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...Mansfield's petition to impose cloture, Dirksen castigated the Administration's attempt to foist "compulsory unionism" on hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers. "The basic concept upon which the whole structure of Government rests," he said, "is the concept of freedom. God help us if we impair it, if we tarnish it, if we sully it, if we transmit it to the next generation in impaired form." Mansfield countered with harsh words. He decried "the resentments, the irritations, the vendettas and the whatevers against organized labor" that had prompted the talkathon. Noting the Senate's historic reluctance...
...That was only a month ago, but last week they were at it again. The latest excuse was that Armed Forces Chief Francisco Rivera Caminero, who was to have been shipped off to Washington, simply refused to go. His transfer, the nation's top officers warned Godoy, would impair national security...
...Piqued by the setback, Peking called Castro a liar and accused him of unfairly juggling trade figures. Castro hit back last week with charges of "grand hypocrisy" and "contempt for smaller peoples." The feud could well lead to a break in diplomatic relations, has already gone far enough to impair Red China's hold on its one major base for espionage and subversion in the Western Hemisphere...
...been amply proved that Harvard's offense cannot move the ball with any consistency against a good defensive line. The loss of Harvard tackle Steve Diamond will impair the Crimson's attack even further. John McCluskey's passing has been improving slowly, but it is not so good that Harvard can count on him to supply much offensive thrust...
...opposition Conservatives-and obscures the fact that Pearson's government is doing a good job of managing Canada's thriving economy, has improved federal-provincial relations, and tried to ease the dangerous split between English-and French-speaking Canadians. Favreau's resignation could well impair these relations by creating doubt about Quebec's Liberal leadership among provincial voters. The Conservatives would love to topple Pearson's government and force new elections. But the party is in the midst of an intramural fight over the leadership of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker...