Word: harshly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Only Councillor Cornelia B. Wheeler said she was "reasonably sympathetic that this should go to the people," though she objected to the harsh wording of the petition...
...avoid being tagged as extremists, Luce and the other I.V.S. protesters made sure that no newcomers from the New Left would sign their petition: all the signers were longtime (up to ten years) veterans of the Viet Nam scene. All felt that the American pacification effort, coupled with the harsh tactics necessary in a guerrilla war, have proved counterproductive to the U.S. aim of granting freedom of choice and opportunity to the Vietnamese. Massachusetts-born Hope Harmeling, 24, who teaches English for the I.V.S. in Saigon, touched another source of frustration by admitting that her view was "colored...
Sunday supplement Parade and picture magazine Life are among the many mass media publications that have called marijuana laws far too harsh. It is a fine bandwagon to join, and more and more people are joining it. The New Republic, in a two- part series last spring, noted that marijuana was indeed very dangerous, but only because possessing it can get you five or ten years in prison. Hippies, in their massive drop-out rebellion against society, have a marvelous time with these blatantly undemocratic laws. Anyone can join the fun. All you need is a joint and a match...
...opening statement last week, Oteri said he was seeking to over-turn the Massachusetts law on the grounds that the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug is irrational and arbitrary and that the harsh penalties are cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. He also contended that laws are unnecessary to protect the health and welfare of citizens and that they discriminate unfairly against marijuana users...
...years since have, of course, proved Churchill right. Morgenthau had predicted that unless his harsh demands were met, Germany would make another war within ten years after the surrender. When this failed to happen and West Germany became a prized and democratic member of the Western Alliance, the old hawk must have been puzzled-and probably unconvinced...