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...break up widespread brawls, eventually arresting dozens of blacks. The dramatic third incident, the most significant though least violent, took place on the flight deck of the carrier Constellation. Charging "calculated racism," 120 black sailors and 12 white shipmates staged a sit-down strike in an effort to confront ship commander J.D. Ward. Ward, a member of the old school of navy discipline, refused even to speak with them. Instead, he called a general muster of all hands, surrounding the demonstrators with thousands of white sailors...
Besides the return of Vujovic, the Crimson will confront Brown with a healthier starting 11 than last time out, and perhaps a squad healthier than since the beginning of the season...
...MYSTIQUE OF George McGovern, developed during his string of primary victories, was that he was an honest man who was willing to confront the issues head on. He was seen as being above politics," offering an alternative to frustrated voters who believe that in general, all politicians are crooks...
Since Dunlop's public appearances are so infrequent, the Union voted to confront him at an economics colloquium in Littauer Center...
Many groups have attempted, usually unsuccessfully, to publicly confront Dean Dunlop, and members of the Graduate Student and Teaching Fellow Union had no better success this week than its predecessors...