Word: slate
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...free and honest election in Poland today could result in a clean sweep for the now banned Catholic parties, so deep runs the revulsion from Communism. The January elections will not be free, but the Communists, under intense pressure, will offer approved alternate candidates on a one-party slate for the first time. The Polytechnic students (members of Catholic, Socialist and Communist youth organizations) seemed ready to accept this, provided they could nominate some of the "approved alternates." Similar groups among factory workers and peasants-most prominent in the fight for liberalizing the tyranny-are taking the same line. Though...
...revolt was uncoordinated, lacked funds and headquarters, had as its leader a little-known rank-and-filer named Don Rarick, 37, for 19 years a worker at U.S. Steel's Irvin works. A fortnight ago Rarick was also named to head the slate that will oppose the McDonald team in the union-wide elections next February. Said Rarick last week: "I dare McDonald to show that he's got as many steelworkers behind...
STEEL UNION REVOLT threatens United Steelworkers President David McDonald (TIME, July 9). Steelworkers have nominated rank-and-file slate to oppose top officers in union election in February. Rebels oppose monthly dues hike from $3 to $5 to fatten union's strike war chest (now at $21 million) and pay boosts to McDonald (from $40,000 to $50,000) and other staffers...
...West Virginia, a slate-wide Democratic defection to the G.O.P. touched off by corruption charges, helped ex-Senator (1942-48) Chapman Revercomb, 61, win handily over Governor William C. Marland in their race for the remainder of the late Harley Kilgore's term...
...soccer games this afternoon open an eight-game slate for the week. At 2:15 Dudley opposes Winthrop, with Leverett encountering Dunster...