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NONSENSE
Packard selection and Mr. Packard's stock trust proposal ... Mr. Laird
stoutly defended his appointee.
" 'He is making a greater sacrifice than any man in the history of
the country' to enter government service, Mr. Laird said."
(New York Times,
January
7, 1969.)
"Hershey contested the suggestion that it should be left up to an
indi–
vidual's conscience whether he would join the military if he objected
to a war.
"'If
everybody's conscience is allowed to roam at wiII, you could
justify anything,' Hershey said."
(Los Angeles Times,
November
17, 1968.)
Contributed by S. Cooney,
Los Angeles, California.
"On Monday, the relic will be exhibited at
10
o'clock a.m. at the
Church of St. Anthony of Estoril. The Army Regiment No.
19
of Cascais
which has St. Anthony as its patron wiII come out of the citadel wearing
uniforms of that epoque and carrying a picture of the Saint, who is
an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Portuguese Army."
(Diario de Lisboa,
July
13, 1968.)
Contributed by Dr. Antonio Silva
Carvalho, Lisbon, Portugal.
"The Rev. Kenneth
H.
Okkerse, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer
in Bethesda, has withdrawn as a co-plaintiff in a suit designed to block
the busing of District of Columbia school children into Montgomery
County.
" 'I
have had deep and searching second thoughts about my action
and
I
now am convinced that being a part of this suit is not the best
method to accomplish understanding between the races,' he said."
(The Washington Post,
September
17, 1968.)
Contributed by Carolyn
Kizer, Washington, D.C.
"DANGEROUS AS CONG"
"FT. POLK, LA.
(UPI)-. .. .
A wooded area near [this] base has
been both a haven for deer hunting and combat training.
" 'This area closed to hunting this season for protection of US troops
f
training for Vietnam warfare,' said
300
signs posted in the area."
(Newark News,
November
18, 1968.)
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