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Frank Rendell, of M.I.T.'s Center of International Studies, spoke first, supporting the Administration's stand in Vietnam. Henry Aiken, professor of philosophy at Brandeis, replied that withdrawal was necessary for our American conscience...
...minutes into his speech, Aiken remarked that South Vietnam could not do a very good job of defending itself, and Rendell objected aloud. Rendell, a Briton who has spent a few years in Vietnam, told the audience from his seat behind the lectern that South Vietnam has the second strongest army in Southeast Asia...
...Aiken, obviously upset by the interruption, offered the lectern to Rendell with a sweeping gesture of his hand. Rendell demurred, and there was an exchange of words the audience could not hear. Aiken finally decided he could not continue, so he took his seat next to Rendell, and the platform was left without a speaker...
While Warren was making his plea, the two men seemed to reach an understanding, and they announced that Rendell had apologized for interrupting and Aiken had accepted. Aiken returned to the lectern...
...Martian masks and protective clothing, had scoured the countryside collecting the remains of the three bombs (two burst open on impact) that fell on land. Air Force generals even helped gather more than 1,600 tons of slightly contaminated topsoil* for burial in the nuclear-waste plot of Aiken...