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...This will be a similar program to that of last Spring," Rodney Petersen '71 said, "Now it's a matter of assigning a Harvard House to the various living units at Radcliffe, which should be completed within ten days," he added...
...vote for interhouse lunches was 18 to nine, with two abstentions. We have been concerned with House cohesion," Petersen said, "but we also need to consider the convenience of those living at Radcliffe...
...military establishment is hailed as being one of the most democratic institutions in America," observed Petersen. "This implies that everything is as it should be. there are no separate and dual standards. Once the young black arrives in the military, however, he finds that this is not the case. The military is simply an extension of American society. Even though the rules have been written to make opportunities readily available and equal, you'll run into one or two prejudiced individuals who can influence 15 blacks who will influence others. The harm grows. Furthermore, in any war zone, once...
...observations suggest that commands elsewhere would do better by opening such channels and showing such tolerance. Suggested Petersen: "The only way to reduce tension is to sit commanders at all levels down and give them a course in race relations as part of their military curriculum." "But," injected Capt. Freddie Harris of Tampa, Fla., a black company commander in the 9th Division, "you got to admit there is a problem first...
...Frank Petersen of Washington, D.C., a black Marine pilot who led a squadron of Phantoms at Chu Lai, agreed. "You have some very angry blacks who are here who are going to go back and are going to be more angry once they return. There is a hell of a chance that many of the blacks who are being discharged, if they encounter the right set of conditions, will become urban guerrillas...