Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Worker likes the picture's historically "accurate" description of the conflict between the landed proletariat and the "terroristic" cattle barons, but it deplores the fact that Hero Alan Ladd follows "the Hollywood strongman tradition," which, "coupled with extreme emphasis on a series of bloody fist fights, constitutes . . . capitulation to current Hollywood standards." Another deviationist error: "The wives of the homesteaders . . . are shown urging their husbands to give up and move on. This is an insult to the great tradition of pioneer women...
...members had voted, the count stood three to three. The deciding voice was Chairman James Delmar's. Delmar made no charges of disloyalty, but, he said, "the community is already split wide open over this matter. [If Ebey] stays in the position, I can only see further conflict." In short, George Ebey was "controversial...
...public is conditioned to read into this situation the old conflict of patronage-hungry politicians against the merit system. That conflict does exist, and the Administration would have an easier time with Congress if it had some more jobs to dole...
...Deal found a bureaucracy well-entrenched, but there was little conflict between this group and Roosevelt's top political appointees. As the New Deal vastly expanded the scope and power of Government, thousands of civil servants gained rapid promotion. At the same time, much of the New Deal's business was transacted in new agencies which were staffed without competitive civil-service examinations. By 1936, only 60% of Government civilian employees had entered Government through competitive civil-service tests. Many of the 40% were patronage appointments, and most of them were New Deal enthusiasts. World
Loosely based on James Michener's 1951 collection of stories, it has just the right setting - a South Sea island that out-Bali-Ha'is Bali Ha'i - plus the right blend of serious conflict and sarongs...