European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Zunft 1, 1977 textile firm faces action by Bishops Washington tit l human Cathy lie in the South urged the .1 i Ste Vens co on sunday to let its worker organic unions and they May join a National Boycott of the big textile firm s products if it Doe not the Catholic Church has Long supported the right of workers to Organ a. To form unions of their own choosing and to bar gain tile seven Bishops said in a statement in Light of this tradition we feel compelled to make Vul her our growing anxiety concerning the right of workers in the plants of the j i Sievens co. Inc. And our firm conviction the differences that now separate labor and management should be brought to a Wilt rest Hixion Stevens employs about 41.000 workers in 85 plants in North Carzima. South Carolina. Georgia and Virginia. A year ago the Amalga Niau a clothing and textile worker Union began a nation wide Boycott if ail Stevens products in an Effort to organi a its workers although the Effort has been going on for 14 years it was not until the Boycott that the Issue received major attention the Bishops said they had not spoken out on the controversy to Date but our silence on this Issue should not be interpreted to mean that we Are unsympathetic Wilh the mated purpose of the Boycott to Speed up the organization of Southern Tex tile workers for the purpose of Eoll Clive bargaining " they offered in mediate Between the parties for the a maj of All concerned and said thai if the offer is declined we will fee obliged. To Issue a More detailed and More specific statement on the Dis Pute signing the statement were archbishop Thomas Donnellan. Atlanta. Bishop Michael Begley. Charlotte. . Bishop f. Joseph Gossman Leal High. N Bishop Raymond w. U a Sard. Savannah. A. Bishop Waller f. Sullivan Richmond Bishop Krnc St unto Koefler. Bishop of Charleston and George Lynch auxiliary his of Haleigh 12 if arrested at Rock event in los Angeles by United press a total of 121 persons. To of them Juve Niles were arrested on mostly drug re laced a Ile uses during a weekend a k c inert in uis Angeles featuring the groups Kufus. Parliament the Kun Kadel pcs and hulls Royc authorities said about Hall thus arrested were released with Misdemeanour citations. But 1u adults were charged with Al jul per Volt attended the Coll Cert at the coliseum late saturday and ear sunday Lii Chii ago an eight hour Rock i on cart at Soldier Field the longest in the City s history yielded no arrests arid provided a a Uoti Windfall for then v f.i4.1 list net a facials said six ixts.ul-, wore Ricaud for drug overdoses and three Lor Lacera liixi.-. And there were Many cases � Uii bum but the first super howl of pm k a i Lurda Wen other be without in ident Aid Flo to i at major corporations audited irs uncovers slush funds Washington a Hio lots to t in prttlk1 of i s Coupon nuts shows the a Xis ii of 4h1 pus Siwy ilk Al Slish funds. Apr a t to Miguil fraud Pii iks said sunday it to slush funds i a t Tiai audit of the Nalion s l2w major Artirp Truon a Iii in april i7j a s Wjk sir a said that byte Corpora tier a Tunit d the qui Stu Annaia a tht1 and f March and that 4hl of purim s pried la h fund is Tif s Sivi no on1 acre Burnt Dovir t the is Inu Lii Eik c i Vilior for inv Csupa Iton of criminal fraud he a Iid adding that More Nav follow if criminal fraud is Ornt Fialty Provod. Shiw responsible face a prison Sentenat ind Fine for Back taxes Hie iks launched its Struit probe Fol Itra in Disel sures that some Large Ooi Jet rations made briber illegal Pohlidal donations and other questionable pay or nos in the l s idd overseas Hile it is illegal for the iks to identify in aug investigated the indicate i that most have Ros Aveis m excess of $2,71 million. Mis commissioner Jerome Kurt termed the year Onn in a wry Pawlu he vowed that the investigation will Ronli nue. Hie ims wants to find out if the corporations under investigation owed taxes on he Money used for payments arid whether the funds have been in Tutti Henlly concealed from lax collectors the Agency considers it fraud if a lax payer has wilfully violated tax Laws Kurt acknowledge cd that the question Naire upset some business Man you can be emotionally Date e Galloway _.\8ucorj wive \ a
