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Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph from Colorado Springs, Colorado • Page 11

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INSIDE WASHINGTON Robcrl S. Alien MIAMI If and when venticn. They were in the fore- AFLrCIO president George union record. Meany and Sen. McGovern Insiders attributed this blis- meet to talk things over, it will tering documemt largely to be at best a very temporary armed truce on both sides.

Meany makes no bones of his dislike and distrust of McGovern, scornfully refers to as political arm of the AFL-CIO. Officials of this powerful and well-heeled organization were him present in force at the convention. They wer in the foref- McGovern has a long record front of the anti-McGovern lob- of legislative hostility of organ- bying, pressuring, maneuver- ized labor, including what they irately charge as and on commitments allegdly made to them. Whether Meany and McGo- ing an manipulating. They were vigorously in every battle off and on the convention floor opposing the South Dakota radie al.

In addition to being dis- vern do get together is highly iseminated at the convention, doubtful. the scathing pamphlet has also Lieutenants of both are sent to thousands of union ing at it, but with no luck so leaders and officials throughout far. the country. Up to now, neither Meany nor It is obviously destined to McGovern has made a serious play an important role in the effort to meet. fall election.

Meany has ignored McGo-i A highlight of this highly sig- vern, except to make dis- nificant borchure is a list of paraging remarks about the what are tagged as workers with a minimum of 26 weeks of unemployment compensation. Again that year, he was one of only six Northern Democrats to vote for an amendment recommit a Labor Department and HEW appropriation bill for drastic trimming. This move was defeated 40 to 24. was one of a handful of Northern Democrats who voted to table a proposal providing $52.1 million for sum mer jobs. The tabling motion was defeated 44 to opposition was bitterly denounced by laborites.

Summarizes the pamphlet: attitude and deed, Sen. McGovern has repeatedly demonstrated throughout his Congressional career that he is inherently hostile to the legitimate interests and welfare of the working man and woman. This record is indisputable during his service on the House and Max Palevsky, multi-millio naire dove and board chairman of the Xerox is choice for treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. The bald Los Angeles businessman, who anted up some $300.000 for the South primary campaigns ($200,000 in California alone), would replace Robert Strauss, Houston, who has held the thankless job since 1 9 6 8. Throughout the four years he sought strenuously but vainly to pay off the National $9.3 million debt.

Whether Palevsky can be per- persuade him to run for office. Monday, July 17, 1972 Colorado Springs, Colo. Gaiette I I-A Fischer Loses Popularity With Russians MOSCOW (AP) spect and even privately root Tigran Petrosian for the right park bench chess players used for the American who wants to face Spassky, to call him Now the world chess crown. They Tbe prospect of a major They used to re- -------Democrats 'Lost' Campaign Funds you for stopping by, but we've already been propagandized!" South Dakota radical. very anti-labor legislative votes, fore- evident Meany has no intention most among them are: of extending an invitation; if voted for the to Carroll Righter Forecast i Landrum-Griffin bill violently McGovern asks for one, opposed by the AFL-CIO.

The get it. That's as far as Meany measure as passed required wiU go. unions to file financial state- McGovern has talked about mcnts, deals with the terms of seeking a session with Meany, office of union officials, anmd but has done nothing about it. imposes restraints on secondary Several weeks before the Demo- boycotts. McGovern was the cratic convention, McGovern, in Midwestern Democrat to response to a question in a vote the legislation, televised interview about la- voted against bors opposition to him, said the minimum wage to planned to Mr.

Meany and extending coverage to next week and drop around to 1.4 million retail workers. He see was one of only five non-South- He has yet to do so. ern Democrats to oppose the Although McGovern had time measure, to spend several days resting i96S-McGovern voted against and relaxing at his $75,000 ele- a motion, by Senate Democra-i ven-acre estate tic Leader Mike Mansfield, to openhanded in con- on Eastern Shore, impose cloture to cut off a fili- to ultra-left causes and and met with visitors and buster to block Senate action on a i a Palevsky has others at his campaign head-a House-passed bill repealing becoming personally quarters, he made no move to Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley political activities. He get in touch with Meany. When Act legalizing state to has turned down all efforts to an assistant of the veteran laws.

