Word: ayes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...skill and authority with which Ruiz Cortines carried it out. Mild and unassuming personally, the new President nevertheless grasped his great powers firmly. His methods reminded one subordinate of the story of Abraham Lincoln polling his Cabinet, finding all eight opposed to his view, then announcing: "Eight nays, one aye; the ayes have it." Though he has held only two Cabinet meetings since taking office...
...government to state . . . that we are willing to give the U.N. the utmost cooperation in achieving that objective." Burma thanked the Assembly "for its moral backing." The Mexican resolution carried unanimously, 59 to 0 (China abstaining). The U.S. and Russia, who rarely agree on anything at U.N., voted aye...
...independence eleven months ago, 74-year-old Premier Shigeru Yoshida has had to battle his own political supporters as well as his opponents. Last week, in the Diet's lower house, Yoshida drummed his fingers on his desk while members filled up a black-lacquered box with yellow (aye) vote markers-and thereby kicked him out of office. Of the 229 Diet members who voted no confidence in Yoshida, 22 were members of his own Liberal Party; 218 Liberals stuck with their Premier...
...both the U.S. and Britain, and is eager to cooperate with both, but insistent on being treated as an equal. "The special responsibility which the U.S. has accepted ... in the struggle against Russian Communist imperialism," he said last year of Korea, "does not mean an automatic response 'ready, aye, ready' to everything Washington proposes." Two months ago use of Canadian soldiers to help quell rioting prisoners at Koje brought an indignant Pearson outburst...
...braying cheerleader of last June's Republican Convention, took over as master of ceremonies. He introduced Ohio's Senator John Bricker, then went down the list to introduce every big-and little-wig in sight. He called for a voice vote on Nixon, got a roar of ayes and a few scattered noes. Then he called for another and got a floor-quaking, indisputable aye. He called for singing and bellowed his way through the band's repertoire. By this time the atmosphere was electric: the crowd sensed that Bender was playing for time, and that some...