Citations with the tag: BRIGGS, John
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- THIS WEEK IN AUTO ACTION #320: JUNE 3, 1983.
// Australian Auto Action; 5/30/2012, Issue 1493, p31The article offers information on several developments related to automobile racing as of June 3, 1983 which includes that driver Peter Brock comes second at the seventh round of the ATCC, driver John Briggs returns to the track in a JPS-backed BMW 318i, and Spa Grand Prix.
- GROUPS AND EVENTS: Briggs Loses Temper.
Anderson, Scott P. // Advocate; 1/11/79, Issue 258, p15Reports that California senator John Briggs confiscated and destroyed a taped interview with reporters from 'The Pride of Phoenix,' a gay news magazine in Arizona. Defeat of Briggs bill Prop. 6; Brigg's attitude during the interview; Briggs' support for anti-gay measures.
- Politics.
Gregory-Lewis, Sasha // Advocate; 11/15/78, Issue 254, p7Focuses on politics in California with reference to senator John Brigg's anti-gay teachers initiative. Details of the initiative, Proposition 6; Information on an interview with Briggs by a fundamentalist Christian publication 'Inspiration,' on the issue of homosexuality; Analysis of the main...
- Dispatch.
Anderson, Scott P. // Advocate; 11/15/78, Issue 254, p15Provides information on an anti-gay teachers initiative, Proposition 6 of senator John Briggs. Statement made by Archbishop John Quinn on the initiative; Issuance of a statement on the initiative by a group of Roman Catholic priests and nuns. INSET: NO ON 6 CALENDAR.
- BRIGGS INITIATIVE DELAYED.
Pred, Elenore G. // Advocate; 12/14/77, Issue 230, p8Reports on the attempt of Senator John Briggs to get rid gay educators in California. Views of Attorney General Evelle Younger on the initiative; Lawsuit filed by a legal group on the bill; Withdrawal of the petitions.
- EFFORT TO FORGE COALITION TO FIGHT BRIGGS INITIATIVE.
Pred, Elenore G. // Advocate; 11/16/77, Issue 228, p17Reports on efforts to forge a state-wide coalition to coordinate opposition to California Senator John Briggs' initiative campaign against gay teachers. Coverage of Briggs' proposal; Organization of seminars and conferences by gay leaders to coordinate opposition to Briggs' campaign.
- ROPE AND GLORY.
Pred, Elenore G. // Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland; 6/20/2008, Issue 2822, p25A photograph of Patricia R. Palmer of ResortHoppa and John Briggs of Lowcostbeds.com is presented.
- The California Teachers Initiative Battle: An Appraisal.
Goodstein, David B. // Advocate; 6/14/78, Issue 243, p6Reports on efforts taken by the Concerned Voters of California (CVC) Steering Committee for an election against anti-human rights for teacher's initiative for privacy. Role-played by state Senator John Briggs in initiative; Decisions taken by gay spokespeople in the state necessary for gay...
- Designer Spotlight.
HASHECK, KAREN // Scrap & Stamp Arts; Apr2013, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p9The article presents information on Crackerbox Palace LLC owned by Vicky Briggs and John Briggs based in Janesville, Wisconsin which sells stamps and craftworks.
- RIGHT WATCH.
HASHECK, KAREN // Advocate; 7/12/78, Issue 245, p8Reports on the decision of political candidate John Briggs from gubernatorial elections in California. Endorsement of the political candidacy of Ed Davis; Citation of the anti-gay rhetorics of Davis; Exploration on the financing practices of Briggs; Speculation on the political plans of Briggs.
- OPENING SPACE.
HASHECK, KAREN // Advocate; 8/24/77, Issue 222, p5Presents a question and answer session with California state senator John Briggs regarding gay rights. Reasons why homosexuals should not be allowed to teach in California schools; Opposition of Briggs towards a bill, which bans discrimination in any job.
- Dispatch: BRIGGS BILL BATTLE ON.
HASHECK, KAREN // Advocate; 8/23/78, Issue 248, p7Reports on California's state Senator John Briggs' anti-teacher measure (to be called Proposition 6) for the November 1978 ballot. Amount spent by Briggs to qualify the measure; Opponents of anti teacher ballot proposition.
