Opinion on common situs picketing debate and defeat
The House rejected a common situs picketing bill amid public pressure, seen as a victory for average Americans. Critics warn it would empower construction unions to shut down sites via subcontractors, trigger delays and inflation, while supporters cite fairness. The 1975 veto and political stance by Ford and Carter frame the debate.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Organized Labor
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ray F. Marshall
House
White House
Califano accused of poor example in HEW hiring practices
The administration faces criticism over HEW secretary Joseph Califano hiring a retired Marine as a cook and a former Secret Service agent for security duties. The two men will receive pensions while employed, described as double dipping, with implications for the public treasury and the Carter administration.
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Joseph A Califano
Califano
Thomas L. Johns
Secret Service
Lyndon Johnson
Johns
Carter
Washington
Nuclear Proliferation Risks Warn of Global Nuclear Crisis
A secret Congressional Office of Technology Assessment report warns that any nation or extremist group could assemble atomic weapons for oil rich nations. It details how plutonium from rising reactor fleets could enable bombs, and notes the danger of theft, black markets, and accidental dispersal with potential worldwide catastrophe.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Executive Branch
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
Banana Republic
United States
Hiroshima
Pentagon
Two Sides to Vietnam Story and Response
A letter argues the United States should reassess Vietnam policy and criticizes negotiators for seeking closer relations with Hanoi. It highlights MIAs, My Lai guilt, and antiwar activists while accusing supporters of naivete and praising Chilean outcomes under Allende.
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Hanoi
Washington
White House
United
United Nations
Cora Weiss
Duong
Lai
Hanoi Kremlin
Chile
Allende
Pentagon
Carter Faces Hard Policy Choices Ahead
Washington focus urges President Carter to deploy political capital soon as priorities like energy conservation tax reform and welfare reform remain contentious. Castro resists human rights concessions while media ethics and hostage crises prompt calls to curb sensational coverage. Detente shifts as Moscow and Peking align toward the U.S. with wary distance.
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Carter
Fidel Castro
Castro
Angola
Africa
American Society of Newspapers
United States
Batista
U.S
Hamaas Khaalis
Reuter
Mohammed
Messenger of God
Moscow
Peking
U. S
China
Russia
Washington
Public will judge First Amendment limits in Hustler case
A debate on First Amendment scope surrounds Larry Flynt and Hustler after his Cincinnati conviction for pandering to obscenity and organized crime. The piece notes editorials, appellate appeals, and the broader question of government limits on publication. Public opinion is seen as a key factor in future rulings.
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Cora Weiss
Vietnam
Weiss
Congress
Larry Flynt
Hustler
Flynt
Cincinnati
Fiso
Tarapard
Fiytt
Fiynn
Nebraska
Wall Street Journal
Christian Science Monitor
Time Magazine
Ohio Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court
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Iis
Eble
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Prittine
Eyre
By Andrew Tully
Indochina
Commission
United Auto Workers
Lenard Woodcock
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Buick
New York
Pham Duong
My Lai
Roscoe Drummond
Clayton Kirkpatrick
Chicago Tribune
American Civil Liberties Union
Figo
Securities and Exchange Commission
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