Word: levelism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...forth his plan "for the complete withdrawal of all United States combat ground forces and their replacement by South Vietnamese forces on an orderly scheduled timetable." All that, he said, is contingent upon continued improvement in the fighting ability of the South Vietnamese-and on continued indications that the level of battle is lowering. He warned Hanoi that any stepped-up enemy action would bring "strong and effective measures" in response. It was a tough speech, and in it there was no gesture of accommodation to those who backed the Oct. 15 Moratorium protest. The President announced no new withdrawal...
...might have seemed odd to tack on the name of the Vice President of the United States, who is traditionally almost an official non-person in Washington. Spiro Theodore Agnew, however, is turning the vice-presidency into something like an oratorical happening, raising the No. 2 office to a level of visibility and controversy unknown since the days of, well, Richard Nixon...
...University must also report each April on the number of minority workers it hires. The charts Harvard sends in-which are broken down by employment level as well as by race-help clear up some of the current confusion over just how many black workers Harvard employs...
...also crucial that everyone opposing the war go to Washington this Saturday. If unprecedented numbers of people are willing to travel to Washington to show their disgust at America's destruction of South Vietnam, this will demonstrate that the peace movement has reached a new level in size and commitment. But the march can be effective only if huge numbers participate...
...total City taxes. As family income rose, this steadily decreased to 5.7 per cent for a family with income between $10,000 and $15,000 Families making over $15,000 paid an average of 74 per cent, a slight increase but still less than for families with below poverty-level incomes...