Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only the second time in its 30-year rule that South Africa's National Party had needed a ballot to determine its new leader. All three declared candidates, representing rival segments within the party, had remained in the race until the end. As the 172-member party caucus proceeded through two rounds of secret balloting, tension mounted in the crowd gathered outside Capetown's white-columned senate building. Finally the doors opened: Defense Minister Pieter W. ("P.W.") Botha, 62, an uncompromising hardliner, had been chosen to succeed retiring Prime Minister John Vorster...
...caucus of Vorster's National Party, comprised of a majority of conservative Afrikaners, will meet in Cape Town on Sept. 28 to select a new president and prime minister...
Guzzi and Tsongas were traveling through the state yesterday hitting shopping centers and the suburbs. Kathleen Sullivan Alioto stepped up her media campaign with an advertisement featuring an endorsement from Frank Sinatra. State Representative Elaine Noble and Conservative Caucus candidate Howard Phillips '62, both suffering from limited resources, made use of free air time and various public debate forums...
National groups protesting the bill include the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, the National Organization for Women and the United States Congressional Black Caucus...
...proposals initially drew prickly opposition. At Dutch instigation, four small countries called a separate caucus to sulk over what they regarded as West German and French highhandedness. British Prime Minister James Callaghan, who is reluctant to inhibit the pound in any case, argued that the scheme could be construed by Washington as a move against the dollar. Schmidt proved to be one step ahead of his critics. In a series of telephone calls to Carter, he apparently succeeded in getting Washington's blessing for the monetary idea. Said a ranking German finance ministry official...