Word: permitted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that the purpose of foreign aid is to help nations secure economic and political independence, and then resort to petty blackmail when they assert their independence? If our form of government and our economic system are truly great, we should permit others to test our noble intentions...
...Harlem's Democratic Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, chairman of the Labor and Education Committee and by any standard the House's purest demagogue. Floor Manager Powell attempted to limit debate to two hours; but amid Republican demands for more time, he and Speaker John McCormack decided to permit five hours, despite Powell's lament that the delay would force him to break a $1,500 speaking engagement in Austin, Texas...
Oregon Democrat Edith Green tried to amend the bill to exempt people whose religion does not permit joining unions; her amendment was ruled "not germane." So strict were the limitations on debate that in order to complete her arguments, she three times had to borrow speaking time from the Republicans. To her fellow Democrats, Mrs. Green said acidly: "I'm greatly indebted to the people on the left side of the aisle who are so liberal they allow free expression here." Also beaten back were Republican attempts to bar union shops among unions that practice racial discrimination...
...close political ally of Shastri. Looking ahead to the 1967 elections, Shastri wanted someone atop the party machinery to select pro-Shastri candidates for the next parliamentary slate. Shyly but firmly, Shastri let it be known that anyone who wanted to change the party rules and permit Kamaraj to succeed himself would not meet with his disfavor...
...Though the new rules vary, most lines will do away with weight limits, permit passengers to take two suitcases and one carry-on bag about the size of a briefcase...