Word: statements
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have charged that President Nixon's statement with regard to the Oct. 15 Moratorium, "Under no circumstances will I be affected whatever by it," was "a serious mistake." This is only true if you warp the intention of a statement obviously made to discourage the Communist leadership in Hanoi. It is indeed ironic that this statement, made to reassure and encourage both our American forces and our South Vietnamese allies dying abroad, should discredit him so with those protesting from the safety of their homes...
...black ghetto that Soul Singer James Brown had been killed shortly after finishing a concert in the city. As it happened, Brown had simply flown off for another appearance; because of the ugly connotations of the story, Brown was traced to Los Angeles and persuaded to record a statement declaring that he was still alive. In this case, the rumor suited the sentiment of a bitter, riot-prone community better than the truth...
...lesser-known privileges of being Mayor of a City (or a governor or President for that matter) is issuing proclamations. Under this practice, which dates back at least to Roman times, a public official issues a statement setting aside a day when the citizens in his jurisdiction will honor a particularly worthy cause...
Forty-one of 47 freshman proctors have signed a statement presented yesterday to F. Skiddy von Stade '38, dean of Freshmen, which calls for the abolition of parietals...
Roger D. Thomas, teaching fellow in General Education and one of the statement's originators, said parietals are an anachronism and added that he was "very concerned about the hypocrisy of keeping a rule that is largely disregarded...