Word: withdrawnness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...turned out to be the last North Vietnamese thrust near Khe Sanh. When the Marines stormed up 881 North, twelve days after the battle for the valley had been joined, the Communists had withdrawn into Laos. The Marines counted 575 enemy bodies on the three hills and estimated that air and artillery had taken at least another 600 Communist lives-a "tremendous" toll, said General William Westmoreland, who visited the battlefield. "I don't think the battle is necessarily over," he added. "I anticipate further fighting in the area...
...Rockefeller IV two weeks ago married Percy's daughter, Sharon, the twin sister of Valerie. At 58, Rocky seems more at ease, more confident and more attractive than ever. When the presidential campaign is mentioned, he murmurs, "No, no. Not me." He says he will have his name withdrawn from any primary in which it is entered. He has made no move to round up delegates...
...contrast to the politically committed activists, hippies have withdrawn from American culture and despair of any hopes that they, the "new lefties," or anyone else can alter the prevailing patterns of that culture
Opportunity to Protest. Objections to the traditional clerical privilege come from ministers with sharply contrasting views about the Viet Nam war. Probably a majority of them are strongly against the war, would like their draft exemption withdrawn so that they could register as conscientious objectors. "The exemption," says Herbert Long, dean of students at Harvard Divinity School, "is a subtle way of not allowing the clergy the opportunity to protest." On the other hand, some seminarians feel that they should have the privilege of being called to serve, and not simply as chaplains, who at present are all volunteers...
...subtleties of constitution making. Because they were all too representative-Buddhist, Catholic, Chinese, Montagnard, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai-fragmentism and special pleading became the order of the day. Among the first orders that went out were for selfish perks: drinking water on their desks, more electric fans, a request (withdrawn on second thought) for private cars at their disposal...