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...National Union of Students (NUS) is one of the cornerstones of student radicalism. The union officially represents 350,000 students from all over the country and has an operating budget of hundreds of thousands of dollars, which comes from dues paid by individual chapters at most colleges and universities. The union, run by a Central Committee of 11 members, goes beyond simply looking out for students' interests by connecting student issues with the broader question of structural reform of the Canadian economy...
Consider, for instance, some of the NUS demands: increased student aid until all student fees are abolished, systematic national planning of education, elimination of financial barriers preventing international students from studying in Canada, greater affirmative action policies in the realm of education, and the elimination of unemployment in Canada through government creation of jobs. These issues, especially the demand for full employment, indicate a concrete student-worker alliance that may have great ramifications in Canada. In many West European nations? particularly Italy and France--it is this alliance that has effectively challenged the idea that capitalism is the best...
...Ryan died shortly thereafter, and the Democratic Party chose Abzug as its candidate. Ryan's widow Priscilla immediately entered the race for her husband's seat on the Liberal ticket, and a bitter race was on. Ryan charged that Abzug is "not just a zero; she's a mi-nus." "Mickey Mouse," she said, "can do better." In return, Abzug claimed that her opponent had "no qualification for office," and was conducting a campaign of "vendetta and vindictiveness." The voters apparently agreed with Bella: they sent Abzug to Washington for a second term...
...Superintendent Nus and his resigning teachers ought to be given a good lesson in courage from teacher Hazel M. Flora. It seems to me the most effective way to handle the "unpleasant" situation in Pleasantville is to stay and fight for what they believe. No problem was ever solved by running away (they call it resigning). (MRS.) SALLY-LOU BAILEY Princeton...
Last December, Superintendent Nus was forced to resign, as of the end of the school year, and most of the departing teachers are quitting out of sympathy for him. The N.E.A.-affiliated Iowa State Education Association has urged all teachers to refuse jobs...