Change The Law on Puerto Ricans In Labor Dispute
A Winchester letter to the editor condemns the federal Labor Department for its stance in a local orchard labor dispute. The writer argues Puerto Ricans should not receive preferential treatment or federal transport support, calls for citizenship policy changes, and criticizes bureaucratic logic as harvests approach each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feds
Department of Labor
Labor Dept
U.S
Dept. of Labor
Virginia
Puerto Rico
Labor Department
Natural Gas Bill: Better to Just Sit There
The Carter administration pushes a complex natural gas bill but the measure is flawed and impractical. Critics say the bill is muddled, overlong, and unenforceable, urging Congress to scrap it and start over next year.
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Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Carter
Heaven and Earth
Congress
Kilpatrick
Senate
Sheila S. Hollis
Charles B. Curtis
Curtis
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ms. Hollis
Commission
Human Rights Crusade Strains U S Argentina Ties
Patricia Derian testified on August 9 before a House subcommittee, accusing the Argentine regime of killings and torture. The State Department sought to expunge the remarks as un diplomatic, while critics warn the policy shift risks harming relations with Argentina and neighboring countries and endangering up to 1.4 billion in sales and Ex Im Bank loans.
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Foc
Washington
Argentina
Patricia Derian
Congress
U.S
House inter-American Affairs Subcommittee
Derian
State Department
South America
Brazil
Chile
Carter
Western Hemisphere
Capitol Hill
Subcommittee
Gus Yatron
Pennsylvania
Jorge Rafael Videla
McGovern and the international community in Cambodia debate
Senator George McGovern urged consideration of using military force by the international community to halt Cambodia’s brutal regime. The discussion ties to liberal and conservative views on intervention, compared with Vietnam era policies and human rights advocacy amid U S foreign policy debates.
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Lvst
New York Times Service
New York
George McGovern
Cambodia
United States
The Harry Byrd Vote in Virginia Politics
A analysis of Virginia party dynamics shows the Republican Party gaining strength with a conservative bent while the Democrats struggle with a liberal to moderate image. The Miller Warner effort seeks to attract old Byrd era support, naming former officials and organizers to stamp the race with past loyalties and political lineage.
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Andrew P. Miller
Richard D. Obenshain
John W. Warner
U.S
Senate
Miller
Democratic
Virginia
Warner
Mr. Miller
Sidney S. Kellam
Virginia Beach
Colgate Darden Jr
Norfolk
Porter Hardy Jr
Chesapeake
Thomas N. Downing Jr
Newport News
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomattox
Richmond
John S. Battle Jr
Virginians
Miller/Warner
Harry Byrd
Obenshain
Mr. Byrd
Policy for Letters to the Editor
An editorial notice explains that letters to the editor are invited and must be signed with the writer’s address and telephone number. They should not exceed 350 words and are preferred double spaced. Letters are subject to editing and may be rejected if authentication fails.
Questions on Three Big Stories A Missile a Scandal a Stolen Secret
William Safire surveys three major stories: possible missile involvement in Africa and global arms dynamics. a vast government money scandal centered on the Carter era GSA purge and Griffin removal. and the theft of the Big Bird satellite manual by a CIA clerk, prompting concerns of a Soviet agent in place and systemic security gaps.
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Jimmy Carter
Justice Department
General Services Administration
Robert T. Griffin
Tip O'Neill
Agency
Griffin
Tip
Mr. Griffin
Carter White House
Kremlin
William Kampiles
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Informa
CLA
Adm. Turner
National Security Agency
Philby
Edward Jay Epstein
Graham Greene
TRW
Select Intelligence Committee
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Winchester Evening Star
Lae
Aychicaso Tribune
McGovern
John Kennedy
Vietnam
Europe
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Angola
Peking
China
Iran
Mississippi
Inter-American Bureau
Buenos Aires
Junta
Mr. Carter
Brady Tyson
United Nations
Robert Pastor
National Security Council
Evans
Novak
Republican Party
Harry F. Byrd Jr
By William Safire
New York Times
Catoctin Mountain
Africa
Joshua Nkomo
Cuba
Gener
Roy E. Potts II
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Hester G
T. Byrd
Kent St
Winchester
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