Word: factionalization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Walter Randall, '36, is the archetype of the old-school Harvard grad. Not a Philadelphian by birth but a fairly long-time resident in a wealthy hidden-away province, southwest of the city. Randall represents the interests of a small faction of older alumni interested in restoring some element of "clubbiness" to Philadelphian graduates. Randall sees the present club's chieftains--who do a great deal to mold the policies of the alumni in the city--as a looseknit, often too business-like group of younger turks who believe the club's only duty is soliciting new membership dues...
DuBois, on the other hand, felt that nothing could be achieved without a struggle for civil rights, and to this end he favored the cultivation of a small faction, a "Talented Tenth" as he called it, which would lead the masses of black people in their fight for equality. DuBois's program left him open to charges of elitism, and the Niagara Movement, which he organized in 1905 as a bulwark of opposition to Washington, failed because of those charges...
There is no doubt that the military is steadily assuming more and more power in Portugal and that the dominant faction is the one represented by radicals like Saraiva de Carvalho and Admiral Antonio Rosa Coutinho. Recently the admiral proposed that a new political party be organized from the ranks of all the leftist parties, including both the Communists and the Socialists-and the general said it would be even better to bar the parties' existing leaders from "getting in the way." As part of the process of establishing direct ties with the people, the military assembly discussed proposals...
Futile Effort. A week earlier the fight between the Socialists and Communists, who are allied to the radical faction of the M.F.A., had seemed headed toward a showdown (TIME, June 2). Communist printers had forced the closing of the Socialist newspaper Republica, and Socialist Leader Mario Soares had vowed that he would attend no more meetings of the Cabinet, in which he is a Minister Without Portfolio, until the newspaper was allowed to resume publication. His vow raised the threat that the Socialists, who won 38% in the last elections but hold no real power under the present system, might...
...crash in Sardinia three years ago, Chapin functioned for an entire season as acting general manager before he was granted the full title and authority. Despite some triumphs, like Boris Godunov and The Siege of Corinth, he has never had the full support of the Met's faction-ridden board...