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...other front, at home. So far, domestic criticism has not got out of hand. In his speech, he warned that the Communists might try to win their victory by persuading Congress or the public of the futility of the war. This was also a familiar plea-perhaps calculated to blunt criticism-but it seems to be effective. One of the Senate's formidable doves. Senator George Aiken, even counseled Nixon critics "not to encourage this war to go on, not to take the side of the enemy...
Currently the milk machine carries a message that cleverly combines humor, an appeal to the students' self-interest, and an outright plea for cooperation. The message reads, "Please bring back our cups. We need them to wash and you want them for coffee. 'Our loss is yours also...
This meeting will be the first one since Cronin's court plea 39 days ago for an injunction to stop picketing. The plea was denied...
...election-eve TV appearance in which Muskie clobbered Nixon in the image ratings. After viewers got a glimpse of the strident, gesticulating President, they were soothed by the sight of Muskie calmly sitting in a home in Maine. While the fire crackled in the background, he made a plea for reasonableness in fatherly tones. All that was lacking in the scene was a St. Bernard licking the candidate's hand-but then Squier has his standards...
...finally overwhelmed nature. But such an outcome is by no means inevitable. Any place that has been charted by a man's awareness and reverence stands a good chance of being saved. The book thus offers a gentle means of seeing nature whole and a plea to respect it wholly...