Word: tokenism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...chose to be buried. After the rites, the flag that had covered the casket was care fully folded and handed to the general's wife of 52 years with the traditional military words: "This flag is presented to you on behalf of a grateful nation as a token of appreciation for the honorable and faithful service rendered by your loved...
...wracked by crises. Los Angeles Negroes (18% of the voters) united against Yorty for his failure to grapple with racial issues that have simmered since the 1965 Watts uprising. Though Yorty integrated city departments, Negroes were of the opinion that it was only a token effort...
Most of the administrators put up at least token resistance, and Epps resisted strongly. All, however, were shoved out of the building. Thomas was carried out bodily, slung over the back of a demonstrator. As Thomas was carried out, Berg grabbed his head, and Thomas's glasses fell to the floor. Other demonstrators returned them...
...last month's Warsaw Pact Conference in Budapest, when Rumanian President Nicolae Ceausescu refused Soviet demands to condemn China for the border troubles. Exploded Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev: "You are as bad as the bastard Hoxha [the pro-Peking party boss of Albania]!" By the same token, the Rumanian, Hungarian and Czechoslovak parties are likely to assert their independence at the planned Moscow meeting by attempting to block any Soviet plan to excommunicate the Chinese from the world Communist movement...
...fact, few boys seemed to be trying to meet girls at all. Either they cruised around the room aimlessly, or they appeared to be having token conversations. I overheard the usual, "What courses are you taking?" "When I was in Europe last summer. . . ." "Do you know. . . ." But nothing more substantial or personal than that...