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...example, the nuclear testing resolution (which erased a former NSA condemnation of all testing by the United States), the resolution condemning the Soviet Union, Bulgaria and East Germany for suppressing students, and a resolution decrying some manifestations of progressive education were all substantially written by members of the conservative caucus and assed. On the other hand, conservatives successfully opposed proposals asking colleges to withdraw from the recent civil defense program, supporting federal aid to elementary and secondary education, and endorsing civil disobedience...
...that the other Common Market nations hope to achieve in negotiations with the U.S. Sixes & Sevens. The most explosive issue was a demand by a majority of Common Market nations that the community form a permanent committee to maintain consultation with Britain. After insisting that the Palais des Congres caucus room be cleared of advisers-including several ambassadors-Couve de Murville said furiously that Britain had been trying to undermine the Common Market ever since De Gaulle's veto. Said...
Next day, when the C.D.U. parliamentary caucus met to formally ratify the choice of Erhard as successor, the 87-year-old Adenauer was still burning. "I bear no personal animosity toward Professor Erhard," he said, "but my opinion is that he is not a suitable man to be Chancellor. " The caucus overwhelmingly disagreed, voted 159 to 47 (with 19 abstentions) to name Erhard, 66, the C.D.U.'s next Chancellor...
Robert L. Beal '63, chairman of the workshop, said that 75 New England College Young Republicans are also expected to attend the program and will elect their officers for next year at a caucus meeting in the late afternoon...
...over six Quebec M.P.s who bolted party lines, independently promised their votes to Pearson. "I will not tolerate any deals," said Social Credit Leader Robert Thompson, hinting darkly that the Liberals had been spreading some "rather handsome" money around. But after eleven hours of impassioned oratory at a party caucus in Ottawa, the defectors recanted. As soon as they did, Thompson grandly announced that all 24 of his Socreds would support the Liberals anyway, and urged Pearson to act as if he had a majority government...