Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Backed by a "Diefenbaker, resign" editorial in the pro-Conservative Toronto Globe and Mail, Trade Minister George Hees led a second palace revolt. Going to Diefenbaker's Ottawa home, Hees asked him face to face to resign for the good of Canada and the party. Stung to tears, Diefenbaker refused, and set out to rally his strength. Loyal supporters whipped up the prairie-province backbench M.P.s, and there were cheers as Diefenbaker entered the House of Commons to answer no-confidence motions brought by the opposition Liberals of Lester B. Pearson and the funny-money Social Crediters...
Edwin O. Reischauer, professor of Japanese History, will resign his position on the Faculty when his two-year leave of absence expires in March. The resignation will enable Reischauer to maintain his present appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan...
...became chairman of the N.Y.S.E.'s governors. Legally, all this was within the Government's rights, and legally Bidwell came out of the experience undamaged. But it was also true that a case which was not strong enough to convince a jury had obliged Bidwell to resign his Stock Exchange chairmanship...
...University community the death of Arthur Darby Nock is a family loss. One of the last members of a vigorous and humane tradition, he never used high learning to shut out the rest of the world. His many friends in all of Harvard mourn his passing, and must resign themselves to life in a place made suddenly smaller by his absence...
...Corporation has received no notice from Edwin O. Reischauer, United States Ambassador to Japan and professor of Japanese History, about his plans. Reischauer's second year of absence ends on March 15, but his is expected to resign his Faculty appointment and stay on in Japan...