Word: adjourning
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Cronin was sharply criticized during the City Council's August 2 meeting for his absence from four previous Council sessions discussing the City Manager dispute. The four independent councillors and liberal Henry F. Owens III voted to adjourn these meetings when Cronin did not appear to give opinions on procedural matters...
Mayor Barbara Ackermann accused five City Council members of "playing games and holding the city up to ridicule" Wednesday evening after the five voted to adjourn the Council within 30 minutes for the second consecutive night...
...meeting voted first not to continue the strike and then, one hour later after 100 people had trickled out, reversed itself and voted to continue striking indefinitely. The feverish activity of the past week had clearly taken its toll: arguments and counter-arguments were made lackadaisically and motions to adjourn were repeatedly introduced by a tired and bored audience. McGovern's convincing victory in the Massachusetts primary that day had injected a feeble note of optimism in the proceedings, but it was still clear that the activist mood was departing as quickly as it had come. And when the black...
...meeting voted first not to continue the strike and then, one hour later after 100 people had trickled out, reversed itself and voted to continue striking indefinitely. The feverish activity of the past week had clearly taken its toll: arguments and counter-arguments were made lackadaisically and motions to adjourn were repeatedly introduced by a tired and bored audience. McGovern's convincing victory in the Massachusetts primary that day had injected a feeble note of optimism in the proceedings, but it was still clear that the activist mood was departing as quickly as it had come. And when the black...
...After successful games, in which we both maintained our torrid pace in our respective categories, we'd adjourn to Manuel's Mexican food place for a combination plate and talk baseball, fast cars and girls...