Word: leaderlessness
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...Karen rebellion by appointing Karen leaders to his Cabinet, by promising the Karens an autonomous state within the Union of Burma. He eased the Chinese Nationalist crisis through the U.N.; the U.S. recently flew out more than half of the Nationalists to Formosa, and the rest are considered leaderless and confinable. U Nu persistently offered the Communists their lives and a course in democracy if they would turn in their arms and surrender...
...genial. He smoked a pipe; he spoke softly and slowly; he waved aside guards and let the lowly approach. When they tried to kiss his hands, he would raise up the humble and buss them on the cheeks. He was honest and looked it, and Egyptians who had felt leaderless and betrayed for generations came to see him, their eyes shining...
...governed, and merely held on to power by a melancholy juggling of parliamentary numbers. Order, purpose and initiative trickled out of government like sand whispering through the neck of an hourglass. Last week the whisper grew to a crash. Premier Giuseppe Pella and his government resigned; Italy was left leaderless...
...Depends on Ike. This makes the Democratic position somewhat delicate. The Democrats are aware of Eisenhower's continued popularity, aware also that his prestige may drop sharply if the coming session of Congress gives an impression of being lost and leaderless. Accordingly, the Democrats want to avoid opposing Eisenhower, and at the same time they want to encourage all possible dissensions in his party. At the first session, the Democrats had some luck with this tactic. Although hotter heads now demand a frontal attack on Eisenhower, wily Democratic Senate Leader Johnson counsels waiting to see how Eisenhower makes...
...After 58 leaderless days, Indonesia had a new coalition government, its 14th in the brief eight years of its existence. The new Prime Minister was goateed Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo, 50, who was recalled as Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S. to take the job. Sastroamidjojo had been running up & down the U.S., urging American businessmen to invest in his country...