Word: restrictionism
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Single Vestige. In the end, he betrayed their faith. Despite repeated promises to restore civilian government, he could not bring himself to relax tight control of the press, prohibition of political activity, heavyhanded restriction of assembly, discussion and the press.
> Adopted, 54-11, and sent to the White House, a Senate-House conference report on the $4 billion Food for Peace program. The bill stipulates that the U.S. may not sell farm surpluses to Yugoslavia and Poland unless they are paid for in U.S. dollars. The President opposes that restriction...
Gentle Restriction. The Republican-oriented Post has pledged Oliphant the same within-bounds latitude that Democrat Conrad enjoyed. "He's not allowed to contradict editorial policy," said Editorial Page Editor Mort Stern, "but he's within broad limits. It's never a question of 'do this...
U.S. "LEPER LAW" BANS OUR GIRLS, headlined London's Daily Mirror, in wry reference to the fact that the restriction on visas was ordered under a section of the U.S. immigration law that prohibits entry of aliens who are "afflicted with leprosy, who advocate polygamy, and whose employment will...
Bonfires & Gushing Tears. The Safe and Sane Fourth is all but universal now; blow-up-yourself fireworks are banned in 27 states, and there is some kind of restriction in every state but Alaska and Nevada. There is still a busy interstate traffic in illegal noisemakers, but the overall results...