Word: planned
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...President's plan to bring home the troops has strong support throughout the country. When asked directly, 76% of both the public and the leaders agreed, at least in principle, with the Nixon policy on troop withdrawals. But pressure to step up their pace seems likely to intensify. Only 6% of the public thought the withdrawals were proceeding too quickly, while 49% found the pace "about right"; 29%, however, felt the pace too slow. Among leaders, the pressure is even stronger. Although 39% were satisfied with the rate at which American manpower was being pulled out of Viet...
...U.S.A., the Student Mobilization Committee and the Urban Coalition. Its leaders tend to be older and in some cases more militant and more radical than the Moratorium leadership. Some of them helped organize the protests during the Democratic Convention in Chicago, and they met last summer in Cleveland to plan mass "Marches Against Death" for November in Washington and San Francisco. To many of those active in the "New Mobe," the war is just one of the reasons for protest. They prefer dramatic tactics and appeal particularly to big-city and campus leftists...
...which Lindsay received 54%. From the beginning of the campaign, politicians have agreed that the outcome would hinge on Lindsay's ability to win back Jewish voters, who constitute the largest single bloc in the electorate. Jews were alienated by Lindsay's backing of a school-decentralization plan that led to last year's school strike and conflict between blacks and the predominantly Jewish teachers union. And, like other middle-class whites, they felt neglected by city hall. In a major fence-mending effort, Lindsay stepped up city services, particularly in the police and sanitation fields...
Next Tuesday, after an hour-long rally beginning at noon on M. I. T.'s Kresge Plaza, the demonstrators plan to march into the administrative building, leaving 200 members there to occupy office during the atternoon. The rest of the group will attempt to enter and hold the Center for International Studies until 1 p. m. in support of demands that M. I. T. halt seven war-related research projects...
...plan also calls for a massive Veteran's Day rally and teach-in on Nov. 11 at Fitchburg State College, near Ft. Devens, to include G. I. and veteran participation. Torney said this is an important peace tactic because "the soldiers have the dynamism to end the war." He said many servicemen would support this demonstration...