Right to Work 14(b) repeal trail remains uncertain
The article surveys efforts to repeal section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act, noting past Senate filibusters and current political dynamics. It highlights state trends, including Louisiana's 20th right to work law and Arkansas's rejection of repeal, plus expected moves in Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Delaware, Missouri, and Oregon. It also discusses southern organizing, regional union strength, and a J P Stevens dispute in North Carolina amid a broader strategic shift.
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Organized Labor
Old Confederacy
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North Carolina
Business Week
J. P. Stevens
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National Labor Relations Board
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Dickens on public executions and the death penalty debate
A historical reflection traces Dickens witnessing a 1649 London execution and contrasts it with modern televised violence in the United States. It argues executions fuel spectacle and public fascination, questions deterrence, and cites Dickens 1845 opposition to capital punishment as warning about humane decay and sensationalism.
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Charles Dickens
Horsemonger Lane
London
Dickens
United States
District of Columbia
Gary Gilmore
Federal Aviation Agency
Gilmore
Lawrence Schiller
Schiller
Gary
Amber Hunt
Miss Hunt
Circus Maximus
Rome
Price Hill to Slay Dogs After Hydrophobia Death
Fifty years ago Raleigh County health officer Dr. E H Hedrick announced a county wide dog extermination campaign in Price Hill. The action follows the death of 11 year old Charles Huber who died of hydrophobia on January 1 after being bitten by a mad dog December 3.
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Price Hill
E. H. Hedrick
Raleigh County
Charles Huber
Thought For Today Reflections On Wise Conduct Toward Outsiders
A devotional note urges readers to act wisely toward outsiders and to speak graciously in every circumstance. The citation Colossians 4:5 6 is presented as guidance for daily living and thoughtful communication.
Statehouse Window PSC Gas Hearings Confuse All
Andrew Gallagher summarizes two intertwined PSC hearings on gas curtailment methods seasonal versus peak day and notes confusion over how Columbia Transmission allocates gas to subsidiaries and responds to daily demand. Also mentions political chatter and Capitol heat debates.
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Public Service Commission
PSC
Milford Gibson
Columbia
Columbia Transmission Co
Carter Era Scene of Confused National News Pulse
An all purpose broadcast chronicles a chaotic Washington scene with lawmakers tied to cash from Korean agents and a six alarm Brooklyn blaze alongside a downturn in the Dow and costlier crude. The report weaves terrorism political posturing and global tensions into a single jittery snapshot.
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Boston Celtics
Carey
Buffalo
Yuma
Ariz
Defense
Cyrus Vance
Pentagon
Peking
Muhammad Ali
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Byrd
OPEC
Cairo
Carter White
Elizabeth Tayior
House
Ways and Means
Beame
Ehrlichman
Hubert Humphrey
Agriculture Department
Carter
Capitol Hill
Moynihan
Bizarre Vignettes From The Road And A College Note
A chaotic mix of humorous clips: a speeding motorist provokes two officers, dives into a gas station, and quips at them. A Birmingham minister's wife helps a shoeless boy, who gratitude becomes a cheeky question about divine kinship. Also, a New York harbor pollution debate is recalled from 1908, and a travel mishap over luggage at the airport ends with a piano gag.
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Birmingham
New Pulpit Digest
Beckley Chamber of Commerce elects officers for 25th year
Beckley Chamber of Commerce reconfirmed M. W. Powers as president and renamed other directors at the yearly meeting. The Institute Parent Teacher Association sponsored a benefit telephone bridge and canasta game with Mrs. P. H. Caffee Jr. announcing winners. In men’s bridge, George Burnett won the high score and Russell Parsons the low. in women’s bridge, Mrs. Eugene Cox had the high score and Mrs. B. H. Hopkins the low.
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M. W. Powers
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
The
Institute
Parent - Teacher Assn
P. H. Caffee Jr
George Burnett
Russell Parsons
Eugene Cox
B. H. Hopkins
French arrest of Abu Daoud sparks international debate
Western and Israeli authorities pressed for Daoud’s detention on Munich Olympic killings charges while France moved quickly to arrest and release him. Critics call it a breach of international law and a blemish on France’s image as it seeks ties with oil nations.
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Abu Daoud
Daoud
Munich
U.S
Sudan
France
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