Word: spokes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...down in Boston, where Justice Department officials say the antidraft "conspiracy" began as part of the October march on the Pentagon.* During a rally at the Arlington Street Church, Coffin collected draft cards, which he later turned over to the Justice Department; Ferber, who helped in the collection, also spoke on "A Time to Say No," urging draft evasion; Goodman, Raskin and Spock lent their names and efforts to sponsoring a nationwide draft-resistance movement, and were among the 2,000 signatories of a manifesto entitled "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority...
...long as the special payments drain caused by Viet Nam continues-and the war effort should by no means be reduced for monetary reasons-the U.S. will have to take measures that will pinch almost everyone's pocketbook. The President spoke bravely last week, but now he has to show that he-and Congress-have the courage to back oratory with muscle. That means not merely trying to persuade tourists that the Tetons are prettier than the Alps or appealing to businessmen to put patriotism above profits, but enacting tough taxes and rigid rules to discourage travel and investments...
Tito and Ceauseşcu may have decided on a common strategy to discourage the conference, but it was not disclosed in the final communiqué, which spoke only of "the comradely atmosphere of the talks." The communiqué was also discreet enough not to mention the number of deer that each man had bagged in the hunt. Ceauseşcu, whatever his gifts as a statesman, is known to be a much poorer shot than his more experienced revisionist colleague...
...person, Folk Singer-Poet Bob Dylan spoke for an age. Over the roaring roll of his guitar, he rasped out sarcastic, sardonic cries of anger, anxiety and alienation that made the young generation wince with the pleasure of recognition. In seclusion in Woodstock, N.Y., since a motorcycle spill in the summer of 1966, he became a legend. Folkniks trembled at rumors. Was he dead, dying, mindless, voiceless? To one of the few reporters who breached his fortress, Dylan laughingly replied: "They're all true." Meanwhile, Dylan in absentia loomed larger than Dylan in the flesh; last year four...
Henry C. Meadow, associate dean of Medicine for financial affairs, said that the cold room cultures were saved only by the "extraordinarily cooperative" work of the firemen. "The firemen spoke with the people in charge of the lab," Meadow said, "and tried to save the cold room material." Dr. Gill also praised the efforts of the B.&G. staff. According to Meadow, the loss was mainly in chemicals and instrumentation. "The basic materials were saved," he said...