Word: auriolism
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Disgusted Edgar Faure marched out of the Chamber, followed by his cabinet. In 40 days as Premier he had lost ten pounds. At 4:30 that morning he drove to the Elysée Palace, handed his resignation to President Auriol, and went home to bed. For the 13th time under the Fourth Republic, France was without a government...
Within 15 minutes of the Assembly vote that felled them, Premier René Pleven and his cabinet ministers sped to the presidential palace in their official black cars and submitted their resignations to President Vincent Auriol, getting into their usual traffic snarl in the courtyard. Then they rushed back to carry on their cabinet assignments as before, until a new cabinet emerged...
...week's end, President Auriol had been turned down five times. A sixth candidate was trying, with slim chances of success. The dance has its own logic: in a coalition of central parties in which none has a majority, the party undertaking the coalition must make concessions to buy the support of some other party. Unless he wants to pay an exorbitant price, a buyer must not seem too eager...
Britain's Princess Margaret arrived in Paris for a busy four days of footloose fun. At the Hertford Hospital charity ball, she mingled with the best of the smart set, danced with Paul Auriol, son of the French President, and also came face to face with a brash American custom. A young Army civilian employee from Chicago threw royal protocol aside, introduced himself and asked for the next dance. Margaret was diplomatically delighted" to meet him, but, she said, "I'm terribly sorry, I seem to be booked up just now." The next evening at the home...
Results of the annual diplomatic pheasant shoot on the summer estate of French President Vincent Auriol were posted again in Rambouillet. Winner: U.S. Ambassador David K. Bruce, with 70 birds. The host's bag: 41 birds...