Word: edwardes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Introduced by Sen. Jesse F. Bingaman '65 (R-N.M.) on Tuesday, the proposal passed by a unanimous voice vote while only a few senators--including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-56 (D-Mass.)--were present at a late night session...
...Edward P. Kirby (R-Whitman), who leads opposition to the bill, said he does not see Bulger's ruling as a major deterrent to his fight. He said, "I will keep pushing as long as I have a hope it will be defeated." He opposes the bill because he said it is the first step toward official recognition of what he calls "the gay and lesbian lifestyle...
...Edward P. Kirby (R-Whitman) has pledged todo everything in his power to stop the bill. Theconservative senator has argued that a gay rightsbill would inappropriately duplicate the effectsof affirmative action...
...some time, the announcement came on the heels of angry protests. Well-organized AIDS activists condemned AZT's high price at stock exchanges in London, New York and San Francisco, chanting such slogans as "Be the first on your block to sell your Burroughs Wellcome stock." Senate staffers in Edward Kennedy's office began researching possible ways to nationalize the drug by invoking a law, dating from World War I, that allows the Government to revoke exclusive patents and licenses in the interest of national security. And the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment launched an investigation into possible...
Sullivan and his family have been instrumental in Cambridge politics since the inception of the current governmental structure in 1941. Both his brother Edward Sullivan, and his father, Michael Sullivan have also served as city councillors, and all three have held the largely ceremonial post of mayor...