Nuisance suits and the cost of legal battles
The article argues nuisance lawsuits strain the civil system and burden small businesses and individuals. It highlights James Ashley's $4 million suit against Southwestern Bell and the related $29 million case, noting justified and frivolous gains, witness issues, and the broader impact on defendants and consumers.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
James Ashley
Ashley
Southwestern Bell
J.L Patterson
Patterson
American Telephone and Telegraph
Carter set to face Soviet challenge after inauguration
Soviet World Outlook predicts Moscow will test the new Carter administration with direct pressure from Brezhnev. The report, based on University of Miami research, argues detente has strengthened the Soviet Union while the U.S. wanes, prompting a need for bipartisan U.S. strength to ensure security.
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Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
Soviet World Outlook
Kremlin
United States
Soviet First Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Carter
University of Miami Center For Advanced International Studies
U.S.S.R
U.S
le Carter
U.S.S R
Africa
Middle East
Yugoslavia
Brezhnev
Washington
West
Public forum weighs referees in Cowboys game
A reader defends the officiating in a Dallas Cards clash and praises Roger Staubach for a fine passing job. The writer questions where Mr Jones sourced his claims and notes Staubach's toughness despite a broken pinky while Landry is credited for smart plays.
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Dallas
Cowboys
Roger Staubach
Tom Landry
Roger
Mr. Jones
Playboy
Ten New Citizens Sworn In Roswell District Court
In Roswell’s district courtroom Dist. Judge George T. Harris swore in 10 new citizens forming Chaves County’s largest such class. Mrs. Fred M. Nelson of the Daughters of the American Revolution spoke and presented each recipient with an American flag.
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Chaves County
Roswell
United States
Dist
George T. Harris
Fred M. Nelson
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Mexico Public Employee Bargaining Bill Nears Passage
The pending measure would cover state and local workers including schools and districts. It creates a three member board appointed by the governor, mandates mediation and binding arbitration, allows payroll dues deduction, and seeks injunctions against strikes. Representatives of NEA NM and AFL-CIO groups meet Dec 17 in Albuquerque as the bill advances toward the 1980 session.
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Santa FE
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
American Arbitration Association
Union Employe Association Group
Albuquerque
Asst
Jay Miller
National Education Association-New Mexico
Nea-Nm
Jerry Apodaca
Apodaca
Nick Franklin
American Federation of State
International Association of Fire Fighters
New Mexico State Employes Association
Employment Security Commission
New Mexico Afl-Cio
Albuquerque Police Officers Association
APOA
Bernalillo County
Afl-Cio
Neal Gonzalez
New Mexico
Aflcio
Miller
Senate
Aubrey Dunn
Dalamogordo
House
Gonzalez
Organized Labor
Agnew seeks pardon from Ford amid White House inquiries
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew, convicted of tax evasion, requests a presidential pardon from Gerald Ford. White House attorneys refer the matter to Justice Department procedures, with a low-key, professional exchange about receptivity to a pardon filing. Agnew resigned in 1973 after a no contest plea. his attorney declined comment. The piece also notes Carter’s labor secretary considerations and internal UNW feuds, including Arnold Miller and Harry Patrick.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
Gerald Ford
White House
Richard Nixon
Agnew
Justice Department
Philip Buchen
Maryland
Judah Best
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Big Labor
Congressional Black Caucus
Ford Administration
John Dunlop
Dunlop
Ford
Labor Department
Mary Lepper
Department of Health
Harvard
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
UNW
Miller
Harry Patrick
Algeria Morocco clash described as hidden war within world conflict
The piece portrays Algeria under Boumediene as a police state pursuing a pro Soviet stance and opposing Morocco and Mauritania over the Spanish Sahara. It notes close Soviet ties, visits to Moscow and Washington, and permissive use of a base near Algiers. It cites Polisario involvement and ongoing military tensions in the region.
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Algeria
Morocco
State Department
Houari Boumediene
Premiere Ben Bella
France
Bay of
Algiers
Boumediene
Hassan II
Richard V. Parker
U.S.S
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
United States
Ford
White House
Kissinger
Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kingdom of
Maghreb el-Aksa
Spanish Sahara
Spain
Hassan
Rabat
Marrakesh
Madrid
Mauretania
Moktar O. Daddah
Atlantic
Polisario Front
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Bankins
Fred Buckles
Lam Sie
Wari Ngtno
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Henry J. Taylor
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