Word: strike
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...restraint? You must be dreaming. You say that no one "could have known which windows [thrown objects] came from." No trick at all when you ask hotelmen to spot for you, as the police did. You are also casual about thrown objects that start from the fifteenth floor; they strike hard, and it is homicidal to throw them...
Smooth as a space satellite, precise as a computer, the 1968 Nixon-mobile whirrs around the country like a politician's dream machine. It seems, in fact, almost too automated. The candidate is seldom more than ten minutes late for an appearance. The bands strike up on cue; balloons tumble down at just the right moment. Meticulous planning schedules put the nominee at just the place where the turnout will be largest and the crowd will be the most responsive. More than 11,000 turned out last week in Anaheim, Calif., 5,000 in Fresno, 10,000 in Salt...
...August 6, both the University of Mexico (80,000 students) and the Politecnico (70,000 students) had suspended classes and were on strike. They've been on strike since then and will remain so until a settlement with the government is reached. By August 8, all the schools in Mexico City were on strike. A National Committee of Strike (Consejo Nacional de Huelga) was formed and elections were held on August...
...government was invited to come to the University on August 20 to discuss the six-point plan, but no government representative came. The University declared that it would strike indefinitely until the government agreed to public discussion...
...point plan or agree to open discussion of it. During the demonstration, the bells of the Cathedral at the Zocalo were rung (with permission of the Church) to signify the quest for freedom, and a black and red flag was placed next to the Mexican flag to symbolize strike...