Word: polish-american
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Because of its national and international significance, Powell emphasized that the civil rights struggle is one for all Americans. Nevertheless, he said, it must be led by Negroes. "It is as ridiculous to have a Negro on the Board of Directors of the Polish-American Society or the B'nal B'rith," he stated, "as it is to have the national Negro organizations led by whites...
...appointment was criticized as being blatantly political. Editorialized the Milwaukee Sentinel: "Our pride must be tempered by the fact that the appointment is obviously political . . . He was an early Kennedy supporter and his name is Polish, a coincidence which is likely to make some Kennedy votes next year among the heavy Polish-American populations of Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York." Asked about all this at his press conference, President Kennedy said blandly: "I think we just happen to be fortunate that his grandparents came from Poland...
...them, the bloc voted right, and a few weeks later the White House was pleased to announce the appointment of Salvatore Bontempo as head of the State Department's consular service. For good measure, Michel Cieplinski was named as Bontempo's assistant, mollifying an eleven-member Polish-American group in the House...
...most of the century. Carefully the Democrats hammered out their own machine-a three-wheeled speedster that rolled on the vote-delivering power of union leaders, the organizational wizardry of Democratic Chairman Neil Staebler, and the popularity of ebullient bow-tied Soapy Williams, who could out-polka any Polish-American in Hamtramck...
...responsible leader, while the Democrats were grabbing most of the headlines in primary campaigns. His technique: a series of calculated, noncontroversial public appearances before as many people as possible. Early last week he turned up to talk about the spirit of freedom and independence before a gigantic Polish-American picnic in Chicago. He hopped back to Washington to preside over the Senate. Then he was off to work his way through the vast U.S. World Trade Fair in Manhattan's Coliseum, where he could hardly see the exhibits for the swarm of reporters and photographers that buzzed around...