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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Facts. At Blackpool, Cousins was determined to put the unions' unhappiness on record. As the first order of conference business, he introduced a motion to condemn compulsory wage and price guidelines as dampers on both trade-union activity and economic expansion and called for their immediate repeal. In answer, Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy Jenkins made brutally clear, "the hard facts of life" gave Britain little choice. In 1967, he pointed out, prices increased only 2% while wages jumped 6%. "The only trouble was that we did not earn it," he said. "Production that year went up by only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Party Divided | 10/11/1968 | See Source »

...answer, leaders of the majority argued that restructuring, by helping the Disciples carry out a better-organized Christian mission, is actually a step toward the larger unity that Campbell envisioned. One concrete result of the reorganization will be that the Disciples can take a more decisive part in the Consultation on Church Union, the ambitious ecumenical venture that is seeking to merge nine main-line denominations into a Protestant superchurch. The Disciples have participated in C.O.C.U. since 1963, but now they will be able to get clearer decisions from the membership on unity issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protestants: Disciplined Disciples | 10/11/1968 | See Source »

...have dances.' He asks, 'How do nudists dance?' And I was to answer 'Very carefully.' Well, the censors didn't like that. What could we say? After some thought, they came back with 'cheek to cheek.' Well, the whole cast roared over that one, and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verrry Interesting . . . But Wild | 10/11/1968 | See Source »

...letter to the CRIMSON (printed on page two), said they were "glad to learn of" the NAC's "interest" in the Center, and that they "would be glad to have all interested students and faculty visit us." CFIA personnel "will be on hand" to discuss the Center and answer questions, they added...

Author: By Jeff Magalif, | Title: Radicals to Be Welcomed at CFIA | 10/8/1968 | See Source »

...been taking the pictures?" they asked. It is often hard to find a good-sounding answer in these situations; Ted prudently said nothing. "What you think you taking a picture of? Why you always takin' pickturs?" No reply...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Southern Schizophrenia: | 10/7/1968 | See Source »

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