Word: controlling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lumber before all the fears and feuds of the party were exposed. They listened to pleas and threats. Sometimes they argued. Labor's William Green demanded a plank for repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act, for which most Southern Democrats had voted in Congress. Harold Ickes demanded federal control of tidewater oil lands, which outraged such states' rights defenders as Texas' ex-Governor Dan Moody...
...rest, the Democrats were for admission of 400,000 displaced persons, support of a free Israel, continued civilian control of atomic energy, and for action to "curb Republican inflation." They were for tax reduction (especially in the lower incomes), debt reduction, and "broad and adequate" federal housing and education programs. They were against two things: Communism and the Republicans...
Kremlin propagandists have always enthusiastically endorsed the slogan "Asia for the Asians." Communism, they hoped, would fill the political vacuum left by departing European powers. Last week, however, in the five small city-states of India remaining under French control,* came a bland reversal of the party line. Local Communist leaders labeled the neighboring Indian government a "Fascist" oppressor, ordered party members to vote against union with India in plebiscites to be held this month. Instead, Communists must vote for continued French rule...
...made the convention a real contest. It gave hope to all candidates, including such dark horses as Lester B. ("Mike") Pearson and Brooke Claxton, Paul Martin, Clarence Decatur Howe, Douglas Abbott and Charles Gavan ("Chubby") Power. Because of mechanical differences, Canadian conventions are not so easy to swing or control as U.S. conventions: the delegates vote individually by secret ballot; no candidate may rise to withdraw and publicly switch his support to another...
Born with Control. Playing summers in the U.S. and winters in Central and South America, Satchel Paige earned $36,000 one year, and spent it in handfuls (he has a white Lincoln, a red Cadillac, a red jeep, a pallid station wagon and an arsenal of over 20 shotguns). Lately he has pitched only in three-to five-inning stints. Some of Satchel's speed is gone, but not his control ("I was born with control...