Rhodesia's peaceful transition hampered by external indecision
The piece argues Rhodesia risks civil strife as Ian Smith pursues a whitesupported transition with reserved seats for whites. It faults the Carter administration and Britain for backing the Sovietbacked Patriotic Front and urges lifting sanctions and backing the Smith settlement to avoid bloodshed and chaos.
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South Africa
Somalia
Ian Smith
U.S
Smith
Carter
Patriotic Front
Cuba
Soviet Union
Smith Settlement
Andrew Young
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
Mr. Young
Union Extortion Tactics in JP Stevens Campaign
The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union resumes pressure on JP Stevens by targeting board members. Avon chairman David W. Mitchell resigned from the Stevens board on March 21 amid boycotts and threats. The union plans to press NY Life and others, signaling a coastwise corporate campaign seen as desperation.
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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
J.P. Stevens & Co
Giant
Corporation
South
Textile Corporation
J. P. Stevens & Co
David W. Mitchell
Avon Products Inc
J.P. Stevens
Avon
Mr. Mitchell
New York Times
Mitchell
Stevens
Ralph Manning Brown Jr
James D. Finley
Manufacturers Hanover Corp
Avon’s
Congress
Labor
Decline Follows Daley Era Pressure Weighs on Chicago
Observers note Chicago Democrats show fragility after Daley death in 1976. The St Patrick’s Day parade and March 21 primary reveal intra party rifts along Polish and Irish lines. Bilandic’s distancing from the machine pleases business leaders but raises leadership questions about Loop development and race demographic shifts.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Field Enterprises Inc
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
St. Patrick's Day
Dunne
Richard J
Kelly
Bilandic
State Street
Loop
Ark
Letter Support Mary Whittle For City Council
A resident of the South Ward urges support for Mary Whittle in the May 2 1978 City Council race. The letter highlights her community involvement as a volunteer at Frederick Douglass School Winchester Memorial Hospital Sacred Heart Catholic Youth and other agencies.
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Mary Whittle
the Star
Restore the Kerr Building Before It Is Too Late
A Kerr Blog letter to The Star urges the city to renovate the old John Kerr Building instead of wasting it for a new government structure. The writer cites vandalism and crumbling sidewalks, questions rising construction costs, and suggests a funded restoration campaign to save the historic site.
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the Star
John Kerr
Lance Promised Oath Broken in SEC Charge Scandal
Washington details show Bert Lance allegedly violated securities laws while meeting with two men at the Metropolitan Club to discuss a bank holding company. The SEC accuses Lance and associates of taking investors’ funds and breaking the law, with a consent decree signed. Critics call for independent probes amid alleged political favoritism and conflicts of interest in Justice and the White House.
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N.Y
Washington
Carter
CIA
Bert Lance
SEC
Bert
Senate
Lance
Department of Political Justice
White House
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Rick” Sharp
Branch One
Sporkin
Namaroto Trio
A.G. Peter Flaherty
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Ol’ Bert
Griffin Bell
Ben Civiletti
United States
Michael Egan
Civiletti
Lance House
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