Word: applauded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...report that a poll of college students shows that patriotism is only considered important by 16% [June 3]. I think it important to ask how one defines patriotism. If it means "my country right or wrong" and blind approval of war and Watergate, I applaud its downfall. If, however, it means commitment to democratic participation and free expression of ideas without enemies lists, buggings and suitcases full of political payoffs, I then mourn its passing...
...Moody Blues, Yes, Weather Report and The Eleventh House. The music is predominately classical or jazz rock. The listeners tend to be Heavy Metal graduates-youths ranging in age into the early 20s, who know and care about musicianship. Sedated by grass, Seconals and Quaaludes, they tend to applaud rather than scream their approval...
...customary at Commencement week speeches to applaud even the most general and least substantive of public remarks out of a supposedly deserved personal respect for the University's guest speakers. It would be equally appropriate, considering the policies which Richardson has sanctioned and enforced, that his Class Day speech today be met with skepticism and hostility. Although Richardson should certainly be allowed to speak, it would be fitting, at those moments when an audience usually accords a speaker its respectful applause, if those listening to Richardson met him with boos and heckling. Heckling is an institution perfectly consistent with political...
...mountain people and the amount of time they seemed to have to kill. My friend even found the advertising here "sordid." And together we wondered just who to think was being exploited, poor people of Appalachia being used by some carpetbagger capitalist, or gullible Yankees whose fleecing we should applaud...
...Mays gives two false impressions. While I do not believe the president has done all that he could to diffuse government power, I also do not believe that I said "the president hasn't restored any integrity or authority to local and private institutions..." On the contrary, I applaud Mr. Nixon's revenue-sharing and government decentralization programs, and only wish that he would do more along these lines. Secondly, former Attorney General Richardson believes that resignation, not impeachment, would set a bad precedent; Mr. Richardson has declined to take a final position on the impeachment question. Douglas L. Hallett