Word: manifestoes
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...much amused by your editorial today on Senator John F. Kennedy's latest speech, which could certainly be classed as a "ringing manifesto from the rear of the battle." On the other hand, when there was actually something to be done, as in the question of a labor reform bill, Kennedy, in going back on the major principles and powers of his bill, hardly displayed great willingness "to serve them at the risk of incurring their monetary displeasure." It was representatives Landrum and Griffin, and those who voted for their bill despite the pressure of the unions, who showed this...
...Envy Tactic." As events were quick to prove, one man's mudslinging is another man's honest examination of the issues. Launching Labor's manifesto, Britain Belongs to You, at a televised press conference, Gaitskell confirmed Tory predictions that Labor's campaign weapon would be "the envy tactic," although Gaitskell obviously did not use the term. The ordinary Briton may be better off these days, conceded the Labor manifesto, but "the contrast between the extremes of wealth and poverty is sharper now" than when the Conservatives took power eight years ago. To remedy this state...
...Mehdi ben Barka has been in rebellion against one thing or another since early youth. A brilliant mathematics student, he was tabbed at 14 by one of his teachers as "first in his class; mixes with nationalists: to be watched." The youngest man to sign the Istiqlal independence manifesto of 1944, Ben Barka showed such talent at organizing and publicizing Morocco's fight for independence that nationalist French newsmen dubbed him "the Moroccan Goebbels...
Ford's manifesto was the $5 wage for an eight-hour day. Says Bruckberger: "I consider that what Henry Ford accomplished on January 1, 1914 contributed far more to the emancipation of workers than the October Revolution of 1917." Though...
...news broke, schools began closing. "Mockery and disrespect for Guatemalan schoolchildren," declared a student manifesto. "Besides possessing a normal psychobiological makeup, a candidate for such a post should also have the necessary culture and education." Teachers' groups begged Ydígoras to change his mind...