Word: mayer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Moment of Truth. The dramatic moment came when ex-Premier René Mayer, an influential industrialist (identified with the Rothschild interests) and a member of Mendès' own Radical Socialist Party, took the rostrum. Mayer, whose constituency is Constantine in Algeria, was against Mendès' attempts to negotiate a North African settlement with the nationalist rebels. He was plainly on the side of the French settlers, and brushed aside talk of cruelty on the part of the French forces. "Repression always has a cruel aspect," he said coolly. "But this time it has been just...
...Mayer spoke on, his voice rose, and the Assembly sensed that the "moment of truth" was at hand. "It has been said that France must adapt herself to the evolution of the modern world. If that means adapt herself as she has done in Viet Nam, or as she has done in the Fezzan and in the French establishments in India, I answer...
...Mayer Dumps Hawkins...
...argument, and finally got his way: the appointment of Gaullist Jacques Soustelle, 43, as governor general of Algeria. When they heard the news, opposition Deputies cried "à la soupe!" (i.e., gravy). In his own Radical Party, Mendés had to face severe criticism. Said ex-Premier René Mayer: "This action may gain the Prime Minister votes from some other quarters, but it may well cost him an equal number from the ranks of his own comrades." Replied Mendès acidly: "I did not look up M. Soustelle's radical pedigree. I sought the man who could...
...heavy football players are generally overweight, but rarely need to diet. Reliance on simple body-weight control can easily miss the real problem: dealing with the so-called degenerative diseases, e.g., heart and artery ailments. ¶ Despite all the current emphasis on dieting, reported Harvard's Dr. Jean Mayer, doctors have had little practical success so far in developing sound reducing diets-mostly because they explain obesity simply as the result of "overeating" and let it go at that. Moreover, the value of regular exercise is ignored, due to a popular misconception that physical activity leads only to more...