Word: councilmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Black Jesus. The reform program that some rebel councilmen had prepared for the meeting seemed reasonable enough. As shaped by Massachusetts Clergyman Stephen C. Rose, the program proposed, among other things, that the council become more of a lay organization engaged in specific social and religious tasks and that its white denominations turn over mission resources to the black and the poor. As a measure of its concern, Rose said, the council should also elect a black general secretary. Yet the insurgents never presented the proposals coherently at the assembly. And when the chance came to nominate a candidate, they...
...sirens and church bells. With the town at a total standstill for two hours, there was time for a crowd of 8,000 to gather at the courthouse square to greet Rocket Engineer Wernher Von Braun. Von Braun was hoisted off his feet by the sheriff and three city councilmen and carried through the cheering crowd-an experience, he said, that "must have been as thrilling as riding one of our Saturn 5s into space...
...town council disapproved, so he appointed an independent commission to "study" the plan. To no one's surprise, the commission thought the project was splendid, and Dabard signed a construction contract. The council protested, but the mayor was ready. "If you question my judgment," he told the councilmen, "it means I no longer have your confidence. Therefore, I will have to resign." The council backed down, as expected...
Larrison, who suspects that Fellow Republican Lovellette plans to run against him in 1971, was unmoved. He said that the resolution is not binding and has "no teeth." As for the councilmen, Larrison-who favors legalized prostitution-added, "A lot of them voted yes because they lacked the courage to stand up and show their convictions...
...York Times is choosing comfort and convenience over difficult self-assessment. Their warning of January 22nd--that "the politicalization of art and all other forms of culture is a favorite device of dictatorship"--is ridiculously severe. Better they should deplore the pressures which led several New York City councilmen to threaten the end of the city's three-million-dollar allocation to the museum if the show's catalogue weren't withdrawn--as it now has been...