Word: grouped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cops. As one of them said: "A lot of people are as horrified as I am, but they see no real benefit in saying so as long as Daley remains in power." Some were upset for economic reasons. At week's end four professional and religious groups, including the 25,800-member American Psychological Association and the 2,863,000-member United Church of Christ, canceled plans for conventions in Chicago. The withdrawals will cost the world's largest convention city some $7,000,000. A group of 50 painters and sculptors, among them Roy Lichtenstein and Robert...
...polarizing effect of the Battle of Michigan Avenue spread everywhere. Speaking before the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany declared: "I know what you'd do with that dirty-necked, dirty-mouthed group." It troubles few workingmen nowadays that the American labor movement was founded upon protests, strikes and sometimes bloody battles with police...
...agreed with the President to support Fortas before consulting them. L.B.J., aware that a refusal on Fortas would also block his nomination of Old Friend Homer Thornberry to Fortas' putatively vacant Associate Justice seat, could only whistle down the wind. "We shouldn't allow a little group to prevent the majority from expressing its viewpoint," he said. That, so far, is precisely what has happened...
...group were 26 veterans of Viet Nam. "We feel that we've done enough for our country," said one. "We shouldn't have to go out there and do wrong to our own people. I can't see myself spraying tear gas on my fellow people." A few minutes after 6 a.m., a colonel vainly ordered the 43 to leave the parking lot. Then MPs closed in and quietly led the protesters off to Fort Hood's barbed-wire stockade...
...Rojas blame Soviet influence and Fidel Castro for the sad lot of Cuban anarchists languishing in exile in Miami. "Viva Castro!" shouted Danny. "Your anarchists are paid by the CIA." Once again the congress exploded. "Fascist! You're a fascist!" yelled the delegates. With that, Danny and his group of unofficial French representatives walked out of the conference, taking the Swiss and the British "delegation" (a Scotsman) with them...