Brezhnev Turns Up Pressure in Warsaw Speech
Brezhnev delivered a hard line address to the Seventh Congress of the Polish Communist Party in Warsaw. He accused Western circles of poisoning the international atmosphere and accused the West of failing to implement the Helsinki accord. He warned detente is eroding as SALT talks stall and a Ford–Brezhnev summit fades.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Warsaw
Poland
Helsinki
Finland
Polish Communist
Brezhnev
Russia
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Ford
Public employee collective bargaining bill faces political hurdles
Virginia House leaders push a shell bill to allow public employees to bargain with employers under local approval while restricting strikes. Critics warn the measure risks public sovereignty and fear it could lead to broader labor power. supporters doubt Gov Godwin would sign, and veto overrides seem unlikely.
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House of Delegates
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Thomson
House
Senate
Assembly
Mills Godwin
First Call for Primary Reform
James J. Kilpatrick argues the presidential primary system is exhausting and chaotic. He recalls its history from Oregon in 1910 to a 28 primaries in 1972 and cites Mondale and Packwood proposals for regional or staged primaries to replace the current process.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
CBS Morning News
California
Humphrey
Oregon
LaFollette
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Mondale
Robert Packwood
Packwood
Few People Wield A Lot Of Power By Rhodes Cook
Congressional Quarterly analyzes caucus states as delegates to national conventions. It notes low turnout, the time burden of caucuses, and the advantage for organized campaigns. It discusses Democratic rule changes and candidate strategies ahead of early caucuses in Iowa Mississippi Hawaii and Oklahoma.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Minnesota
Virginia
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Michael
Mickey) Griffin
Wallace
George Wallace
Frank Greer
Fred R. Harris
Hampshire
Iowa
Mississippi
Hawaii
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Rick Stearns
Sen
George McGovern
Roll Call Shows Dec 11 17 House Votes on Labor Rights and Energy
Members recorded on major roll calls from Dec 11 to Dec 17. HR 5900 would legalize on the job picketing for construction unions and create a bargaining committee. supporters hailed it as landmark while opponents warned of discrimination. Other votes covered energy loan guarantees, beef board recommittal, income tax cuts, spending ceilings, and the Price Anderson nuclear insurance act. Federal lawmakers from many districts and parties weighed in on these measures.
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Washington
Congress
HOUSE
Organized Labor
Senate
White House
Ford
Mario Biaggi
DNY
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Herbert Harris
Joseph Fisher
Thomas Downing
William Whitehurst
David Satterfield
Robert Daniel
W C. Daniel
Caldwell Butler
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
U.S. Treasury
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Whitehurst
Satterfield
Butler
Robinson
Harris
Fisher
Downing
W. C. Daniel
Wampler
Beef Board
House Senate
Beef Research and Information Act
U.S
Beef
Harry Byrd
William Scott
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
James Buckley
N.Y
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Byrd
Scott
Mike Gravel
Alaska
John Pastore
Da.j
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Winchester Evening Star
By James J. Kilpatrick
Walter F. Mondale
Arkansas
New Jersey
Manchester
Concord
By Rhodes Cook
Ann Lewis
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Democratic Party
Garry Trudeau
China
Heaven
Prc
Huns
Frederick Richmond
D-N_Y
Keith Sebelius
R-Kan
Winchester
Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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