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...Most of the whites were obviously patrons of the Center. It was, to a large extent, their money which had made the program possible. The reaction of the blacks in the audience, however, ranged from a self-conscious acknowledgement to cold hostility. The tension was noticeable from the outset...
...state at the outset the appreciation of the Freedom Industries staff for the coverage we received in your paper regarding our efforts in Roxbury. Despite our efforts we have found few papers willing to give the extensive coverage which you have given us in this article...
MOYNIHAN does not quite say that the community action programs should never have been implemented. It seems safe to infer that this is his belief, since he tells his readers that he argued against community action at the outset, and goes on to credit the programs with helping to create the atmosphere for riots on one side and the rise of George Wallace on the other. But he emphasizes throughout the book that what he is primarily concerned with is the broader problem of the application of social science to public policy. What disturbs Moynihan about the Community Action Program...
Harvard took control at the outset, and only victories in the breastroke and 500-free by Cornell prevented a complete rout. These two triumphs, in fact, were the only firsts registered by the Big Red all afternoon as a variety of Crimson swimmers netted victories...
...outset of their mass trial, a seven-man court-martial board was told by the presiding law officer that it was a "nonviolent mutiny." Maximum pen alty: life in prison. To simplify defense procedures, the Army will judge the 25 (two escaped the stockade Christmas Eve) in small groups or individually...