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The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was a United States trade union of air traffic controllers that operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following an illegal strike broken by the Reagan administration; in striking, the union violated 5 U.S.C. (Supp. III 1956) 118p (now 5 U.S.C. § 7311), which prohibits strikes by federal government employees.
Senator Reid in 2002. Initiated by then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) [9] as the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP) to study unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) at the urging of Reid's friend, Nevada billionaire and governmental contractor Robert Bigelow, [10] and with support from the late senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii ...
Ryan Higa (born June 6, 1990), also known as nigahiga (/ ˈ n iː ɡ ə h iː ɡ ə / NEE-ɡə-HEE-ɡə), is an American internet personality.Best known for his comedy videos on YouTube, Higa began making YouTube videos in 2006 and was one of the most popular creators on the platform in its early years.
The National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) is an agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines that is mandated to develop, preserve, and manage Rizal Park (Luneta) and Paco Park in Manila and other parks that may be assigned to it. [4]
On March 22, 1972, the Commission's chairman, Raymond P. Shafer, presented a report to Congress and the public entitled "Marihuana: a Signal of Misunderstanding," which favored ending marijuana prohibition and adopting other methods to discourage use. The report was republished as a Signet Books New American Library paperback in 1972. [4]
Francesco Vincent "Frank" Serpico (/ ˈ s ɜːr p ɪ k oʊ / SUR-pik-oh; born April 14, 1936) is an American retired New York Police Department detective, best known for whistleblowing on police corruption.
The Paco Market was neglected for years and was eventually overrun by thieves, drugs, and filth. The market vendors neglected the Estero de Paco and threw all their garbage and waste into it. As happened with the Pasig River and the rest of its tributaries, squatters moved to the sides of the Estero de Paco, further deteriorating the water quality.
In Paco, more than 300 people. In the Philippine Red Cross Building (now Manila Med), more than 53 men were killed. [18] [19] Rape of civilian women at the nurses home of the Philippine General Hospital. [18] Santo Domingo Church in Intramuros where civilians perished by gunfire. German Club where about 100 civilians were killed in the building ...