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...damn lie to suggest that there isn't enough competition in the oil business," charged Union Oil Chairman and President Fred Hartley in response to Carter's claim that there was not. While praising the thrust of Carter's energy alarm, General Motors Chairman Thomas Murphy protested that some of the President's Washington-oriented advisers, far more than Carter, "are influenced by their own life-styles and they don't understand the dimension of the American public." A less biased criticism of Carter's plan was that its measures were far milder than those suggested by the apocalyptic terms...
...said that although he favors the repeal of section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act (the section which allows states to enact so-called "right to work" laws), "it's not a thing I get worked up about...
Only Sop. Suddenly the rest of labor's legislative program is in deep trouble. A prime example: repeal of Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to outlaw the union shop. Congressional leaders, smarting from the common-situs debacle, are unlikely even to introduce a repeal bill. There are other indications of labor's rapidly declining political clout. Carter passed over the AFL-CIO'S choices for Secretary of Labor (John Dunlop) and Secretary of Defense (James Schlesinger). He also has named New York City Human Rights Commissioner Eleanor Holmes Norton to head...
...second decisive factor in revitalizing the basketball program was Columbia's commitment to build a new athletic complex, as the Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center was unveiled three years ago. The spacious new Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, which has almost twice as much seating capacity as the old colonnaded gym, has been filled to the rafters in recent games, as the Lions are averaging over 2,500 fans at home...
Marshall certainly wasted no time in outlining his agenda. He said he would present to President-elect Carter the "strongest case" for repealing Rule 14B, the Taft-Hartley Act's "right to work" provision authorizing states to void labor contracts requiring workers to join unions. This, in Marshall's view, would be part of an "equitable solution" under which workers could henceforth be compelled to pay dues but not to join unions. (Carter has not called for the repeal of 14B but has said he would sign a repeal if passed by Congress.) Marshall also denounced existing...