Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Producer Sam Goldwyn, who was prepared to spend $250.000 for the film rights to Charles A. Lindbergh's book The Spirit of St. Louis, called the whole thing off. What nettled Goldwyn was Author Lindbergh's demand for a veto in the choice of actors, writers and director...
Organized opposition, however, will probably never materialize. Department heads will undoubtedly work the proposals over viciously and amend heartily. But it is doubtful that they will try for a complete veto...
...China. Undismayed by Peking's stony refusal to give full recognition to Her Majesty's government, Britain insists on recognizing Mao Tse-tung, wants his representative to take Nationalist China's seat (with veto) on the U.N. Security Council. The British argument: all governments in power should be recognized, not matter how they gained power or how they behave. Britain hopes to encourage Mao to become a Tito. The U.S. believes that recognition will vastly increase Red China's prestige and help to fasten Communism on all of Asia...
Noncommittal Hint. In Britain, in Germany and in France itself there was increasing talk of bringing Germany into full-fledged membership in NATO if France continued to block the European Army. France, with its veto inside NATO and its position as one of the occupiers of Germany, might block such a move. But could France block it indefinitely? Bidault thought not. "In that case," said he, "Germany could, on an equal footing with the other powers, reconstitute her military might without being in any way controlled by the other nations. The EDC, on the contrary, sets up limitations within...
...traditional top hat, striped pants, red sash and morning coat, the President of France is a beloved symbol of republican pomp. He wields no executive power; he cannot initiate or veto legislation. But he can-if the situation demands and permits-counsel, guide and admonish. During France's periodic Cabinet crises, when he must direct the dancelike ritual from which new governments emerge, he seems a heartening symbol of stability. Premiers come and go, but the President remains (for a seven-year term, at least...