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- 2351: Son of Dallas Cop Says Dad Was 1 of 3 Who Shot Kennedy
- ... White's story two years ago. And, finally, those who believe White's story is true acknowledge that last weekend, several of them met in Hollywood with producer/director Oliver Stone, presumably to discuss movie rights to the White story. The latest chapter in the Kennedy epic began at a two-hour press conference in which White said his father, Roscoe Anthony White, joined the Dallas Police Department in October 1963 ... on a "day-to-day basis" about six weeks ago after getting just expense funds for more than a year. Baily also said Ricky White is negotiating with Hollywood producer/director Oliver Stone for movie rights to his story. Last weekend, Ricky White, his wife and Larry Howard of the JFK Assassination Information Centre in Dallas met in the Los Angeles area with Oliver Stone and toured Universal Studios. "Oliver Stone ...
- 2352: Conscription In Canada
- ... of the English Canadian government . The war that was going on across the Atlantic was of no importance to the French . For the French Canadians , Canada was a country of two peoples , each with equal rights . Yet those rights were seized , taken away with the implementation of conscription . The problem between Quebec and conscription laid the foundation for national crisis . To the French Canadiens , war meant a large army , having a large army meant ...
- 2353: Yasir Arafat
- ... supporters of Arafat anti those who opposed him. The rebels forced Arafat and his supporters to leave their in northern Lebanon, but Arafat remained chairman of the PLO. The PLO did not recognize Israel's rights to exist. Bur in 1988, Arafat persuaded the PLO it accept Israel's rights to exist along side an independent Palestinian state in territories in Palestine Israel had occupied after 1967 arab-isreali war. The territories are the Gaza strip and the west bank. the PLO declared the existence ...
- 2354: The Compromise Of 1850
- ... be given guarantees of equal position in the territories, of the execution of fugitive slave laws, and of protection against the abolitionists. Clay proposed that a series of measures be passed as an omnibus compromise bill. Support for this plan was largely organized by Stephen A. Douglas. The measures were the admission of California as a free state; the organization of New Mexico and Utah territories without mention of slavery, the ... by his famous speech on March 7, 1850. Taylor's death and the accession of conservative Millard Fillmore to the presidency made the compromise more feasible. After long debates and failure to pass the omnibus bill, Congress passed the measures as separate bills in September, 1850. Many people, North and South, hailed the compromise as a final solution to the question of slavery in the territories. However, the issue reemerged in ...
- 2355: Bob Dole: A Race to the Top
- ... more than the middle class, more evenly distributes between all income groups (Duffy 1996). Under Dole's tax cut plan, a family of four with an annual income of 31,000 would see their tax bill drop from $2,000 to $800, a difference of $1,200. "The way the tax cut was packaged shows that they were still sensitive to the old anti-Reagan argument that tax cuts just benefit ... say that Dole's difficulty in convincing voters lies in the fact that the American public doesn't fully understand his plan, which clearly seems to defy the principals of simple math (Lacayo 1996). President Bill Clinton argues that Dole hastily made these promises not considering the consequences and selfishly insinuates that his plan will contribute to all working people, rich and poor. The result being that Dole will loose trust ...
- 2356: Duke Ellington: An American Legacy
- ... Ellington took up the piano, because his father had always wanted him to become an artist(330). But how was Duke to become an artist in a time when blacks weren't given the same rights as everyone else. They went to separate schools. They were forced to the back of the bus and to use separate bathrooms. If Duke were to become some one he had much to come over ... to be heard when America was keeping their African American artists under a cover. Not only should Ellington be remembered as a great composer, but he should be remembered as a leading figure of Civil Rights like Martin Luther King Jr. who always saw the glass half full instead of half empty. In his autobiography he writes,"Gray skies are just clouds passing over." (Gayles, 1995). That sums up the man ...
- 2357: Nikola Tesla
- ... far apart in background and methods. But, because of there differences, Tesla soon left the employment of Edison, and in May 1885, George Westinghouse, head of the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, bought the patent rights to many of Tesla's inventions. After a difficult period, during which Tesla invented but lost his rights to many inventions, he established his own laboratory in New York City in 1887, where his inventive mind could be free. In 1895, Tesla discovered X-rays after hours upon hours of experimentation. Tesla's ...
- 2358: The Constitution
- ... country. Many of the "rules" have helped the country stay in order, but a great many have been abused and taken out of context. Three provisions in the Constitution that are important to my individual rights and liberties are freedom of speech, freedom to vote, and that all people should be treated equally. These rights represent what is important to me and what I believe in. Freedom of speech is an important right to me. It is found under Amendment one of the Constitution. I am a very outspoken person ...
- 2359: Unions
- ... for a shorter work week. The AFL grew from 140,000 in 1886 to nearly on million by 1900. With these strengths in numbers they often preferred striking over political action. The struggle for workers rights, wage increases and protests against wage cuts were often unsuccessful resulting in violence and death. Chicago workers were agitating for the eight-hour work day for months. On May 1st and 2nd 1886 were eighty ... unite and be heard as one voice rather than a mass of passive workers that would take any injustice given to them. It is to these unions that we owe many of the benefits and rights we see and use today, such as fighting injustices such as biases and discrimination, winning the right to representation and collective bargaining, and the right for education for every child.
- 2360: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... the Democrats, enacted a modified version of his recommendations by a narrow margin. In the fall 1970 elections the Democrats retained control of both houses of Congress. In June 1970 Nixon signed into law a bill lowering the voting age in federal elections from 21 to 18. In mid-1971 the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, extending the franchise to citizens 18 years of age in all elections, was ratified. In ... balance as soon as so ordered by a federal district court. Congressional approval was given in June 1972 to legislation that would delay for up to 18 months the implementation of those court orders. The bill also contained Nixon's program to contribute 2 billion dollars over a two-year period to communities in the process of desegregating their schools. Nixon conducted his campaign for a second term by surrogate. While ...
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