Word: mccarranism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Perez Jimenez and Estrada were admitted to the U.S. as "parolees," required to renew their visas every 30 days. Under the letter of the law there was no way to bar their entry, for neither had ever belonged to an organization unfriendly to the U.S., as specified in the McCarran Act. As political refugees, they had merely requested the same asylum that had been previously granted to other Venezuelan politicians, many of whom are now back in their own country. Perez Jimenez stayed close to his floodlighted Miami Beach hideaway (TIME, April 21), broke his seclusion for the first time...
...political start came when he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state senate from Esmeralda County; he explains his decision to accept as a simple matter of civic consciousness. Cord quickly began moving into the Democratic power vacuum created by the 1954 death of U.S. Senator Pat McCarran. He won labor support by pushing through a bill hiking unemployment benefits from $50 to $75 a week. He found favor with Nevada's powerful gambling interests by leading the fight for a bill giving them new tax benefits (the bill was vetoed by Republican Governor Charles Russell...
Last week, in the town where Pat Mc-Carran fell dead after making a speech, Cordmen and Nevada's remaining anti-Cord Democrats fought for control of McCarran's party. The anti-Cords won a few skirmishes. But at convention's close, Cord's men were in command. They had won majority control of the Democratic state central committee; rammed through was a platform that clearly mirrored Cord's position on such issues as gambling (for relaxed laws), foreign aid (for less) and aid to education (for more). What most of the delegates wanted...
...home and kiss your wife good-bye'?" Heikkila will be deported "if it takes from now until I get kicked out." And Representative Walter and his subcommittee, who are investigating the incident, appear more concerned about Swing's tactics as capital for Communist propaganda and adverse publicity for the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act, than about the morality of the tactics themselves...
...Harry Momita received his American citizenship under the McCarran-Walter Act. His drugstore became the social center of the area, and Helen used to open it at 8 o'clock every morning so that everyone could gather for coffee. Last year Harry served as president of the Calipatria Chamber of Commerce...