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...France, the Vietnam argument is not whether to criticize the U.S. but how much. France's major concern is how to wield world influence, after ceasing to be a world power. Independence from the U.S. is essential to this end, and so is broad appeal to the "third world" of have-not nations...
...cousin F.D.R. and seemed destined for a life of no particular distinction as a self-effacing wife, a frequent mother, a perfectly conventional matron of her day. The rush of great and terrible events in World War I jolted her into a realization that she herself might wield some power for good in public affairs. To keep pace with her deeds, Director Richard Kaplan had to resort to some familiar film, but he stresses the warmer glimpses of Eleanor, speechmaking in her uncertain falsetto or literally "running, flying, dancing" through election campaigns, the Depression, the White House years and World...
Thrust toward Learning. The notion that any federal bureaucrat, no matter how enlightened, should wield any influence at all in education would have shocked America's early settlers. Schooling was mainly a parental responsibility, and its aim was to make sure that children learned to read the Bible. The Constitution was silent on the matter of education, and schooling became a function of state governments, which delegated power to towns and local school boards. Still, the main thrust of education was directed chiefly at achieving spiritual and moral purity. Fresh ideas, however, had begun to emerge. In Europe, Jean...
...struggle. Before him lay the intricate task of building a Cabinet before the Bundestag convenes on Oct. 19. It might not be easy, for the C.D.U., three seats short of an outright majority, inevitably needs Mende's Free Democrats once again for a coalition that could wield firm parliamentary control. Mende promptly staked out his claims: for himself, the vice-chancellorship and Ministry of All-German Affairs again, plus three other Cabinet posts for his party. Somehow, however, Erhard would have to reconcile Mende's demands with those of former Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss. Strauss is chief...
Union bosses wield personal power far beyond most politicians and businessmen. Huge national headquarters staffs are answerable only to the national leader, and until fairly recently, it was as rare for a major union chief to be voted out of office as it is for a baseball player to thumb an umpire from the ballpark. The effects of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 are changing some of that. Among other things, the law required that unions overhaul their constitutions so as to give rank-and-file members more protection against fraud and coercion in voting on their leadership. Thanks...