- Briggs is back.
P. M. // Australian Auto Action; 9/2/2009, Issue 1356, p6The article reports on the comeback of John Briggs, former V8 Supercar team owner, to the racetrack in the Australian GT Championship in a Mosler racing automobile. It is noted that Briggs will make his Australian GT Championship debut in October 2009 in Bathurst, New South Wales. Furthermore,...
- Cell biology: Best of two microscopes.
P. M. // Nature; 1/13/2011, Vol. 469 Issue 7329, p134The article features research conducted by Marko Kaksonen, John Briggs and colleagues, from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, that investigates single HIV particles on mammalian cell surfaces using fluorescence light microscopy (FM) and electron microscopes in Heidelberg, Germany.
- BRIGGS SIGNATURES.
P. M. // Advocate; 6/28/78, Issue 244, p15Reports on several complaints of the elections division of the Los Angeles County, California registrar of voters about the authenticity of some of the signatures appearing on state Senator John Brigg's teachers initiatives. Claims of false signatures by several residents whose name appear on...
- CVC PREPARES FOR BRIGGS BATTLE.
P. M. // Advocate; 6/28/78, Issue 244, p15Reports that Concerned Voters of California (CVC) have elected members to its steering committee and hired a campaign manager to direct its campaign against gay teacher initiative sponsored by state senator John Briggs. Retention of an old group by CVC to handle all aspects of initiative campaign.
- BACABI FORMED.
P. M. // Advocate; 6/28/78, Issue 244, p15Reports on the formation of a grass root committee by a group of San Francisco, California-based gay activists, to launch a state wide campaign against the gay teachers initiatives sponsored by state Senator John Briggs.
- Holding court at the Royal Show.
Relf, Tim // Farmers Weekly; 7/2/2004, Vol. 141 Issue 1, Following p75Describes the role of farmer John Brigg in judging cattle and sheep at the 2004 Royal Show. His views on the job of a judge; Attributes of judges; Common mistake committed by new judges.
- For the Record: Gay California Teacher Wins Suit Against Former Sen. Briggs.
Relf, Tim // Advocate; 10/14/82, Issue 353, p10Reports that California gay schoolteacher Larry Berner has won a settlement from former state senator John Briggs and California Defend Our Children, proponents of a widely publicized 1978 initiative directed against gay teachers. Amount awarded to Berner; Case history; California voters'...
- The Briggs "New Idea": Fire gay teachers and --oh, yes-- the death penalty.
Relf, Tim // Body Politic; Oct78, Issue 47, p28Focuses on the anti-gay campaign launched by California Senator John Briggs as of October 1978. Initiative to extend the death penalty; View on morality.
- Steel Imports: THEY'RE YOUR PROBLEM, TOO!
Briggs, John D. // Vital Speeches of the Day; 11/15/77, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p73Presents the text of a speech given by Bethlehem Steel Corporation vice president John D. Briggs on September 21, 1977, which discussed the implications of steel imports in the U.S.
- Dispatch: PROS AND CONS ON 6 FILED.
Briggs, John D. // Advocate; 9/6/78, Issue 249, p8Reports that arguments for and against California Proposition 6 have been accepted for inclusion in the November 1978 voters pamphlet by the State Elections Committee in Sacramento, California. Issues covered in the statement in favor of the Proposition 6 filed by California state Senator John...
- Low Heat in California.
Briggs, John D. // Lesbian Tide; Mar/Apr78, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p17This article reports on anti-gay California Senator John Briggs' gathering of signature to force a referendum which would prohibit gays from teaching positions. The total number of signatures needed by Briggs. Gay activist Morris Kight's criticism against Briggs' offer to pay for every...
- Lowcostbeds brings forward 2008 programme.
Briggs, John D. // Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland; 5/4/2007, Issue 2765, p6The article reports that travel agency Lowcostbeds has launched its summer 2008 program earlier than expected in an effort to increase its share in the early-booking market. According to sales director John Briggs, the company will offer incentives such as free kids' places and early-booking...
- PUBLIC MURALS BY JOHN BRIGGS.