Elimination of this Persuade him to run ofr officve, AFL, CIO chief asked about Drovision has been a long-sought office, that, he replied, union goal, and To all please he has replied. vote against the laborites has an amateur, and intend never been forgotten or forgiv- to stay that en. Not only is the Democratic Adding to their ire is that he National Committee still deeply another of his publicity on the. The union- in debt despite the several milAddendum: McGovern ites claim he promised to sup- lion or so produced by the bal- port cloture but voted against lyhooded telethone, but McGov- it. ern, Humphrey and Muskie are Also in 1965, McGovern voted awash with undisclosed against legislation, vehemently of red ink arising Broad Creek, is roomy with a advocated by the Seafarers and from their numerous state sun porch that extends the full other unions, requiring that 50 primary contests, length of the structure.

There is per cent of wheat shipped to McGovern insiders airily a white picket fence entwined Russia or any Communist-ruled claim. in good shape, with honeysuckle and other flo- country had to be transported in We'll be able to take care of all wers. Records show there is a American ships. When unpaid That may be so, $34.000 mortgage on the prop- laborites asked for a statementy but they carefully give no hint crty. on his position on this intensely of how much is owed.

custom-built Ja- controversial measure, he infu- In inner Humphrey quarters, panese-style Washington home, riated them by replying with a the worrd is that his unpaid ob- which he bought from Chief declaration worded exactly like ligations are around $1 million Judge David Bazelon of the a memorandum by a leading U.S. Circuit Court of the Dis- opponent of the bill, trict of Columbia, for $160.000 McGovern was one of has 10 rooms and four baths only five Northern Democrats and a $47,000 mortgage. who voted for amendments to Strikingly indicative of limit minimum wave coverage, dee p-seated hostility toward Also that year, he was one of northern Democratsto bill to provide eligible T-Shirt Change Is Upheld in Court ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) The, The NLRB ruled the shirts National Labor Relations Board carried an obscene connotation ruled Friday that Southwestern and that the company was Bell Telephone Co.

did not vio- within its rights ordering the late labor laws by ordering em- employes to change the shirts ployes to change T-shirts which or leave the premises. leave the premises. The had the statement Bell is telephone union had a Cheap written on appealed the deci- them. sion. The shirts were worn by 23 Bell employes during contract negotiations in June 1971, and 19 workers walked off the job briefly when ordered to change the shirts.

Gazette Telegraph Mining? Dial 632-4641 before 8 p.m. weekdays: 2 p.m. week-ends. BOISE, Idaho (AP) The national Democratic party may have lost some money while the George Wennstroms were losing some sleep the night of July 8 That was the night the party televised a fund-raising marathon with contributors telephoning campaign contributions from all over the country. But the regional fund-raising telephone number in Seattle was identical to the Boise number and the area codes were similar.

is 206 and is 208. Throughout the night, the Wennstroms got a string of calls offering money to the Democrats. realize how serious it was at Wennstrom says, when I did my conscience let me leave the receiver off the hook. we did cuss and moan a through a mostly sleepless night, he said. He finally called the Seattle number, not to complain, but to, someone the Democrats are losing thousands of anymore.

i t-American confrontation slightly touched in the over the chess board was cx- muttered a chess en- citing and appealing, thusiast as his opponent pon- But the admiration has dered the next move on a board turned to disgust, balanced across a bench. For the park bench piayerSt About six million Russians Fischer Is either take chess seriously and a growing feeling among them scared, that Fischer has become down- Either way. the average Rus- right insulting. sjan privately agrees with his is chess, not government-controlled news- ama (on papers. For months the Soviet press has criticized the Ameri- said one chess fan.

no There was only praise for can challenger as money- Boris Spassky, the Russian grabbing a world champion who has nlaver who carries ed patiently in Reykjavik as around witb him disgusting spirit of nothing more than Fischer caused delay after de lay over his demands for more money, for better lighting and. a at last report, for the removal gr compiainecj him busl of film cameras from the one bearded play- match site. It was self-confidence, his individuality and his public claim to being the best chess player that captured the imagination. Perhaps bored with the! G.T. Want Ads Get Results.

Try one Telephone 632-4641. ness comes before The news media here devoted much attention to the chess match, but the average Russian chess player knows Fischer is down two points and that Spassky even begun to fight. Confused at first, but willing knowledge that the world crown to accept the desire has remained in Russian hands for more money, most of the for 24 years, the man on the park players now attribute Fis- street was not overly distraught latest demands to fear of when Fischer crushed defeat at the hands of the world It Pays to Compare DENVER WAREHOUSE SALES 'j 117 E. las Vegas Colo. Spgs.

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