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Vol. 82/No. 17 April 30, 2018
25, 50 and 75 Years Ago
May 3, 1993
President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno are responsible
for the cold-blooded murder of 86 people, including 17 children, outside
Waco, Texas.
Tens of millions of people watched in horror on TV the inferno that
culminated the FBI’s April 19 assault on the large wooden complex
housing the Branch Davidian religious sect. Six hours earlier armored
vehicles had begun smashing through the walls of the buildings, pumping
tear gas inside.
This heinous crime exposes the true face of the bipartisan imperialist
presidency, Congress, armed forces, cop agencies, and courts. The entire
operation had been carried out over weeks with coarse disregard for
democratic rights and with callous indifference to the human life of
anyone outside of ruling-class circles and the multitude of professional
and middle-class retainers.
April 29, 1968
The need for the antiwar movement to fight for the immediate withdrawal
of all U.S. forces from Vietnam through mass mobilizations in the
streets is more urgent than ever.
Washington has escalated the war once again. More troops are being sent
to Vietnam. The bombing of North Vietnam has reached the highest level
of the war. The bombing in South Vietnam continues heavy and brutal. The
killing of Vietnamese goes on, and the death toll of the GIs mounts.
The antiwar movement must mobilize as never before. It must bring
massive new forces to bear in the struggle to end the war. False hopes
have been stirred by diplomatic maneuvers which may lead to talks with
North Vietnam. The people of Vietnam have demonstrated that they will
fight to the death for the right to determine their own fate and the
future of their country.
May 1, 1943
The government’s wage-freezing program entered a profound crisis and the
miners’ struggle for higher wages was headed for a showdown as tens of
thousands of union members walked out of the coal mines. The UP reported
that 41,000 had discontinued work and many more were expected to join
them before the contract expired April 30.
UMW President John L. Lewis reaffirmed the traditional stand of the
union that “It is perfectly reasonable to assume at all times that the
mine workers of the country will not trespass on the properties of the
coal operators in the absence of a contract.”
The UMW relies on its own half-million members, loyal and militant
unionists who understand the difficulties facing them, who have more
than once shown the way to the rest of American labor and who are
supporting the present struggle almost to a man.
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