Word: supportables
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would like to say thank you to all those "brave" Americans who participated in the War Moratorium. Thank you for showing us, the men you have sent over here, that we have your support. The next thing you could do is take our weapons away. That will undoubtedly stop the war. Then you can have another Moratorium, one that will really mourn the dead Americans. I hope you realize how many men you have killed because you took their will to fight away...
...with its excellent emphasis on peace. But one wonders why so many people only protested the U.S. involvement yet said not a whisper about Hanoi's atrocities past or present. Maybe, in order to balance the books a bit, there ought to be a second Moratorium Day showing support for this nation's attempts to secure an honorable and just peace...
...technique. He pleaded for restraint through 2,200 personal letters to union and management chiefs. He sent a pointed message to Congress, prodding it to speed up action on his legislative proposals. This week he expects to go into New Jersey and Virginia to provide some purely partisan support for Republican gubernatorial candidates. He also plans a speech outlining new directions in Latin American policy...
After brief controversy about the November Action Committe's plans for an obstructive picket of the M. I. T. Instrumentation Lab on Nov. 5, the SMC decided neither to condemn or support the action...
Robert Breshnahan, a member of the SMC steering committee, tried to clarify this position later. "The vast majority of M. I. T. students support the anti-war movement, and are opposed to M. I. T.'s complicity with the war. The NAC's projected tactics alienate this base of support, rather than enlist it against M. I. T.'s war research," he said...