Word: appointed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Allende replied briskly that such guarantees were unnecessary; his own "democratic attitude," he said, guaranteed "the future behavior of my government." As for relinquishing his right to appoint the chiefs of the armed services, he refused to consider the matter: "I am an intransigent defender of the prerogatives of the chief of state." This time the Christian Democrats were ready to fight, and there were reports that President Frei's forces were trying to gain support for an alliance with Alessandri's National Party...
...Faculty passed legislation allowing the Faculty Council and all the student members of all the other committees to appoint students to fill empty or unused seats. The Faculty Council decided to let the students decide...
After fighting so hard for a liberal Faculty restructuring, the liberals lost the December and May elections. "Wewon the war, but lost the battle," one liberal commented. "Had we allowed the Dean to appoint the Council we would have done better because he would have had to guess at our strength," another said...
...London. I.C.C. stands to snare a profit of $7,500,000 for every $1 that I.O.S. stock rises above $2. Vesco in addition will have what he calls "veto power over I.O.S.'s checkbook"-two nominees on a five-man finance committee and the right to appoint a third who is also agreeable to I.O.S...
Fullam's first big job, after a mid-July hearing, will be to appoint one or more trustees to run the railroad. The trustees will have the power to float new loans to keep the line operating. While waiting for those loans, Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe warned last week, the railroad may have to shut down for lack of cash to meet expenses, which include the $20 million a week payroll for its 94,000 employees. Said Volpe: "I don't believe any of us can say with any degree of certainty if the payroll will...