Word: civilianizes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...extermination of the civilian population of My Lai is yet another clear example that man, and not the lion, is the king of the beasts...
...Panthers, their organization is a means of defending blacks too often harassed by white police. The proportion of blacks serving on local police forces is growing, but it is still woefully small. While many blacks serve as MPs in the Army, few take jobs as civilian police when they are discharged because of the stigma attached to police by the black community. The Panthers see policemen-white or black-as symbols of a white society that is oppressive and racist...
...Clifford L. Alexander '55, a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and the former chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was appointed Monday to a civilian committee investigating police clashes with Black Panther groups...
...wake of nationwide rioting prompted by the autocratic rule of Ayub Khan. At the time, Yahya promised a swift return to democracy. Two weeks ago, in a broadcast to his 130 million fellow citizens, he kept his word. Promising -indeed, practically commanding-an orderly march back to civilian rule, he said: "I am not prepared to tolerate any obstruction in the restoration of democracy." Last week Yahya explained his political views to TIME Correspondent Dan Coggin at the President's House in Rawalpindi. "I am quite certain," he said forcefully, "that the people want democracy...
...risk new elections. By reserving the right to approve the finished constitution, he intends to prevent the enactment of provisions that could lead to turmoil or shatter Pakistan's unity. Two other provisions he has made appear to demonstrate Yahya's sincere desire to restore civilian rule...