Labor Reform Battle Shapes Senate in 1978 Debates
The Labor Reform Act, approved by the House, would curb union election timelines and raise penalties for unfair labor practices while expanding the National Labor Relations Board. Supporters say it aids organizing. critics warn it aids Big Labor and undermines worker representation. The law’s fate hinges on Senate debt to unions and broader national interests.
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U.S. Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Carter
Administration
National Labor Relations Board
New Haven Conn
Register
The
Washington Post
George Meany
United States
Attitude Problem Ignoring Wife Beating Crisis
A discussion on domestic violence notes that up to half of American wives may suffer abuse by husbands, though experts doubt such a high figure. Psychiatrists warn the outlook remains grim, and cultural attitudes hinder battered women from seeking help.
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High Point
John Faircloth
Faircloth
Lou Grant
Violence in Sports Escalates as Washington Punished by NBA
In an interview from Sports Illustrated two months prior, Kermit Washington of the Los Angeles Lakers describes his aggressive style. Commissioner Lawrence O'Brien fined him $10,000 and suspended him 60 days for punching Rudy Tomjanovich, risking the remainder of the season as calls grow for reducing violence in pro sports.
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Kermit Washington
Los Angeles Lakers
Dr. J's
Kareem Abdul-Jabbars
Washington
National Basketball Association
Lawrence
O’brien
Lakers
Houston Rockets
Rockets
Rudy Tomjanovich
Calendar nostalgia fades and Goober meets Elvis on charts
The piece reflects on calendars as relics of family gift giving, noting changed tastes and a shift to photography heavy formats. It cites charitable fund success, a Goober FAA approach point in Plains and Elvis as Memphis final reporting point, plus local judicial succession chatter including Frank B. Wyatt and Judge Ed Washington.
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Washington
Plains
Georgia
Federal Aviation Administration
Memphis
Walter E. Crissman
Guilford County
Charles T. Elvett
Douglas Albright
High Point
Crissman
Frank B. Wyatt
Bencini, Wyatt, Early and Harris
Guilford
Ed Washington
Jamestown
Mr Ethics and pressure behind a Navy Beech contract
Sen John Stennis the Senate Armed Services Committee chair used private letters to pressure the Navy to buy 22 CTX aircraft from Beech Aircraft, shaping bids and keeping others out. Former aide Bill Spell now consults for Beech. Navy bid process allegedly circumvented, with Stennis insisting on Beech.
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Washington
Senate
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Ethics Committee
Sen. Stennis
Stennis
Senate Armed Services
Pentagon
Navy
Beech Aircraft Corp
Beech
CTX
Bill Spell
Beech Aircraft
Spell
Defense
Army
Air Force
Marc Smolensky
Donald Rumsfeld
R.L. Brace
Naval Air Systems Command
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Howard Metzenbaum
Dghio
Armed Services Committee
Metzenbaum
Goldwater
Bermuda Faces Guerrilla War by Racist Extremists
About 100 hard core young racists in Bermuda reportedly wage a racist war to destabilize self governance. Islandwide rioting followed the December 2 deaths of Burrows and Tacklyn allies, along with the governor’s dog. British troops are on standby as martial law concerns rise and Bermudian police seek order under legal process.
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Washington
United States
Bermuda
Erskine Burrows
Larry Tacklyn
Burrows
Richard Sharples
Hugh Sayers
U.S
Royal Fusiliers
Great Britain
Bermuda Regiment
Bermuda Police
Mission Cf
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Kid) Paret
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Toronto
Rick Jodzio
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George Bernard Shaw
John Tanner
Greensboro
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Ed Mendenhall
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