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Most startling of all, his words were echoed even by George Wallace as he took the oath of office for his second term: "Our state government is for all, so let us join together, for Alabama belongs to all of us-black and white, young and old, rich and poor alike." To be sure, Wallace continued his attacks on the Federal Government; he has hardly turned liberal, but the tone of the day was moderate and restrained by comparison with the past...
During the height of the McCarthy era in 1952, Panofsky resigned his position on the Berkeley faculty when he was asked to sign a loyalty oath. He has been at Stanford ever since...
...that they are as hard and as solid as stone. Their uniforms are Army-type fatigues, combat boots and green berets. In addition to being "trustworthy" and "loyal," the Stoners promise to "have ethnic pride," and they pledge allegiance to the flag with clenched fists over their hearts. Their oath: "On my honor I will do my best to help my brother and sister at all times, and to help build up my community and my nation...
...June 10, the Faculty Council passed a resolution suggesting the CRR solve the problem of students elected specifically to disrupt it by requiring some sort of "showing of good faith" for candidates for the committee. Weinstein said the CRR considered instituting a loyalty oath but decided that "while disruptions are unpleasant, an oath could be worse...
...first contact between the two men, Pusey said, came when Pusey asked him and Sen. Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa.) to sponsor a bill repealing a controversial provision of the National Defense Education Act which required teachers and professors to swear a loyalty oath and sign an affidavit affirming their loyalty...