Word: governability
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
President Baldomir acted quickly. He dissolved Parliament, marched troops to danger points in Montevideo. He postponed the Presidential election scheduled for March 29. He announced that a Council of State would govern-and prepare a new reform to remedy the 1934 reform-until a plebiscite and the postponed Presidential election are held. He accepted Minister of War Julio A. Roletti's resignation because of "ill health," gave the post to Foreign Minister Alberto Guani "temporarily"-i.e., long enough for wise old Alberto Guani to make sure of the Army's loyalty...
Judiciary Committee, who introduced the bill in the House: "I want to protect essential secrets from being disclosed to the enemy, but I want also to protect the people of this democracy in the opportunity to know the things which they ought to know in order to govern it." Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Frederick Van Nuys spoke even more emphatically: He promised that Attorney General Biddie's War Secrets Bill "will undergo as close a scrutiny as any that has ever come before the Judiciary Committee...
...while here in school, and in general it is recommended that he use his home address. Since the draft board will continue to govern the affairs of the registrant for some time to come, there might be some advantage for a student in giving as his permanent address his regular home address, because in most cases that is where the student, is likely to live after completing his college work...
...work of the Council during the next few months will to a large extent determine the character of the movement. In the Lowell House meeting main considerations that must govern this work will be outlined, the concrete program will be presented, and new members will be enlisted to carry on the work...
...then given a simple classification test to determine his mental ability for all future references; (3) a series of regular training films will be shown so that he may know the basic principles of military courtesy; (4) the Articles of War, the laws and rules that govern the conduct of military men, are then read and explained to him; (5) there is a short talk by the Chaplain and the Medical Officer to give basic information which will help him while in the Army...