Word: elections
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...secrets are hard to keep in Bonduel. The oldsters soon realized what was up, and campaigning began in earnest. Hot Rod made a speech: "Some of these Bonduel people must have been born old. All they do is sit on their fannies. Elect us and we'll do something." "These young fellows haven't got enough experience," replied John Froelich. John's wife added her two-cents' worth at the dinner table: "Lorenz, you quit this silly business. You're getting too big for your breeches...
According to Senator Melley and Representative Toomey, proportional representation is "Un-American" because it "does away with the two party system," and PR "accentuates minorities." They refer to the fact that under PR all citizens vote on all city Council seats, so a simple ward majority cannot elect a candidate, and candidates can run without party label. However, proponents of this method of voting state that it eliminates the evils of the ward system and destroys the power of the "ward boss" over city officials; the councilmen are responsible only to the people And, since the Council in turn appoints...
Harvard skiers who placed in the first ten were: third, Larrie Griffin; fourth, captain elect Rod Nordblom; fifth, captain Graham Taylor; seventh, Gordy Abbott; and eighth, Don Justus...
...nine postwar mayors, the only one who seemed to have had any political principle was Herr Hilpert, a Communist. "He resigned when the Communist Party couldn't even get enough votes to elect a councilman," explained
Following Stassen's speech, Winston Churchill was presented with a gold key to MIT on behalf of the student body, following which President-elect James Killian awarded the statesman the post of Honorary...