CORBINO, MARCIA // American Artist; May1982, Vol. 46 Issue 478, p58The article presents the larger-than-life-size murals in Plant City, Florida, painted by artist John Briggs. Town characters and historical landmarks are immortalized by Briggs in a public art form. Briggs has been commissioned by Bradenton city officials to paint two murals in their town....
- BRIGGS GETS SIGNERS.
Pred, Elenore G. // Advocate; 6/14/78, Issue 243, p9Reports on claim of Senator John Briggs related to petitions for an initiative to remove gay employees from public schools in California. Estimation of signatures on petitions in favor of Briggs; Hope of Briggs for promotion of his campaign against homosexuality; Oppositions of gay activists to...
- SHORT TAKES: Fullerton (California).
Pred, Elenore G. // Advocate; 2/21/80, Issue 286, p12Reports on the lawsuit filed by against the California-based Senator John Briggs for failing to appear in a debate held on October 26, 1978.
- An Italian Passage (Book).
Levin, James // Library Journal; 4/15/1978, Vol. 103 Issue 8, p867Reviews the book 'An Italian Passage: Immigrants to Three American Cities, 1890-1930,' by John Walker Briggs.
- NEW AGE CAMPAIGN.
Levin, James // Advocate; 6/28/78, Issue 244, p15Reports that Hollywood, California-based New Alliance for Gay Equality has advised its supporters that a multimillion dollar campaign will be waged to fight state Senator John Briggs gay teachers initiative.
- POLICE QUESTION BRIGGS EFFORTS.
Levin, James // Advocate; 6/28/78, Issue 244, p17Reports that the official publication of the San Francisco Police Officers Association in San Francisco, California in its April 1978 column has questioned gay teachers initiatives of state Senator John Briggs.
- Open season on gay teachers: Briggs.
Levin, James // Body Politic; Oct77, Issue 37, p9Focuses on a proposal initiated by right-wing anti-gay Senator John V. Briggs which would permit school boards to dismiss or deny employment of homosexuals in California. Implications of the proposals for gay teachers; Description of open and notorious homosexuals.
- Gays win landslide victory voters dump both 13 and 6.
Levin, James // Body Politic; Dec/Jan79, Issue 49, p16Reports on the defeat of an initiative to repeal the gay rights ordinance in Seattle, Washington in 1978. Significance of the defeat to the city of Seattle; Reason for the defeat of the inititive; Groups that spearheaded the anti-gay initiatives; Percentage of voters who opposed the initiative...
- An Italian Passage (Book Review).
Cordasco, Francesco // American Historical Review; Feb79, Vol. 84 Issue 1, p267Reviews the book 'An Italian Passage: Immigrants to Three American Cities, 1890-1930,' by John W. Briggs.
- The New Comstockery: Briggs and Bookburners.
Hall, Richard // Advocate; 10/4/78, Issue 251, p39Criticizes efforts of legislator John Briggs and his supporters to burn books and ban literature and activities related to gays in the U.S. as of october 1978. Relevance of Comstock Postal Acts, a bill the prohibited the use of mails for materials that were obscene, lewd or filthy in 1873, to...
- Agency drivers hit for hours.
Hall, Richard // Commercial Motor; 2/19/2004, Vol. 199 Issue 5067, p7Reports on the decision of Newcastle-under-Lyme magistrates in England to fine several drivers with Staffordshire driving agency Future Driving Services for failure to take adequate rest periods. Total fines imposed against the drivers; Nature of the prosecutions; Comment from John Briggs,...
- Fire in the Crucible (Book).
Rawlinson, Nora; Abrams, William // Library Journal; 8/1/1988, Vol. 113 Issue 13, p164Reviews the book 'Fire in the Crucible: The Alchemy of Creative Genius,' by John Briggs.
- THE BATTLE FOR CALIFORNIA.
Merrill, Michael // Body Politic; Oct78, Issue 47, p24Presents information on Proposition 6, or the Briggs Initiative, after its author, California Senator John Briggs of Orange County, aiming to repeal legal provisions adding protection for gays to human rights laws. Criticism of the bill being blatantly unconstitutional; Mechanism provided which...
- Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered.
Guelzo, Allen Carl // Indiana Magazine of History; Sep2006, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p281The article reviews the book "Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered," by John Channing Briggs.
- NEWS BRIEF.
Guelzo, Allen Carl // Contract Journal; 1/16/2002, Vol. 412 Issue 6360, p14Presents news briefs on industrial plants in Great Britain as of January 2002. Appointment of John Briggs as managing director of Solideal UK; Information on a General Positioning System range of survey tools introduced by Sokkia; Discussion of the Fiat-Kobelco deal between CNH and Kobe Steel.
- Speaking of people.
Guelzo, Allen Carl // Ebony; Apr1994, Vol. 49 Issue 6, p6Features African-Americans of distinction. Paul A. Toliver, director of transit for the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle; Barbara Ross-Lee, dean of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (and sister of singer Diana Ross); John D. Briggs II, associate general counsel for NationsBank...
- Employers seeking broader coverage for traveling workers.
Pallarito, Karen // Business Insurance; 8/28/2006, Vol. 40 Issue 35, p6The article focuses on insurance coverage of medical costs for traveling workers. John Kennedy, director of global benefits for Keane Inc., stated that the company uses a business travel medical plan from Radnor, Pennsylvania-based HTH Worldwide. Appropriate coverage can make medical emergencies...
- Teachers May Face Initiative.
Cordova, Jeanne // Lesbian Tide; Sep/Oct77, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p13This article reports that a national gay battleground is set to form around a June 1978 ballot proposition by Senator John Briggs to prohibit gays from teaching in the California public school system. California Save Our Children Inc.'s move to begin a signature gathering campaign designed to...
- BRIGGS SUED.
Cordova, Jeanne // Advocate; 11/30/77, Issue 229, p12Focuses on the law suit filed in the California Supreme Court seeking the withdrawal of the anti-gay teacher initiative sponsored by Senator John Briggs as of November 30, 1977. Impact of the antigay teacher initiative on the gay community; Name of the person who filed the law suit; Tenets of...
- Lowcost hires heavyweights.
Cordova, Jeanne // Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland; 6/30/2006, Issue 2723, p6The article reports that Lowcost Travel Group has hired Simon Tucker as financial director, John Briggs as sales director , and Michail Steneker as head of the lowcostcruising division. It has entered the luxury accommodation market with the launch of lowcostvillarental and the travel-related...
- Francis Bacon and the Rhetoric of Nature.
Adams, John C. // Philosophy & Rhetoric; 1995, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p153Reviews the book "Francis Bacon and the Rhetoric of Nature," by John C. Briggs.
- A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought.
Davies, Guy // European Journal of Theology; 2011, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p86No abstract available.
- A History of the Ecumenical Movement. Vol. 3: 1968-2000.
Britton, Joseph // International Bulletin of Missionary Research; Oct2006, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p210The article reviews the book "A History of the Ecumenical Movement: 1968-2000," vol. 3, edited by John Briggs, Mercy Amba Oduyoye, and Georges Tsetsis.
- New corporate identity for Crosland VK.
Foxwell, Mark // Printing World; 10/14/2004, Vol. 288 Issue 4, p14Reports that the Manchester, England-based Crosland VK, producer of cutting and creasing platens, has undergone a management change following the management buy-in by Steve Waterhouse and John Briggs. Creation of an improved logo.
- NEWS BRIEFS.
Foxwell, Mark // Body Politic; Dec/Jan78, Issue 39, p9Presents global news briefs on gay community as of December 1, 977. Formation of an organization by a group of gay and anti-sexist prisoners in Washington State Penitentiary; Withdrawal of an initiative by California State Senator John Briggs which might make possible the termination of openly...
- DISPATCH: Prop. 6 News.
Anderson, Scott P. // Advocate; 11/1/78, Issue 253, p7The article focuses on the proposition 6, also called Prop.6 of gay rights, proposed by the U.S. Senator John Briggs. In spite of an apparent lack of funds to wage a media campaign, the Yes On 6 force, group of people agreeing to the proposition are carrying on a direct-mail approach that...
