Word: manifestos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Wilson realizes that Labor will have to broaden its appeal if it expects to win a majority of Parliament's seats. To placate the middle class, Labor in its election manifesto has reduced the number of industries earmarked for nationalization. To soothe the many Britons who still oppose membership in the Common Market-which the Tories boast was Heath's most important achievement as Prime Minister-Labor promises to hold a referendum within twelve months on withdrawal from...
...retired military officers. Labor Home Secretary Roy Jenkins accused the Tories of "climbing onto the pathetic bandwagon of some superannuated colonels." Rippon's "reserve" proved such a touchy idea that Tory Party Chairman William Whitelaw was forced to point out that it was not mentioned in the party manifesto...
Then even the manifesto caused some Tory red faces. Prepared after long intramural wrangling, it was scheduled for publication late last week after Heath returned from a trip to the U.S. While Heath was still abroad, copies of the manifesto were mysteriously slipped to three London dailies, which proceeded to scoop the Conservative Party with its own platform. Entitled "Putting Britain First," the manifesto puts the fight against inflation above everything else, warning bluntly that "because of the economic crisis, there is no room for early improvement in living standards." The political thrust of the document was clearly aimed...
...warfare an unstanchable wound. The Turks would undoubtedly keep their promise to be harsh occupiers. The Greeks at the same time would most likely keep their promise to fight the Turks no matter what the odds against them. "Wars of liberation are never won without sacrifices," said a C.L.A. manifesto, "and our people are aware of the possible consequences of our actions." The hope on all sides is that Ankara and Athens can begin talking before the killing on Cyprus starts again...
Such corruption is a political as well as a military problem for Thieu. In June 301 Catholic priests signed a strong manifesto charging that corruption "neutralizes every effort to build the country." They are leading a program to form a "people's campaign against corruption." But so far Thieu has not taken any strong action, perhaps because he fears that by eliminating the military's traditional involvement in corruption, he would cause unrest among his most powerful supporters...