Word: local
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...public, however, Carter strongly reaffirmed his commitment to human rights. Asked by a local newsman to comment on the Brazilian government's insistence that human rights are an internal matter, Carter said at a Brasilia press conference: "We believe this is an interational problem, that the focusing of world attention and world pressure on us and other countries is a very beneficial factor." But he ducked when a Brazilian newsman asked his opinion of Brazil's system of selecting national leaders by party congresses rather than popular elections. Said he: "I'm not here to tell...
...million leftist voters a greater voice in political life. He asked for equal time for opposition leaders on government-controlled television and radio. He also pressed for their increased participation in the National Assembly. Finally, he reiterated his party's call for proportional representation in parliamentary and local elections...
...part because Uncle Sam should put back into the economy money that states and cities are draining away by running big budget surpluses. The argument is more than a little questionable because these surpluses will not restrain the economy but will spur it by making possible state and local tax cuts and more spending on services. But there is no denying the basic fact: most state and municipal treasuries are indeed flush with more cash than they have had in many years...
James P. Costello, general agent for Local 40, declined last week to comment on why the workers had decided to report...
Officials of Local 40, the union representing the B&G carpenters, hinted Sunday night that the four carpenters would refuse to report. However, no confrontation materialized, and the workers reported as ordered...