Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...controversy stems from a new regulation that prohibits changes that are "a significant deviation from the nature and purpose of the approved project." Scientists wishing to change the direction of their research must apply for a new grant to retain their federal support...
Power Seekers. This apparently was enough for Rab Butler. He called in Welensky and Southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Winston Field, a lean, enigmatic farmer who is less interested in the fate of the federation than in seeing to it that Southern Rhodesia's 221,000 whites retain political control of the state's 3,00,000 blacks. Butler announced Britain's decision: no territory would be kept in the federation against its will...
...enrolling at the University of Mississippi, the President's speech did not mention the word "integration" at all. Nor did it mention the word "Negro." To many who heard Kennedy, especially Negroes, the talk appeared to be an apology to Mississippi white people for the Government's need to retain face in a difficult situation...
Officials of the Domestic Peace Corps grimace when reminded of the incident. "The man Clifton spoke to was a very competent organizer who had helped us greatly in getting the program underway," one explained. "But he was also something of a con man, who was trying to retain as much power as possible within the organization. He was trying to get things done behind my back and (ACT director) Livingstone Wingate's. For example he never told us of Clifton's visit...
Laura Esterman obviously tried very hard to breathe life into Amanda, but lacked the skill to succeed. her struggle to retain sanity and individuality in the dream world of the Duchess and Albert was contrived and unconvincing. Her anger was that of a little girl-not a woman-and so was her love. At the end of the second day of impersonating Leocadia, Amanda finally objects and asserts herself as an individual. In a long monologue, Albert attempts to explain himself, his love and Amanda's inability to be Leocadia; he actually declares that he loves Amanda (although he doesn...