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...plan for a 50-year treaty "open to all European states without regard to their social systems," and pledging mutual assistance in case of attack "in Europe." Both Germanys could belong. Occupation forces would be withdrawn from Germany except for "limited contingents,"-but with authority to return to quell any threat to internal security, e.g., the June 17 uprising...
...quell the Japanese resistance man by man and conquer the country yard by yard might well require the loss of a million American lives and half that number of British," Churchill had reckoned. "Now all this nightmare picture had vanished. In its place was the vision-fair and bright indeed it seemed-of the end of the whole war in one or two violent shocks." Churchill thought this "almost supernatural weapon" would induce the Pacific enemy to surrender and thus save many Japanese lives as well...
...Board based its classification of Randall as a workman upon the nature of his duties. It defined one of them as "to quell disturbances, which requires muscular brawn...
Under the leadership of Mike Kopliner, 30 years a proctor, these men roam the campus in plain clothing, wary for intruders and ready to quell student disturbances. They are not policemen, but guardians of the peace--both town and gown. Avoiding violence whenever possible, the proctors have the students' respect, and they value it. They rely heavily on an ability to reason with incipient rioters. As Kopliner says," We talk to the students, kid them along, and keep them moving...
...thousands who plainly feared the arrival of the Red "explainers." "If one or two P.W.s try to escape, we will shoot them," explained one Indian officer. "If there is a mass breakout attempt, we will do the best we can to stop it, but we do not want to quell it by mass killings...