Word: spokesmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...town leaders recognize NAACP members as the true spokesmen of the Negro community. Instead they refer to a wealthier class of local Negroes; men who, by slightly superior education, have long been leaders in their isolated world. These people, of course, have as much to lose by integration as the most conservative white man. They band together with white leaders to keep segregation alive...
...reaction from Bonn was immediate. C.D.U. spokesmen suddenly discov ered that Strauss was "indispensable," said the party would "sincerely and deeply regret" his departure. Adenauer, who had been cool to Strauss for months, in vited him for two intimate chats at which the Defense Minister unburdened his complaints. The cagey Chancellor listened, then told Strauss that he was a fine fellow whose resignation would force an embarrassing reshuffle of the Cabinet. By the time the talks were over, Munich had faded from Strauss's memory and Bonn felt like home again...
...teachings of the Westminster Confession of Faith; his interpretations of Bible passages tend to be literal. Merriam argues that he was removed because his orthodox theology did not sit well with liberals in the presbytery who interpret Scripture and the confession more freely than he does. In answer, presbytery spokesmen say that his fellow ministers did not quarrel so much with Merriam's theology as with his "anti-intellectual" evangelism, inappropriate to a call that includes ministering to students from nearby Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. >PERSONALITY. A flamboyant orator, Mer riam likes the unconventional gesture...
...within import-competing industries, the opinions of organized labor seem to differ substantially from those of Mr. Schwartz. Does the editorialist choose to ignore the unions' general support for the Bill? Or does Mr. Schwartz feel he is more qualified to evaluate labor's interests than are labor's spokesmen...
...Hughes forces pointed out the diversity of departments of their Faculty supporters, and indicated they were not unhappy with the image of a Harvard nucleus for their campaign. Spokesmen for the McCormack and Kennedy supporters shied away from citing a list of their backers at Harvard, however, claiming that their campaigns were based not on "egghead braintrusts," but on diversified and widespread party support...