Labor Reform Bill Threat to Plant Guards Sparks Worry
A House passed labor reform bill includes a sleeper clause affecting union representation for plant guards. If enacted, it could allow one union to cover both contract security guards and in plant staff, creating potential conflicts of interest during strikes. Tens of thousands of guards could lose jobs as companies shift to automation.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
NLRB
House
Freedom House flags 1977 gains in global freedom
Freedom House, a non partisan group, reports 1977 marked progress in 26 nations including India and Spain reversing a four year decline. Over a billion people gained more political and civil freedoms, notably 600 million in India who saw restored political rights.
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Freedom House
India
Spain
Moving memories and the pull of place in American life
A reflective essay on frequent relocation and its impact on identity. The author recalls moving from a three decade home to a new place, linking motion to life direction, and comparing Americans’ restlessness to ancient practices of carrying household gods. The piece highlights the weight of books as time gods over space.
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Thomas Hobbes
Atlantic
Manhattan
Moving On From a Packrat Past in New York
Max Lerner recalls shedding a lifetime of papers as he relocates his life to a new East River setting. He describes discarding unfinished manuscripts, diaries, and notes while preserving a cherished library for a future memoir. He contrasts Parisian memories with the riverfront panorama and notes a fresh daily rhythm.
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Archangel
Customs
East River
The Labor Reform Bill Threat to Small Businessmen
A political column argues the Labor Reform bill would enlarge the NLRB, enabling forced bargaining and quick elections, harming small employers. It notes a potential filibuster by Sen. Orrin Hatch, big business coalitions forming to oppose, and polls showing limited union support for the reforms.
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National Labor Relations Board
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The
Nation Association of Manufacturers
Only In Oklahoma: Calls for Governor’s Resignation Rise
George Miskovsky urges David Boren to quit as governor over a bid for U.S. Senate. The Sooner Cynic notes legislative speed as eight bills pass in one day, questions a possible legislative pay hike, and cites an angry media push against the governor. State taxes paid by smokers total about 48 million dollars, with critics saying taxes target productive effort.
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George Miskovsky
David Boren
U.S
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro's Death Deepens Nicaragua Turmoil
The Nicaraguan publisher of La Prensa, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, is shot dead, triggering a flood of grief and questions. Observers note his role as a safety valve against Somoza’s dictatorship and compare Nicaragua’s mood to past Latin American upheavals, with streets filling for hours and national debate intensifying about future leadership and American involvement.
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Pedro Joaquin
la Prensa
Cuba
I’s
Somoza
Chamorro
Nicaragua
Colombia
Jorge Gaitan
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Latin America
Banana Republic
Central America
Weathering quotes and wit from past thinkers
A trio of aphorisms on wealth weather and manners from Charles C Colton John Ruskin and Kin Hubbard. Colton argues relative wealth with small wants richer than excessive desire Ruskin celebrates all weather as good Hubbard notes the modern disadvantage of real gentlemen.
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Charles C. Colton
John Ruskin
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