Word: localism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Staying On. The heart of London's cautious plan is that Cyprus is entitled to more self-government, but is in no condition for a change of ownership. Highlights: ¶ Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots would each elect a separate "communal assembly" to handle their own local problems, education and church affairs. ¶ The communal assemblies would in turn elect a Central Council to act as a kind of cabinet under a British governor. Representation on the Central Council would be in rough proportion to the population (400,000 Greek Cypriots, 100,000 Turkish Cypriots...
...could not only appoint Premiers without parliamentary approval but would also be empowered to dissolve Parliament at will. To balance still more the power of the popularly elected National Assembly, De Gaulle would like to establish a strong Senate whose members would include representatives of France's local governments and overseas territories, plus spokesmen for such economic and social groupings as organized labor, agriculture, management and the intellectuals...
...Lure of Paris. The assured tone of De Gaulle's telegram set the diehards back on their heels. They quickly discovered that they were being "betrayed" not only by De Gaulle but by some of their local heroes as well. Leon Delbecque, the zealot wool salesman who got the settlers and soldiers together in the first place (TIME, June 9), returned from a flying trip to France "to see my sick daughter," full of penitence for his earlier fiery criticisms of De Gaulle's Cabinet. He unctuously proclaimed: "Unity behind General de Gaulle must be complete . . . We must...
...failures. The Land Authority tried valiantly, even mechanized sugar loading by a system that blows the semirefined product from trucks or railroad cars., into ships, eliminating bags. But it could not meet its allotted task of increasing output of sugar, and its lands and plants may be sold to local capitalists if they will agree to mechanize harvesting, keep wages up, shun attempts at political control...
...that invented the concept of a "free, associated state." It was enacted "in the nature of a compact" between Congress (which approved it in 1950) and the Puerto Rican people (who ratified it in a referendum). Chiefly, the bill authorized Puerto Rico to write itself a constitution for complete local self-government and provided for U.S.-Puerto Rican relationship. Main effects...