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...Long dormant plans to scuttle the Board were revived three years ago by three anti-union allies: the National Association of Manufacturers, the United States Chamber of Commerce, and Republican conservatives. In 1965 the NAM and the CC appointed a "blue ribbon" committee of management lawyers to research Labor Board "violations" of management rights. Their report launched broadside attacks against the procedure and integrity of the Labor Board, accusing it of blatant pro-unionism. "Legislative remedy," it said, "should be aimed at the chief offender--the NLRB itself...
Until recently, the war in Viet Nam was a dormant issue in the 1968 presidential election campaign-compared with law and order, the cities, and even inflation. The chance of a bombing pause brought it back into sudden political prominence. Both Nixon and Humphrey strategists agree that a break in the war could help Humphrey, the Administration's defender, by as much as two percentage points in the popular vote on Election Day. With such big, key states as New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan now rated as tossups, a bombing halt could conceivably give Humphrey a significant though probably...
...extraordinary series of press conferences, speeches and interviews, Agnew conjured up some long-dormant poltergeists of American politics. Hubert Humphrey, he said, was "soft on Communism." In addition, the Vice President was "soft on inflation and soft on law and order over the years" ? in fact, "squishy soft." Because of Humphrey's attempt to straddle hawk and dove lines on Viet Nam, said Agnew, the Vice President "begins to look a lot like Neville Chamberlain." He added: "Maybe that makes Mr. Nixon look more like Winston Churchill...
...three separate spots on both sides of the Pacific Ocean last week, natural disasters dealt death and destruction. A long-dormant Central American volcano unexpectedly blew up, and severe earthquakes produced panic in a pair of crowded capitals...
...youth who seemed to see public affairs in "black and white," Kennedy quickly seized upon and delighted himself in the more subtle areas of aid to the underprivileged, international crisis, and the extension of political and economic aid to black people. The Attorney General also energized the long-dormant Criminal and Civil Rights units in the Justice Department. He recruited a staff that became the envy of the capital...