Word: petitioners
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The demonstrator demanded that about 100 of their number be allowed to present to President Johnson or one of his assistants the signatures on a peace petition. A spokesman said that "nearly 7000" people have signed the petition, pledging to refuse service in the armed forces and to encourage obstruction...
The traditional procedure is for amendments to originate in Congress, be passed by a two-thirds vote in each house, and then be ratified by three-quarters of the states. But the Constitution provides an alternative route. If two-thirds of the states (34) petition it, Congress must call a...
Yale alumni elected energetic William Horowitz, 58, to be a member of the Yale Corporation. Horowitz ('29) is the first Jewish - and the first non-Protestant-elective member of the board. He is also the first successful full term candidate nominated by petition (passed on his behalf by his...
Critic Dwight Macdonald spent most of his time soliciting signatures on a petition proclaiming: "We share Mr.
Slippery Rock State College is a thriving school in western Pennsylvania noted mainly for the chuckles it draws when radio announcers toss its football scores in among those of such giants as Notre Dame and Michigan. Yet Slippery Rock's 2,300 students were dead serious about supporting easygoing...