Word: riot
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...question of the likeliness of a disturbance, or more familiarly, a riot, is not the main issue in the minds of undergraduates. They are more concerned with the question of what will happen to them as a result of participation in a riot. They will not be treated like boys on an outing. If anyone doubts this fact, let them look at the record of the aftermath of the May third riot last year. Two students had their connection with the University severed, one had his degree held up a half year, a number were placed on probation until...
Enraged French Leftists, including some War veterans, staged a riot 4,000 strong along the Seine, shouting anti-Fascist slogans, and four Paris policemen were stabbed with knives. Soon afterward 3,000 leaders of Communist groups in all parts of France were summoned to Paris for a conference with French Red No. 1, Maurice Thorez. The 3,000 arrived shouting "Open the frontier to Spain!" and "Thorez in Power!" Orator Thorez instructed them to incite the French masses "against their enemies, both without and within...
...Yard cops prepared for a riot and Holworthy inmates hoisted a red flag in protest, 1000 Y.P.R.U. members swarmed into the Yard yesterday afternoon for a tour of historic points conducted by the Divinity School...
Orthodox Church. With no legal power to prevent its ratification, Orthodox Church followers (about half the population) proceeded to riot when the Lower House of Parliament ratified the concordat (TIME...
...added that there are three reasons which give weight to the belief that the committee is merely "an angry and jealous minority." The first is that the proposed convention would result in a riot. (Is this wishful thinking on the Crimson's part?) The committee believes that Harvard Seniors can control themselves. In addition it is suggested that the convention will result in politics. We suspect that what the Crimson fears is that the discussion will arouse the latent interest of students to know what is going on. The convention would provide, in the words of the Student Council, "training...