Editorial on Taft Hartley Section 14 b repeal debate
The piece argues against repealing Taft Hartley Section 14 b, noting Democratic candidates favor repeal or signing if possible. It discusses Right to Work laws in 19 states, public employee bans, and the core issue of individual choice versus compulsory union membership. It concludes repeal would deny workers basic rights to decide on union membership.
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Harry Truman
Toto
Truman
Carter
Taft- Hartley
Costs rise with consumption in U S gasoline use
Don Oakley reports that rising vehicle travel and higher imports push gasoline prices higher. Marathon Oil officials cite import costs and price controls as key factors, arguing energy policy reduced incentives for domestic supply while consumption climbs.
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United States
Jack H. Herring
Marathon Oi Co
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Don Oakley
Illinois DOT proposes 103.3 million for airport program
The Illinois Department of Transportation seeks a 103.3 million dollar airport improvement and development program for fiscal 1977 with 69 million federal funds 9.9 million bond proceeds and 7.6 million local money. It replaces the 57 million plan and faces delays from stalled federal aid. Projects include land acquisition near Columbia and Waterloo and runway work at Carbondale Champaign and Danville plus expansion aims in Pontiac Streator East Alton Moline Mt. Vernon and Sterling.
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General Assembly
Transportation
Langhorne Bond
Congress
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Waterloo
Illinois
St. Louis
Carbondale
Champaign
Greater
Peoria
Pontiac
Carter plans fundraisers to reduce campaign debt
Jimmy Carter, with a large delegate lead, faces about 1.75 million dollars in debt and schedules 12 fundraisers to raise roughly 1 million. A Dallas event brought in over 200,000 as aides weigh vice presidential plans and private screenings. Carter nears the 1505 delegate threshold for the nomination.
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Carter
Sea Island, Ga
Jimmy Carter
Lipshutz
Secret Service
Dallas
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jody Powell
Powell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U S Soviet trade rises amid persistent imbalance
Trade between the United States and the Soviet Union has climbed to about two billion dollars in the past year led by grain, machinery and agricultural products, but imports remain far larger than exports. The imbalance, caused by a Soviet cash shortage and high U S credit limits, sustains concern.
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Seth Mydans
Associated Press
Moscow
America
Soviet Union
Central Asia
Eli Whitney
United States
Richard M. Nixon
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