wages.
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United State
San Francisco
New York City
Opinion Research Corp
Business Roundtable
New York
Henry Ford
Senator Soaper Mainland China baseball plan sparks debate
A partisan column argues Senator Soaper Mainland China backs baseball with foreign strategy cues from Chairman Mao, while predicting rough waters for U.S. teams in international play and noting cities missing the Democratic convention may still hope for political shifts. Potentially, New York could be repossessed before next summer amid these tensions.
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Mainland
China
Chairman Mao
New York
Ford’s Calm Resolve Amid Hard Times
Washington column argues Gerald Ford embodies grace under pressure and stoic self control during national unrest. It contrasts Ford’s steadiness with RFK vice tensions, notes his restraint on the Rockefeller split, and links moral decay and violence to broader crisis while praising Ford as calming presence.
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Washington, D.C
America
Nixon
Congress
Ford
Rockefeller
New York City
Mr. Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
White House
Hocky
Treasury
Simon
Evil Shute
Lighthouse concept as guiding foreign policy proposal
A speaker argues the U S should be a world lighthouse through exemplary domestic governance rather than heavy foreign aid. He cites pollsters and historic examples, warns against détente and containment as flawed, and urges self-improvement and focus on the homefront to restore leadership in the 1980s.
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United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Fortress America
Uncle Sam
Brown’s job redistribution idea sparks debate on welfare reform
A commentary argues Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. overstates welfare criticism while endorsing a policy of redistributing work. It warns that forcing reduced hours harms productivity, risks stagnation, and contrasts U.S. paths with Britain Germany and Japan, urging a focus on hard work and efficiency.
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Gov. Brown
Germany
Japan
California
Edmund Brown
Overdue Addition To The Supreme Court May Be A Woman
White House sources say if William Q. Douglas retires before the 1976 elections, the likely successor could be Carla Hills the 41 year old Housing and Urban Development Secretary. Timing matters as Douglas remains reluctant and partly paralyzed but aides note colleagues urge him to step down.
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Washington
NEA
White House
William Q. Douglas
Supreme Court
Carla Hills
Ford
Theaidé
Douglas
Barbara Jordan
Shirley Hofstedler
Ninth Circuit Court
California
Carla
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Los Angeles
Mildred Lillie
State Supreme Court
Hills
Oxford
Stanford
Yale
U.S
Justice Department
HUD
State Senator Yeatts praised for public employee rights work
Charles H. Stebbins of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce writes to defend State Senator Yeatts and oppose claims undermining his stance on public employee collective bargaining. He lauds Yeatts’ leadership, grievance procedures, and advocacy since 1972, noting AFL-CIO endorsements of Yeatts and other local lawmakers.
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Yeatts
Bengston Battle
Senator Yeatts
Virginia
Coleman Yeatts
Afl-Cio
Howard Anderson
Halifax
Ed Willey
Richmond
Danville Chamber of Commerce
Danville
Calvin Fowler
False Malpractice Case Reflections From a Virginia Doctor
Dr Martin Donetsen Jr recounts a 1972 perforated appendix operation ending in death from pseudomembranous colitis, the ensuing malpractice case, delays, and the medical community's voluntary defense. He cites research by colleagues, argues for countersuits to curb frivolous suits, and questions the notion of a doctor’s strike.
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Susan
Virginia
Maryland
Virginia Medical Monthly
May Journal
Danville
Plantiff
Dobkin
PRISM
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Truman
George Dixon
Kennedy
Rattle Johnson
Mixon
Betty Ford
Susan Ford
Gerald Ford
Emrew Grou
Wooly S
Paul Harvey
The
England
Mexico
Central America
South America
Spain
Earth
George Gallup
Burns Roper
Anthony Harrigan
Meet the Press
Brown
Berry's
Byses
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
Union St
Isc
Tom Tivde
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