Word: tokenism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...made the rounds of nearlv all of New Jersey's counties. His primary opponent was Clifford Case, 56. a freshman Senator favored by organized labor, who stood staunchly on his record as an Eisenhower liberal, stuck so staunchly to his work in Washington that he put in only token campaign appearances at home...
...Communist agents," Rhee began to talk vaguely of re-establishing the office of Premier (which he abolished in 1954) and of reducing his own functions as President to those of a symbolic chief of state. But when his long-awaited announcement of plans finally came, it contained only token concessions. Said Rhee: "I have come to think that as President it will be better for me to divorce myself from the [Liberal] Party and seek to serve the nation solely as its chief executive and the head of its administration...
...express intent of disrupting the elections. Last week the F.L.N. announced that it would begin accepting "foreign volunteers." The Red Chinese have a standing offer to supply the Algerian rebels with "technicians" and money, but in actuality, it is unlikely that the F.L.N. expects to accept more than token contributions. More likely, the rebels, who have apparently given up hope of extracting concessions from De Gaulle, are hoping that the "volunteer" issue can "internationalize" the Algerian rebellion and force other nations to deal with the F.L.N. as a genuine government...
...Roman Catholic, was elected state senator from Buffalo at 28, three years out of law school, won his way by hard work and political savvy to the majority leadership in 1954. He soon formed a rural, right-wing opposition to Rockefeller's state-financed welfare program, demanded a token tax cut that Rocky fought off with the help and ill-concealed smiles of Democrats. Ten days after Rockefeller withdrew from the Republican presidential race, Mahoney endorsed Vice President Nixon-the only state party official thus far who has not followed Rockefeller's example of silence. But Mahoney saved...
Hodges is considered a moderate on the racial issue. Under his guidance, North Carolina has achieved a degree of token integration without the violence and bitterness which has marked desegregation in other Southern states. While stressing his personal disapproval of integration, the Governor has initiated integration legislation in the State Legislature in order to comply with Supreme Court decisions...