Word: misconduct
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...service I ever had to perform." He added: "My investigations . . . will be nonpolitical . . . Let the chips fall where they may ... I am an inveterate and implacable opponent of ... the spoils system . . . I am ... just as anxious to clear the clouds that may be over any agency because of the misconduct of one or a limited number of employees...
...another Fair Deal sore point. "Some dishonest people," he said, "worm themselves into almost every human organization. It is all the more shocking, however, when they make their way into a Government such as ours ... I intend to see to it that federal employees who have been guilty of misconduct are punished...
...Ottawa beat the Indians, 3 to 1. Loyola of Montreal beat M.I.T., 7 to 0, and Brown beat Williams, 10 to 1. Walt Greeley scored both goals for the Crimson in the first game, which was marred by nine penalties, including a major 5-minute and game misconduct penalty charged against Crimson forward Billy Timpson. R.P.I., with two Canadians sparking its attack, had no trouble with Harvard...
...Treasury Secretary Snyder assured Williams that nothing was wrong in St. Louis. William disagreed. A week after the second grand jury investigation began, he flatly charged the Treasury Department with withholding secret reports. The reports were produced, and Finnegan was indicted on two counts of bribetaking and three of misconduct (TIME, Oct. 22). In a speech the following month, Williams announced to the Senate, with mild relish, that Commissioner George Schoeneman, boss of the Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue, "has turned in his resignation today." Then he added: "It is rather interesting to note that the collector of Internal Revenue...
...major bill in the House of Commons, or whenever the Prime Minister feels it his duty to seek a fresh mandate from the country, or whenever he thinks it tactically advantageous. Unlike the President of the U.S., who is safe in office for four years (except for impeachable misconduct) even if Congress and the public disapprove of his policies, the British Prime Minister must resign as soon as he loses the confidence of the House of Commons. Clement Attlee actually did not need to seek election again until 1955, but with a shaky parliamentary majority of only six, he obviously...