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...goes to meetings of the Campus Radical Committee, a group whose militancy is pretty well confined to in camera debates. A gets busted for disrupting a political rally, and eagerly lies on the stone floor of his cell, scribbling a ringing "statement to the court" on a length of toilet paper. He is freed the next morning without a chance to read...
Instead of restricting mass functions like the May 9 antiwar protest, Wilson begins his work by aiding them. He considers it part of his job to uphold the constitutional rights of free speech, petition and assembly. His staff participates in negotiations with march leaders that help coordinate city-provided toilet facilities, first-aid stations and speakers' platforms. Demonstrators are encouraged to train their own marshals to take the brunt of the policing. When the action starts, busloads of special riot-control squads are parked out of sight; visible officers usually wear no riot equipment. Though all officers avoid arrests...
...manufacturers have doubled their sales in the past year, and some cannot keep up with orders. An entire generation of novelty and boutique entrepreneurs is outfitting the counter-culture with starred-and-striped pants, ties, ashtrays, shaving mugs, pillowcases, pens and even, in the most tasteless exploitation of all, toilet paper. Manhattan's Earthra Gift Shop does well with its Old Glory cigarette lighters (made in Japan). Jeans West, started 18 months ago, uses the flag motif on T shirts, vests and other items; the owners expect to gross $10 million in their second fiscal year. "Old Glory," says Vice...
...because of picketing by veterans' groups, heckling and government pressure, offered another sketch that had Defense Minister Moshe Dayan telling soldiers: "I am a man of my word. If I promise you blood and tears, you shall have blood and tears." Dayan, who saw the play, called it "toilet humor" and added: "The Egyptians would have loved...
...showers are somehow related to the toilets so that whenever a toilet is flushed it cuts off all the cold water in the shower...