Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bridgeport, Conn. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Samuel J. Tedesco, 44, who two years ago overturned (by 161 votes) Socialist Jasper McLevy's foot-dragging, 24-year rule, beat back the old (81) Socialist again, this time by 15,500 votes...
...another development, defeated Councillor Charles A. Watson will ask the Election Commission, pending a District Court decision Nov. 23, for a recount. Watson said that should the Court rule the 104 allegedly questionable absentee ballots invalid such action could "materially affect the distribution of surplus votes...
...What I really wanted to point out," he says now, "is that you have to start with a certain attitude in any game, including government. Enforcement of any rule depends on the moral attitude. As Frank Leahy once said, 'A rule that can't be enforced is not a rule...
...such successes are the exception rather than the rule, and most of the critics admit it. The Times's Jack Gould even declines to take credit for getting the Security Council sessions onto the networks. Says he: "I only confirmed a general attitude." Says a network vice president in Chicago: "A lot of network brass would say, 'Oh, yes, we take the critics' opinion seriously,' but they get nothing but a chuckle behind closed doors...
...nation's railroads this week served notice on the industry's five operating unions of proposed work-rule changes they want in the next railroad agreement to replace the one that expired last week. Preliminary wage sparring has already gone on. The unions pressed for a 36?-an-hour boost, and the industry has counterproposed a 15? wage slash. Despite the wide gulf in wage proposals, however, the big fight will still be over union featherbedding. To eliminate featherbedding, the rail companies asked the rail unions to: ¶ Extend the basic day's mileage pay from...