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...ROTC debate did not always center on the military's treatment of gays and lesbians. In fact, when vehement protesters helped to force the organization off campus in the late 1960s, they were concerned with Harvard's ties to the military-industrial complex...
...fluttering in the breeze, the dollar in recent days has looked as though it was about to be blown off its flagpole. The American currency dropped a dizzying 4% against the German mark in a four-day slump that leveled off in the middle of last week. In the 1960s, when the dollar was king of currencies, it was worth 4 marks; by a year ago, it was still worth more than 1.7 marks. But last week the value of the dollar was down to just 1.4 marks...
Prosecutors got a second chance last week in Los Angeles. In a move reminiscent of the 1960s, the Federal Government handed down indictments against the four police officers whose acquittals last April set off the worst riots in two decades. As expected, they are charged with violating King's civil rights when they arrested him on the night of March...
...love circle," explains Laze, a 26-year-old graffiti artist from the Bronx who has also attended raves in Philadelphia and Washington. "It's like a 1960s scene -- all the races are together, dancing, having a communal experience. We want to go to Woodstock and rave for a whole week...
...prosecutors, however, face a hurdle they did not have in the first trial: they must prove that the defendants specifically intended to deprive King of his civil rights. The Reconstruction-era statutes under which the officers have been charged were used during the civil rights movement of the 1960s to help federal authorities convict police miscreants who could not be found guilty in Southern courts. The statutes had earlier been challenged for being too vague, which prompted the Supreme Court to sharpen their focus by requiring prosecutors to demonstrate a "specific intent" to deprive someone of a federally guaranteed right...