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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Speaking at a meeting with student members of the ad hoc group supporting the United Farm Workers, L. Gard Wiggins, administrative vice president, said that the petition and boycotts of three House dining rooms last week had not convinced him that the group had widespread support for its position. The petition was signed by 1700 students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Buyers Won't Change Stand On Lettuce | 11/14/1970 | See Source »

...lettuce issue came to a head last night when members of the ad hoc student group supporting the United Farm Workers shut down the Dunster House dining room to one-fifth capacity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Boycott Dunster To Eliminate Scab Lettuce | 11/10/1970 | See Source »

Boosterism is dying in Arizona. Meeting at the Grand Canyon, an ad hoc group of 96 leading citizens called "Town Hall" voted surprisingly to stop spending public funds to attract new industry and residents to the state. Reason: a surfeit of success. While Arizona's 20-year boom has brought immediate economic benefits, it is also impairing the state's natural beauty and resources. Though it has no official power, the group wants to conserve the state for future inhabitants. Urging more government attention to the environment, it recommends specific bans on billboards, nonreturnable bottles and detergents that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Week's Watch | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

...hoc student group supporting the United Farm Workers called last night for a boycott on four House dining halls next week to protest non-union lettuce at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lettuce Boycott Planned | 11/6/1970 | See Source »

Relative lettuce prices are responsible for Harvard purchasing policy, Robert S. Mullen, Director of Purchases, said yesterday to members of the ad hoc student group supporting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scab Lettuce At Harvard, Group Learns | 11/5/1970 | See Source »

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