Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...groups oppose Senate Bill 1437, which Kennedy co-sponsors, because they believe some sections of the bill would infringe on civil liberties...
National groups protesting the bill include the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, the National Organization for Women and the United States Congressional Black Caucus...
...Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts released a statement Monday which said the group opposes the bill "because it would significantly expand the criminal law in areas damaging to civil liberties...
...just the airlines. Aircraft sales abroad are one of the U.S.'s largest export items, and without them the nation's trade balance would suffer disastrously. Plane sales are also a matter of national pride, and for the first time ever, the U.S.'s dominance of civil aviation is being seriously challenged by European governments, which are pressing their state-owned airlines to buy jets made by their own industries. Until the United purchase of the 767, the U.S. had no viable competitor to the European Airbus, at present the only wide-bodied, twin-engine jetliner with...
What sparked the revolution in air travel is the new low fares. President Carter is determined to promote vigorous competition among the airlines, and the Civil Aeronautics Board is approving just about every low-fare proposal. The consequence: passenger travel has risen an unexpected 17% this year. Caught by surprise, the airlines often do not have enough seats to meet demand...