Word: commonwealth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Among U.S. allies, reactions ranged from cheers to tears. The British Commonwealth's two Harolds-Britain's Prime Minister Wilson and Australia's Prime Minister Holt-found themselves at opposite ends of the spectrum. Wilson, harried by a flatulent left wing that even deplores Washington's support of the pound sterling, declared that "we must dissociate ourselves from the bombings" but stoutly reiterated his fundamental support for U.S. war aims...
Volpe's handling of the Sales Tax issue is cited to illustrate that Republicans can be as determined and aggressive as Democrats while conducting themselves in a more statesman-like manner. And Richardson's transformation of the lieutenant governor's office from the residence of the Commonwealth's ribbon-cutter to the policy-making center for many of the state's health, education and welfare programs is offered as a sign of Republican imagination...
Order & Morality. Peel away the wrapping and what lies underneath? A "new morality" and a "new class." The new morality means that "everyone works for the commonwealth rather than for himself." The new class is the Communist Party "elite," who have power but "nothing else." They are "incorruptible" and have given China honest rule at last. Above all, "the program of the Chinese Government is clearly imposed upon its people, not by force, but by forceful persuasion." Less intuitive China-watchers might wonder why this is so clear, recalling (as Koningsberger does not) the 10 million Chinese who were forcefully...
...Corporation fires Samuel S. Bowles, an instructor in Economics, for refusing to sign the Massachusetts Teachers' Loyalty Oath (all teachers in the Commonwealth must swear to uphold its and the nation's constitutions). Bowles obtains an injunction to prevent his dismissal until the Supreme Judicial Court decides whether the oath is constitutional. The University does not contest his action...
...Kent looking on as Britain's official representatives-did the tiny, oven-hot colony mark its independence last week and start life anew as the nation of Guyana (pronounced guy-an-uh, meaning "land of waters" in an Amerindian dialect) and as the 23rd member of the British Commonwealth...