Word: councilwoman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...arrest brought immediate protests from the French Ambassador, screams from the French press, and a personal appeal from De Gaulle. The Human Rights Commissions of France, Italy and Belgium dispatched observers to plead his case. His father, who is a lawyer, his mother, who is a Paris city councilwoman, and his childhood nurse all flew to the Bolivian capital of La Paz to rescue their petit chou...
...climactic "rally" in Santiago's Plaza Artesanos drew a skimpy crowd. Miners in helmets and packs marched listlessly to a drum and bugle corps; a few busloads of young girls chanted: "If the government continues like this, we will cut off its nose." Not even chunky Communist Councilwoman Mireya Baltra, berating the "imperialists" between swigs from a bottle of Pepsi, could generate much enthusiasm. "This government stained its hands with blood," exulted another speaker. "We have our martyrs." Then everybody went home...
What emerged was a in-page report that tells more about Glendale than Glendale has ever known about itself. The city council wanted copies. "We're very proud of you," Councilwoman Zelma Bogue, onetime Glendale mayor, told Cassell. Proud as he was too, Teacher Cassell noted that his students "just barely scratched the surface...