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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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AFL-CIO begins campaign to
endorse impeachment of Nixon
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WASHINGTON W) - The AFL-
CIO began a nationwide lobbying
campaign yesterday for the im-
mediate impeachment of Pres-
ident Nixon, saying the Presi-
dent "has given clear evidence
he does not intend to resign."
The 13.5-million-member labor
federation is the first national or-
ganization with political muscle
to push actively for Nixon's im-
peachment.
A SHARPLY worded statement
accusing the President of, among
other things, having "consistent-
ly lied to the American people,"
was prepared by the leadership
for distribution at factory gates,
union meetings and for mailing
to rank-and-file workers.
It urges all union members to
write their congressmen and
Chairman Peter Rodino of the
House Judiciary Committee to
make them "aware of the need
for urgency in voting the im-
peachment of the President."
The AFL-CIO is credited with
having one of the most effective
lobbying organizations on Capitol
Hill when it comes to bread and
butter issues affecting workers'
pocketbooks. Its successes on
philosophical issues, however,
have been limited.
AT ITS CONVENTION 1 a s t
month in Miami Beach, the labor
federation unanimously adopted
a resolution urging Nixon to re-
sign "in the interest of restor-
ing a fully functioning govern-
ment." The resolution called for
impeachment if he refused.
Nixon declared Wednesday in
a nationally televised address
that he has no intention of step-
ping down as long as he is phy-
sically able to carry on.
An AFL-CIO spokesman called
the lobbying campaign "a major
operation;" and said: "We just
don't adopt resolutions to hear
the sound of our words. We
mean it."
THE SPOKESMAN said 500,000
copies would be printed initially
of the statement calling for Nix-
on's impeachment. It will also
appear in the next edition of
the AFL-CIO News, the organi-
zation's official publication due
out Friday.
The AFL-CIO listed 19 reasons
why Nixon "must be impeached
-now."
Most dealt with t h e Water-
gate affair and what it consid-
ers erosion of confidence in the
government. It also accused Nix-
on of using his office "to attempt
to put himself above the law."
"UNTIL RICHARD Nixon is re-
moved from office, we will not
be able to get Watergate behind
us," the AFL-CIO said. "We will
not be able to proceed with sob-
er and constructive solutions to
our economic and social prob-
lems at home or to the dangers
of war in the world."
Viet Cong stall parleys
SAIGON (Reuter) - The Viet
Cong yesterday declared a boy-
cott of 12 military ceasefire
meetings with the South V i e t-
namese to protest against t h e
bombing of communist-controlled
areas north' of Saigon.
The Viet Cong will also boy-
cott 10 other meetings of sub-
commissions of the Joint Mili-
tary Commission (JMC), sched-
uled to take place in the same
period.
A Viet Cong spokesman told re-
porters by telephone the boycott
was in retaliation for Wednes-
day's bombing raids on the Viet
Cong towns of Loc Ninh and Bo
Duc 80 miles north of here.
He said the bombing was "a
grave escalation, therefore this is
the first time we have boycotted
two consecutive sessions.
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