Word: picketer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...four organizers have had little support since they came to Boston. A few Harvard SDS members have helped them picket for a day or two. In fact, there is manpower enough to picket only two stores in Cambridge and Waltham. At each, the customers' reaction to the request has been almost unanimously favorable...
...committee plans to picket Hayes' home and write protest letters to City Councillors...
...that the Rockettes have stepped out of the chorus line and onto the picket line, they have won a host of sympathizers. At least one retired Rockette has joined them, and the Music Hall musicians have donated 25% of their salaries to pay for the girls' meals. Box-office receipts at the Music Hall, which has slapped together an interim show of flashing lights and music, have dropped by an estimated 15%. By week's end, the two sides were nearing agreement, but whatever else they accomplish, the Rockettes have made it clear to star-struck cheerleaders that...
Police dragged the man away and then ordered the demonstrators to disperse. Most left and crossed the street, but 19 sat down. As the officers surrounded the group, one picket stood up and said, "Let's go back to the park." But the police refused to let him get through the circle. Another picket said, "Well, dammit, if they won't let us leave, we'll stay seated." A paddywagon was driven up and the 19 demonstrators were dragged, clubbed, and wrestled--as they groaned and screamed--into the truck...
...also said that he plans to picket as Harvard undergraduates apply for their deferment today at Memorial Hall...