Laboring for Support in Draft Kennedy Effort
White House operatives push Carter labor support as draft Kennedy movements grow. Meany criticizes Carter, but unions may back administration on wage rises and labor reforms while opposing Davis Bacon changes. Mondale and Butler woo building trades leaders. Fraser of the United Auto Workers has not yet pledged loyalty amid auto contract talks.
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Kennedy
White House
Carter
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Mondale
Landon Butler
Building Trades Unions
Machinists Union
Doug Fraser
Nuge United Auto Workers
National Health Insurance
Fraser
April debt repayments slow as borrowers face tighter finances
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff notes April showed a marked decline in consumer debt repayments, signaling potential budget strain and possible economic correction. Consumers added $25.8 billion in debt while repayments fell to $21.7 billion, the sharpest drop on record, with delinquencies rising in several areas.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Cickens
Today in history highlights for June 11, 1979
Events include the death of King George I in 1727, the Comstock Lode discovery in 1859, Princess Juliana's exile arrival in Canada in 1940, and lend lease aid to the Soviet Union disclosed in 1942. Also noted are 1960 Hagerty rescue, 1970s Sino Soviet clashes, Kissinger resignation hints, and 1990 Israel Lebanon withdrawals.
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Associated Press
George I
England
Six Mile Canyon
Nevada
Comstock Lode
Juliana
Netherlands
Canada
United States
Soviet Union
White House
James Hagerty
Tokyo
Sinkiang
Henry Kissinger
Salzburg
Austria
Israel
Lebanon
U.N
Pecos Cowboys and Characters From Jim Ross Tales
Jim Ross shared Pecos anecdotes highlighting two families and several cowmen. The Smart boys Abe Dobe and Ibe were noted for odd names and barefoot year round. Nick Newell, foreman of the Bar-G spread, became a top ranch hand and famed for his windmill blade fix. Curley Ikard and Sully Ikard linger in local lore, with Sully famed for poker losses and a post as Pecos Army Air Field fireman.
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Jim Ross
Pecos
Smart
Jim
Dog Patch
Abe
Dobe
Ibe
Nick Newell
Nick
Jas
F. Ross
Chicago
Ross
Bert Ross
Judge Ross
Sally Ikard
Curley Ikard
Charlie Tudor
Toyah Creek
Bar-G
Sully
Hills
Charlie Oates
Charlie
Dollar diplomacy runs through Argentina aid and IACHR ties
A 270 million EXIM loan to Argentina for a Parana River hydroelectric project helped leverage human rights talks with Videla's regime. Mondale pressured for an IACHR visit, while State Department cautioned against financing without improvements. Secret deals and later easing hints surfaced amid warnings from U.S. officials.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Export-Import Bank
EXIM
Mondale
Jorge Rafael Idela
Isabel Peron
Videla
Inter-American Commission On Human Rights
IACHR
Argentina
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Allis-Chalmers Corp
Parana River
State Department
Human Affairs Office
Allis-Chalmers
Cyrus Vance
John Moore
United States
Commission
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
House Committee On International Relations
Milwaukee
U.S
Rome
John Paul I
All
Yankees
Bob Sherman
Jimmy Carter
White House
Kirk Bauer
Peter Peyser
D-N.y
Bauer
Vietnam
Carter
Treasury
Carson City
America
Richard Nixon
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Capricorn
Libra
Uncle Sam
Joel Grey
Phil Silvers
Redd Foxx
Karen Black
Lorne Greene
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
Park Ridge
Ill
Ottawa
Ontario
Brooklyn
N.Y
Pro Fe
Pergal
Etta Hulme
the World Almanac
Musin
By Alton Hughes
Sully Ikard
Harranghi
Burke
Swami
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