Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...department of dirty water, dirty air and dirty looks. I feel sorry for the so-and-so who is going to take my place." So last week said Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff, referring at a lively Washington party to the post he was about to resign. The first Cabinet member to be appointed by Kennedy, Ribicoff was also the first to leave. He was not exactly bitter, but he was glad to be getting back to what he likes best. "I like the challenge of elective office." he told a Connecticut TV audience. "I want...
...vote of 215 to 58, Congress swiftly approved his nomination. But when it came to agreeing on a Cabinet, more squabbles broke out. For four days the argument continued. It was ended only by word that Brochado da Rocha was threatening to resign and by far-left threats of a nationwide general strike if labor's choices were not approved...
...Market, where she can help to lower tariffs, pare discriminatory internal taxes, and channel Europe's fast-growing investment funds to underdeveloped nations. The only alternative to Britain's membership, as Macmillan, Heath & Co. see it, would be to relinquish all claims to big-power status and resign herself, like 18th century Venice, to continued isolation and impoverishment...
...become the chief of government in name only." For 36 hours, he and Goulart haggled over the choice of a Cabinet. At last Andrade gave up and agreed to a Cabinet of Goulart's liking-all except the Navy Minister. Goulart would not budge. Andrade could only resign...
...Credit's Réal Caouette, the funny-money oiator who led his créditistes to a surprising 26 seats in French-Canadian Quebec, put it in blunter fashion. "Diefenbaker knew it months ago; for the campaign, he was hiding those things," he said. "He ought to resign." Diefenbaker indicated that he would not call Parliament into session until September, so that noisy debates would not worsen the crisis. Opposition leaders might grumble, but they knew that the country was in no mood for more electioneering. Besides, at the moment other politicians were content to have Diefenbaker stuck...