Word: votes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...comprise the American Legion's fun-loving 40 & 8 Society have been wrangling for ten years over the Legion's insistence that they drop their ban against admitting nonwhite members (American Indians are allowed). The Legion, which itself is interracial, pushed the question to a floor vote at the last convention (TIME, Sept. 7), but the integrationists lost. Authorized by his executive committee to the necessary steps, the Legion's new National Commander, Martin McKneally, Newburgh (N.Y.) lawyer and World War II Army major, last week did just that. He ousted the 40 & 8, forbade...
...Vote of Confidence. Just three weeks ago, Prime Minister Nehru stunningly and surprisingly emerged from the cocoon of indecision. With brusque firmness, he sent a note to Peking rejecting Premier Chou En-lai's proposal that both the Indian and Chinese border forces withdraw 12½ miles from their present positions. Nehru's counterproposals were for a "no man's land" in the disputed areas, which would result in getting almost all Chinese troops out of Indian territory. Nehru added sharply that "the cause of the recent troubles is action taken from your side of the border...
...considered as aggression against India, and won cheers with his pledge that "if war is thrust upon us we shall fight with all our strength!" He even took time out to give support and tribute to Defense Minister Krishna Menon and won for them both an overwhelming voice vote of confidence...
...Hjalmarson demanded on behalf of the largest opposition party that the government instead reduce spending, increase individual contributions to old-age pensions and health insurance. United for once, the Conservative, Center, Liberal and Communist opposition in Parliament tossed out the Socialist tax bills. Premier Erlander then made it a vote of confidence. This put the Communists, on whose seven votes Socialists rely for an overall majority in both houses, on the spot. If they brought the Socialist government down they would be handing power to the Conservatives. Reluctantly, the Communists stridently denounced the 4% sales tax but abstained from voting...
...female Minister of Housing and Local Government was jailed on charges of complicity in the assassination. Moreover, Ceylon's economy was in bad shape, and Daha's chaotic Sri Lanka Freedom Party was so badly split that the regime survived one no-confidence motion by only one vote. Last week, after 70 days in office, Daha decided it was time to quit, with a capital Q. Dissolving Parliament, Governor General Sir Oliver Goonetilleke called for new elections March 19. In the meantime, Dahanayake will head an interim government...