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Vellucci's motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote just before the council moved to adjourn...
Womack said that because the resolution was placed at the end of the docket, the chances were "not good" that it would come up for a vote. "Someone could always move to adjourn, which requires no debate" he said...
More concretely, members of both houses expressed stronger sentiment than ever to cut off funds for the Viet Nam War unless Nixon quickly negotiates peace (see story, page 11). Indignant at Nixon's bombing tactics while Congress was in adjournment, Mansfield proposed that it never again adjourn sine die, retaining instead the right to call itself back into special session-a brusque indication that Mansfield does not trust Nixon. Rather than waiting for the President to present his legislative requests, Mansfield and Albert both listed priorities of their own-mainly bills that Nixon had vetoed last year...
July 26--Mayor Ackermann accuses five City Council members--Owens and the four independents--of playing games and holding the city up to ridicule," after the five vote to adjourn the Council within 30 minutes for the second consecutive night...
Although Corcoran does not release the letter of resignation or make any statement about it, there is speculation that Cronin was angry at the criticism he received for failing to attend several Council meetings, which Owens and the independent councillors then voted to adjourn...