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Voter plan to limit fraud
WASHINGTON (UP!)
Attorney General Griffin Bell
said yesterday vote fraud will
be minimal under President
Carter's plan roc instant voter
registratimi, hut a
congressman said it makes it
relatively easy to steal a
presidential election.
Bell and Rep. Charles
Wiggins, R-Calif., clashed on
the issue at the opening of
congressional hearings on the
Carter plan which allows an
Amendment of Civil Rights Act urged
WASHINGTON (UP!) • The
administration, w,nnen's
rights groups and labor
unions urged Congress
yesterday to void a major
Supreme Court decision by
amending the 1964 Civil
Rights Act _to ban job
discrimination based on
pregnancy.
Only the Chamber of
Commerce offered opposition
as a House Labor sub
committee began hearings on
a bill designed to guar
antee women "affected by
pregnancy, childbirth or
related medical conditions
shall be treated the same for
all employment-related
purposes."
Jobs bill remains deadlocked
WASHINGTON (UPI) declined to attend.
allouse-Senate negotiators Even if agreement can be
tried but failed yesterday to reached today, it would he too
break a deadlock delaying the late to meet the original goal
$4 billion public works jobs of congressional leaders to get
hill, a key part of President the measure to Carter for his
Carter's economic recovery signature by Easter. The
program - House was beginning its
They tentatively planned to Easter recess last night, the
try again this morning. Senate late today.
The talks broke down after But proponents hoped
90 minutes largely because today's unusual meeting --
Sen. Edmund Muskie, D- while the House is out of
Maine. a key participant, session could pave the way
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unregistered voter to go to the
polls election day, show his
drive'rs license or some other
identification and cast his
"Fraudulent operation
under this hill will he
minimal," Bell said. He said
the hill's 10 year jail term and
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for vote fraud
would he all the deterrent
needed.
Wiggins and other
Although the 1964 law
barred discrimination based
on sex, the Supreme Court in
December ruled that did not
require an employer to
provide disability payments
for pregnant women. under
benefit plans that provide
coverage, for virtually all
other temporary physical
problems.
Subcommittee Chairman
Augustus Hawkins, D-Calif.,
one of the sponsors, called the
bill "a most important civil
rights issue."
Supporting the measure
were the Justice and Labor
Departments, the Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission, the AFL-CIO,
Republican congressmen
noted that similar penalities
are now on the hooks for
federal vote fraud and seldom
imposed.
Bell said that if extensive
fraud were found, the results
of the election could he
overturned.
"If you have to undo the
election of a president, that's
a terrible thing," Wiggins
said.
and a coalition of women's
rights groups, labor unions
and civil rights organizations
called the "Campaign to End
Discrimination Against
Pregnant Workers."
Unless Congress acts, the
1964 law "is dead for women
workers whatever their
face or national origin," said
attorney Susan Ross, a leader
of the coalition. '
Assistant Attorney General
Drew Days, head of the
Justice • Department's civil
rights division, said Congress
intended the 1964 law to
prohibit sex discrimination
and the administration
favored the proposed
for quick passage when
Congress returns April 18. and
could avoid a much longer
delay involving a major
change in economic plans.
The public works bill --
which, sponsors claim would
create 600.000 direct and
indirect jobs through local
public works projects across
the country - was passed in
differing versions by large
majorities in the House Feb.
24 and the Senate March 10.
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Ouster of teamster head sought
WASHINGTON (UPI)
Teamster dissidents
yesterday demanded the
ouster of President Frank
Fitzsimmons, but the
determined labor leader told
a meeting of 2,000 local union
supporters he would not be
forced out by charges of
corruption.
Union leaders indicated
they would dismiss an in
ternal complaint filed against
Fitzsimmons by three
dissident members, who
demanded his ouster on
grounds of nepotism,
squandering funds and
dealing, with organized crime
figures.
During a three-hour
meeting designed to convince
local leaders that these
allegations of corruption are
untrue, Fitzsimmons de
clared . his intention to
finish out his five-year term
and run for anothei' in 1981.
With husky guards posted
at every door to keep
reporters and dissidents out,
the local officials were
reported to have applauded
Fitzsimmons more than 30
amendment as "a simple, temporary disabilities. It is
Days said "disability in- unfair to exclude a major
surance plans and sick leave disability suffered only by one
plans are designed to cushion sex when other disabilities
the economic consequences of are covered."
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sponsored and led by the above groups through the
Office of Religious Affairs.
times and offered him a
unanimous vote of con
fidence. Dissidents picketed
outside the hotel where the
meeting was held.
The vote of confidence was
proposed by William Joyce of
Chicago Local 710, who was
carged by dissidents with
receiving multiple union
salaries in six figures.
Fitzsimmons portrayed
allegations ,against the
Teamsters as the start of a
widespread attack on the
entire labor movement by
government, radical out
siders, lawyers and the news
media.
Both he and the union have
been under severe pressure
recently by dissidents and
federal investigators in
connection with the 1975
disappearance of former
union boss Jimmy Hoffa and
alleged mismanagement of
pension funds.
As Fitzsimmons spoke, a
federal grand jury in Detroit
indicted a Teamsters
business agent, reputed Mafia
leader Vincent A. Meli, and
three other men on extortion
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charges for allegedly forcing
truck drivers to pay employer
contributions to various union
pension funds.
Earlier, Fitzsimmons
issued a statement saying
reports he may resign are
"absolutely false" and "I
believe maliciously cir
culated "
The
three dissident
Labor attacks Carter policies
WASHINGTON (UPI)
AFL-CIO President George
Meany and 14 other union
leaders met yesterday with
President Carter and let it he
known there were still "a lot
of problems" in their
relations with the ad
ministration.
The labor leaders looked
solemn as they departed from
the White House after a
lengthy meeting.
"We've got a lot of
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members, affiliated with a
group called PROD Inc., said
the Teamsters had been
"riddled by corruption" since
Fitzsimmons took over from
Hoffa in the late 19605.
Filing the complaint were
John Catlett of Washington,
p.c., Peter Vitrano of Jersey
City, N.J., and William
Berryhill of Hagerstown, Md.
problems," said I.W. Abel,
president of the steelworkers.
Meany and Lane Kirkland,
the secretary-treasurer of the
AFL-CIO. both responded
with "no comment" as they
left the meeting. Kirkland
issued a stinging attack
against Carter policies in a
speech Tuesday.
Abel indicated he had
echoed Kirkland's remarks at
the luncheon meeting with
Carter.
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PROD officials said they
risked their safety by doing
so.
The complaint demanded
expulsion of Fitzsimmons
after a disciplinary hearing
by the union's general board
on a long list of charges. It
said an interim president
should be appointed pending a
special convention.
Carter later met with a
delegation of Japanese
businessmen who were ac
companied by Georgia Gov.
George Rushee. Foreign
imports are one of the sub
jects that has raised the ire of
F►.S. union leaders.
in his speech Tuesday,
kirkland cited as triumphs
for business Carter's Cabinet
choices, economic package,
minimum wage proposal and
shoe imports decision.
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