Word: kilroy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Another poem commented on the unpopularity of America's involvement in Southeast Asia by invoking the image of Kilroy, a fictitious mascot of American forces whose name appeared as scrawled graffitti throughout Europe and Korea but who became conspicuous by his absence from Vietnam. "Kilroy is absent without leave from Vietnam," McCarthy read, and the impact of the poem's message moved the audience to applause...
Harden H. Weidemann '75, chairman of the Class Day Committee, yesterday confirmed that Ali had accepted his committee's offer, but could give no explanation of Kilroy's claim that the champ is in line for an honorary degree...
Peter A. Carfagna '75, a member of the committee, said yesterday that although he was aware that Kilroy had contacted Harvard's Board of Overseers, the group responsible for awarding honorary degrees at Commencement, he thought Kilroy's statement concerning the degree was "anticipatory...
...Kilroy said that Ali decided to waive his fee requirement in this case "because it is such a great honor to have been chosen by the student body on an occasion like this, and because he has been told that he will be receiving an honorary degree...
...nature of the degree referred to by Kilroy was not immediately known, Administration officials declined comment on any possible degree offer...