Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...informal "convocation" after the meeting, 44 of those who had voted "no" or "abstain" voted once more. Forty-one of them voted to support the spirit of the anti-war resolution, and three voted against...
Harrington found surprising support in Republican strongholds along the North Shore. This area was expected to produce big for his opponent. William Saltonstall; conceivably, Harrington's brashness was his appeal to these voters. A candidate of the left must not only "speak out" but simultaneously play up his outspokenness in speaking out. It must appear that he is risking unpopularity (just a little) with his honest views. Certain Harrington slogans, with their attempts at negative definitions, illustrate this point well: "He's some other kind of politician" or "If you like the way things are going, don't vote...
...easily won the party primary for Congress. State party chairman David Harrison intervened in his behalf, and the candidate also had powerful support from his cousin Kevin Harrington, the majority leader in the state senate. As campaign manager, Kevin Harrington did observe certain niceties of "old politics." To win the support of local labor unions, the Harrington cousins promised to campaign for stricter import quotas on foreign manufactures. Organization also helped. According to Fox, "We must have canvassed the whole district three or four times with literature, and that's remarkable...
...original version of the resolution-presented by Everett I. Mendelsohn, professor of the History of Science, asked the Faculty to "affirm its support of the October 15 day of protest" and re-affirm its members' right to suspend their classes that...
...approved resolution says that "it is the sense of this Faculty that the war in Vietnam must not continue. While our opinions differ in detail, we agree that the most reasonable plan for peace is the prompt, rapid, and complete withdrawalof all U. S. forces. We support a united and sustained national effort to bring our troops home...