Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Troika Tripe. By far the biggest stumbling block is the Soviet's demand for a veto. The U.S.S.R. insists that any ban on nuclear tests be policed by a three-headed international commission composed of a Russian, an American and a "neutralist"-any one of whom could veto any action toward inspection. The Soviets call this lovely notion "troika" (see THE WORLD). The West calls it tripe. Says the British delegate at Geneva, Sir Michael Wright: "Troika ends hopes for a nuclear test ban, for controlled disarmament, and-worse still-for any kind of international peace-keeping machinery. This...
...world problem. Why not? smiled Soviet Delegate Georgy Pushkin to the U.S.'s Averell Harriman at the Laos peace talks last week. "Troika means three beautiful horses moving smoothly in stride, pulling a sled." The catch is that the three must be unanimous, thus guaranteeing the Russians a veto at every step...
Partly as a result of this long called for, and widely praised by the newspapers and the public, speech, it now appears certain that President Kennedy's program for the reorganization of the FCC will be killed by a Congressional veto. Lobbyists of the broadcasting industry have joined forces with Congressmen piqued by the President's methods of reorganization to defeat the plan...
...submit their own schemes to Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, who would then draw up a plan for each commodity, submit it to all involved for approval. After two-thirds of the farmers in each commodity group okayed the plan, it would go to the Congress for final approval or veto. U.S. farmers, voting in less expansive referendums in the past, have almost never failed to cast an over whelming ballot for more Government...
Local wags say that an honor to Volpe would be an overly-obvious "thanks" for a well-delivered veto on the "stilts" bill, and so the incumbent may have to wait a year...