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...Then Leavitt was informed, "Dow's exact involvement in the war effort amounts to a war crime. That justifies direct action to stop people from working for this company...
...about 30 minutes Leavitt was questioned aggressively about Dow's policies and his on the war. When Ronald Vanelli, lecturer on Chemistry, tried to escort him from the room, students blocked the way and sang a number of movement songs including the improvisation, "Down with Dow, it shall be removed just like a scum that floats upon the water...
...rapidly dawned on the demonstrators that it was cruel and pointless to harrass Leavitt. When one shouted amidst a volley of questions, "Don't badger him," the mood of the protesters literally shifted instantaneously to one of warmth and sympathy. Someone offered Leavitt a Harvard lunch bag, which he would accept only after it had been pushed at him several times. That ended a very distinct phase in the demonstration--the vent your Vietnam venom on Leavitt stage. Leavitt had personally proved to be a lousy symbol of the war machine...
...Leavitt was still a captive--until he promised in writing to leave Harvard and never return to recruit...
WHEN the Deans finally arrived around noon, the demonstration entered phase two. Student power, which had hovered in the air all day, became an explicit issue--if not the issue. In the first face-off with the Deans, Ansara told them of the demonstrators' demand of Leavitt and added, "We are prepared to enforce that...