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...political arena. For more than a year the industry has been waging a campaign to persuade President Reagan to impose quotas on shoes made overseas. Enlisted in the effort were 168 Congressmen, 40 Senators and 20 Governors, who sent letters or telegrams to the President. Shoe workers staged a two-day vigil in Lafayette Square, across from the White House...
...unions behind it. And the workers have been pretty active here since 1980. Only 101 strikes occurred in 1979, then boom. They went up to 207 the next year. And since 1980, membership in Black unions has mushroomed from 220,000 to about 700,000. They even called to two-day general strike last fall. Can you imagine? They might shut down the entire economy. You guys better send some troops down here...
...more serious anti-American display occurred Sunday in Madrid, where Reagan was scheduled to begin a two-day state visit on Monday as the guest of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Some 500,000 protesters marched through the downtown area, burning American flags and calling Reagan a "murderer" and a "fascist...
During his two-day stay, White behaved much as politicians will in media- intensive situations: he shook hands with the men, posed for pictures, gave speeches and signed autographs. He gave a cattle brand in the shape of Texas to Colonel Roy Kimerling, commander of the joint task force participating in the games. Surrounded by ten Army guards, White even inspected a municipal project, a new well dug by his Guardsmen...
According to Russell, the club provides a service to the aviation community by running a "Ground School," a two-day course--addressing such diverse topics as engine function, meteorology and aerodynamics--that prepares students to take a written exam necessary to start pilot training...