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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fact the first meeting tomorrow night in Emerson D at 8 o'clock will be addressed by R. Minturn Sedgwick, Boston director of the Committee to Defend America. External cooperation is also being given by the faculty Defense Group, whose aims, while less clear cut, are nevertheless along the exact lines of the Defense League...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEFENSE GROUP STARTS PUBLICATION OF NEWSPAPER, SCHEDULES MEETING | 10/16/1940 | See Source »

...phrase "we young Canadians about to be conscripted" is, of course, misleading. Fit Canadian men, between 21 and 45, who are not now in any branch of the active service or militia, will receive 30 days' military training to enable them to help defend Canada, should that situation ever arise. This is the "conscription" referred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 14, 1940 | 10/14/1940 | See Source »

Opening the season Monday night, Allan B. Ecker '41 and Langdon P. Marvin '41 will defend "Uncle Frank" against the Princeton anti-third-termers at Passaic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ecker, Marvin Debate At Princeton Monday | 10/11/1940 | See Source »

Nine ministers also banded together to organize a separate committee to give advice to "objectors." Most of the churches which they represent have gone on record in recent years that they would defend the rights of those opposed on grounds of conscience to military service, and so the newly formed committee is simply following out the announced policy of the churches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMBERS OF FACULTY, CLERGY WILL ADVISE WAR OBJECTORS | 10/11/1940 | See Source »

Tomorrow afternoon the Winthrop House Puritans, last year's champions, will be out to defend their title against Leverett House with a team depleted by graduation. Dunster will also tackle Kirkland in the opening contest for both teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LOWELL BOWS TO ADAMS 12-0 | 10/10/1940 | See Source »

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