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Additionally, Mr. Ferrara seems to forget that the Teamsters, as their name bears out, are hardly a new organization, though they never saw fit to concern themselves with the people in the fields until after Chavez's efforts had gained political clout. Mr. Ferrara's point about workers not wanting to allow anyone to gain absolute control over their jobs is ridiculous if one has any knowledge of the present labor contractor system, a system which as pointed out by a pending case in New Jersey is often no less than slavery...
Moral Order. The prevailing tone has always been fiercely, unmistakably Irish and Roman Catholic. Despite its insularity, the community used to feel that it had clout in the region's politics. But one of its most illustrious heroes, Mayor James Michael Curley, is long dead, and former House Speaker John McCormack is now retired. Ted Kennedy, another hero, is now seen as a traitor because he supports busing. Even the church seems in alien hands; where once there were Irish-American cardinals, now there is Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, who preaches that the integration order is moral and should...
...industrial nations it was becoming clearer that they could not afford to continue hemorrhaging vast amounts of their financial resources to the oil exporters unless they were ready to see a shift of the globe's geopolitical balance. The OPEC nations, with great financial clout, would be able to wield decisive influence in the world's political councils and could become arbiters in tune of crisis. The mood of urgency was intensified at midweek, when Kuwait and Venezuela announced further tax increases of 3.5% on the oil that they export...
...very interesting, but Rockefeller's money, his clout and the relationship between the two were naturally the Senators' main concerns. The witness anticipated them by passing out mimeographed copies of a 72-page statement he had written himself. The subheadings of the statement had a quaint 19th century flavor: "Origin of the Family Ethic," "Grandfather's Early Years," "Influence of My Mother...
Actually, the U.S. has relatively limited economic clout against the oil-producing nations, as Ford well knows. The oil countries depend on the U.S. for wheat, corn and tobacco generally, but they could get these from alternate sources. They do buy American petroleum-industry equipment, but for the U.S. to embargo such exports would be self-defeating. If the U.S. held back on sales of armaments or commercial aircraft, two major export items, the Arabs could easily find substitutes elsewhere, albeit of lower quality in many cases. The most compelling U.S. argument is actually an appeal to Arab self-interest...