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John G. Wofford ’57, a former Crimson president, said that the timing of the park’s naming falls in line with the 45th anniversary of Halberstam??s book, “The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam...
...United States. The meeting last night marked the first public hearing on the issue since the measure was proposed in April, held by the city’s Government Operations and Rules Committee. City Council members voiced support for a compromise measure that would add “Halberstam?? as an honorary name to the street but would leave the official designation as Plympton St. “The compromise of not renaming but creating an honorific sign system is a good one,” said councillor Henrietta Davis. “It allows us to keep...
...residents and Crimson editors alike have developed to the name Plympton is itself significant. The president and managing editor of The Crimson have both gone on the record against the name change, and the sentimental fondness for Plympton that many other residents feel, while certainly not as significant as Halberstam??s legacy, should not be ignored...
There are certainly other ways to honor Halberstam, as well as other journalists and Crimson alumni who deserve to be honored, as Halberstam??s wife pointed out in an interview. Halberstam himself would not be happy to know that a tribute to his memory would also snub his peers and possibly put a landmark out of business. A lover of tradition according to those who worked with him, he would probably have wanted to leave things the way they...
...letter, Glenn said he suggested adding “Halberstam?? as an honorary, but not official, part of the street name...