Word: boycott
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Having had their fill of Philip, right-wing ministers resolved to boycott Cabinet meetings until he was sacked. Bandaranaike agreed to clip Gunawardena's wings by taking from him three of his ministry's four departments. Gunawardena resigned, taking with him into opposition three other ministers. Bandaranaike was left with a parliamentary minority of 47 out of 99 seats, and should have tumbled from office...
...They talk about a secondary boycott," the short, husky Teamsters president said in scorn...
There have been no comparable flare-ups since, but the problem remains and has how taken a new turn. Last week, for instance, the newly formed Uganda National Movement had a boycott going of all non-African shops, the purpose being to "drive the Asians into the large towns. After that we shall put pressure on them there too." Long snubbed by the whites, the Asians now find themselves in danger from the blacks, and few can decide to which side...
...Kabaka (King) of Buganda says: "There will be plenty of room for Europeans even after self-government. But we are determined to get rid of the Asians." Adds Nyasaland's demagogic Dr. Hastings Banda: "If they interfere in politics, they will be told to clear out. We will boycott their stores, and they know what that means-bankruptcy...
...stores), and ten appliance makers and eight distributors. Klor's charged that the manufacturers and distributors had conspired to deny it merchandise, except at extremely unfavorable terms, because of pressure brought by Broadway-Hale's using its monopolistic buying power. The defendants did not deny the boycott, but claimed that the public could still buy the same goods at many other San Francisco stores. The District Court thereupon concluded that the suit was a "purely private quarrel." Flatly rejecting the argument, the Supreme Court said the conspiracy against Klor's was a full-fledged illegal restraint...