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Easily the most splenetic protest was voiced by Miami's Police Benevolent Association. In an extraordinary telegram, the association warned the Miami Beach Tourist Development Authority (which had promoted the Republican invitation): "You are now put on notice that civil action suits will be filed against your organization and individual members of the executive board on behalf of each and every Miami police officer and Miami citizen that is killed, injured or indicted as a result of the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention...
THEY SENT me catalogues for Oklahoma! and Bye-Bye Birdie, but it was Brel that I was going to do." Guy started calling people and soon discovered that the folks at MTI had legally committed themselves when they gave the earlier promise. "I sent them a telegram, a night letter about 150 words long, politely asking 'Why are you fucking us over? Why won't you let me do the show?'" The next morning Guy got his phone call...
Congressman Charles Diggs, Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Africa and the first chairman of the Black Caucus, told Bok in a telegram that...
...telegram to President Bok, Rep. Charles E. Diggs (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa and former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed the takeover of Mass Hall and other protests by students as "necessary actions to demonstrate their deeply-felt opposition to your Corporation's stated position. It is a position that is morally bankrupt and unworthy of an institution with such a reputation...
...take place in the Swedish embassy in Moscow for fear of offending Soviet leaders. Only a few days after Solzhenitsyn made his remarks, the Soviets rejected Gierow's application for a visa. But the refusal only heightened public concern abroad for Solzhenitsyn, who, seemingly undaunted, sent a telegram to the Swedish Academy. "Dear Gierow," he cabled. "The refusal of a visa means a ban against the presentation. Do not be sad. We can postpone it for many years. It is a shame, but not ours. I embrace...