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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Griping has always been one of the American soldier's few inalienable rights. George Washington's Continentals complained about pay, equipment and the length of the war. Fighting men ever since have kicked about food, duty rosters and assignments. Now a growing number of G.I.s-though still a small minority-are voicing more substantive complaints and employing most unmilitary techniques to make sure that they are heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: Dissent in Uniform | 4/25/1969 | See Source »

...Fine Arts Department, which is listed in Rules Relating as having generals in the junior year, decided two months ago that they would not give the exam, substituting instead a paper, to be assigned as to length and date due by the individual tutor, a secretary in the department said yesterday

Author: By Laura R. Benjamin, | Title: Concentrators Seek Revisions In English Dept. Requirements | 4/24/1969 | See Source »

Harvard stroked away from the line at 45 and Tech was right behind at 43. The Crimson settled to a 34 and after the first quarter gained the length lead they were never to lose...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Heavyweights Take Opening Race; Extend Win Streak to Thirty-three | 4/21/1969 | See Source »

...three-way contest last week the M.I.T. varsity beat the Yale varsity by half a length, while Dartmouth trailed behind. Harvard enjoyed rather easy rowing last week, defeating Columbia's crews by about five lengths in each race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lights Row Here For Biglin Title | 4/19/1969 | See Source »

...last hill, Heartbreak Hill, and then began to slow down. Quite a bit did I slow down. It seemed to go on forever, and for the first time I wondered what would happen if I stopped. I was bent over and just tried to keep my legs moving. Length, not steep-ness, made it torturous. But then the Hill stopped and I started back towards the center of the earth, and I was very happy...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Jock, Beef Stew, and the Boston Marathon | 4/18/1969 | See Source »

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