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...Brute In Perspective
...Having had the privilege of knowing and working with Lieut. General Victor H. Krulak, it was particularly pleasing to me to read TIME'S evaluation of this remarkable man [June 7]. You have presented "The Brute" briefly and in true perspective as a Marine and patriot. When a former Navy man expresses sentimentality concerning a news story about a Marine, you must understand that he speaks with conviction...
Citizens Against Coercion. That was too much for Knowland, who ordered a front-page editorial titled "Our Community Challenged." Every citizen, it said, should "realize that this is an attempt to use threats and brute force to demand compliance with the views of an articulate and aggressive minority. This was a process used by both the Nazis and the Communists in destroying free institutions abroad." Knowland then urged the "average citizen" (meaning white) to patronize the boycotted market. "This is where we stand," concluded the editorial. "Where do you stand...
Freshman Heavyweight Coach Ted Washburn took an unusually small and light squad and turned it into a gutsy, scrappy crew whose will-to-win constantly amazed observers. Like the JV, however, it succumbed twice to Penn, which put a brute-boat on the water that averaged some fifteen pounds heavier than the Harvard frosh...
Last week cannons at Kaneohe Ma rine Air Station on Hawaii thundered a 15-gun farewell to the Brute, now 55, who was calling it quits after 34 years. A Distinguished Service Medal, Krulak's second, was added to the rainbow of ribbons on his chest. Watching were Krulak's three sons-a Navy chaplain and two Marine officers who have all served in Viet Nam. Between them, the Krulaks have won 49 medals...