Word: grounded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Waffled Points. Nixon set forth his plan "for the complete withdrawal of all United States combat ground forces and their replacement by South Vietnamese forces on an orderly scheduled timetable." All that, he said, is contingent upon continued improvement in the fighting ability of the South Vietnamese-and on continued indications that the level of battle is lowering. He warned Hanoi that any stepped-up enemy action would bring "strong and effective measures" in response. It was a tough speech, and in it there was no gesture of accommodation to those who backed the Oct. 15 Moratorium protest. The President...
...more troops moved in to re-inforce the original line; U.S. Marshals wearing white helmets, business suits and night sticks patrolled the lines. There was a little pushing on both sides, a few minor skirmishes, but nothing very serious. Most of the protestors were satisfied with the ground they had gained-what was later to be christened the "Free Pentagon" -and were convinced that the violence was over. As the afternoon wore on, the military attempted a few flanking movements in an effort to cut off the demonstrators sitting on the steps. They were repulsed. SDS had set up their...
...gotta dig say, life. like war, where's the middle ground? You dig, man? You paid $11 for a front row seat. and you want your money's worth. In a war there's only two sides, there aren't any spectators. If you don't like the way we're fighting. why don't you join...
Both WSA and RYM II say that the ground work has to be laid before overt acts of violence can begin. Weathermen say that the revolution has to happen now-or white radicals will be left in the dust...
...Cambridge Seven Associates, the architects for the new building, have just completed its design. Goldberg said he hopes that ground-breaking will begin about the first of the year. Construction of the building should be completed in the fall...