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WASHINGTON D.C. (CUP)Even though U.S. president Richard Nixon had already told them he wouldn’t listen,millions of americans took time off wednesday (October 15) to let him know one more time that they want an end to the Vietnam war. The Vietnam moratorium, originally planned as a student protest, mushroomed into the biggest civilian protest in the history of the United States, with thousands of demonstrations occurring where organizers had merely hoped to see thousands of people. over into students in and Tokyo ahead with own cities the Amer-
Reaction from the U.S. administration-which was listening all the time-was so negative that moratorium organizers have 1,500,OOO buttons advertising a
In one of the first demonstrations, approximately 1000 students of Georgetown University tuesday night filed three-abreast through the streets of Washington. The march aroused little public interest and went off without incident. Coretta King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., led thousands of marchers in a candlelight parade around the whitehouse in the evening, and in a third demonstration at the capital, more than 2000 demonstrators turned out for a parade on the University of Washington campus. All across the States, flags were lowered to half-mast and protestars marched or attended teachins, forums, candlelight processions, prayers or the readings of the names of Vietnam war dead.
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At a meeting of the student council of the federation of students on tuesday night, a motion was passed supporting wednesday’s Vietnam moratorium and urging all federation members to attend. * * *
delegates to the “year of the barricades” conference at York University, October 23 to 26. The Canadian Union of Studentssponsored conference is intended as a desensationalized in-depth study of student unrest. * * *
Council passed a motion expressing solidarity with the striking political science, sociology and anthropology department at Simon Fraser University in their struggle for academic freedom with the upiversity administration and the British Columbia government. The
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Approximately 150 rallies took place in Nassau county, New York, alone. So large was the response that even major political figures endorsed it: New York mayor John Lindsay, despite conservative criticism, proclaimed a day of mourning in the city, with flags on city buildings at half-mast and church bells tolled hourly. But tuesday night in congress, Pro-Nixon forces foiled an attempt by anti-war representatives to keep the house in session as a gesture of support for the protest. By a vote of 112 to 110, members decided to adjourn before supmidnight : administration porters said an all-night session might give the impression that a majority of congressmen supported “surrender” in Vietnam. In Canada, interest and participation in the moratorium was sporadic, although sizeable demonstrations were held at the university of British Columbia, Waterloo and McGill. At UBC, approximately 500 students gathered in their student union building to hear antiwar speakers and listen to rock music, while a sizeable number of professors discussed the war in their classes. The university administration remained silent, as did the student council.
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moratorium At 9 am on Wednesday, a group of persons assembled at Kitchener city hall for the march. After, a couple of anti-war folk songs by Bob Janzen, history prof Cal Morrison of Waterloo Lutheran gave an historical account of the Vietnam war. Religious studies prof Walter Klassen then addressed the crowd with an appeal from several of the march organizers. He first endorsed the analysis of the war given by Morrison and expressed a realization of the oppressive role of the U.S. in the war; and then requested that all those carrying Viet Cong and red flags leave them behind for the march. He said that waving flags would only frighten people and defeat the purpose of the parade. History prof Leo Johnson spoke out in favor of the flag carriers, saying that one cannot merely speak out against viowithout examining its lence cause. He urged a differentiation between acts of imperialism and struggles and oppression, for liberation. “We should take the side of those people struggling to be free,” he stated. David Kirk, parade marshall, then told his fellow marchers that the mayor had been happy to see that there were many
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people taking part in the ,festivities carrying Oktoberfest banners. On this humorous note the march proceeded down King street:‘ The parade halted at the Waterloo mall to join the mothersand-children demonstration, and more folk-singing and speeches. As the group proceeded to the university, they were joined by Shane Roberts, clad in a diaper made from an American flag. At the campus center, he removed the flag and burned it, saying, “Here we burn flags while in Vietnam they are burning people. ” The marchers _ then entered the campus center for the beginning of the teach-in. From noon to midnight there were a variety of speakers and folk singers, with a showing of “the war game” to conclude the moratorium. Close to 1000 people participated in the teach-in at various times. A Vietnamese dinner was served instead of liberation lunch. Other
pictures and stories the Vietnam moratorium day march and teach-in are pages 2, 3, 426 and 288
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The science students’ society sets political policy in the science faculty-at least it seems that way when the society’s goals are compatible with the people who run the faculty. Biology department chairman Noel Hynes sent the following memorandum to faculty members in his department on October 10: “The science society, as you may have seen, is taking a firm line against. the proposal that classes should be cancelled on October 15 in protest against the Vietnam war. “The dean is most anxious that this faculty gives the society full support on this fairly crucial test case and complies with their request that professors be re-
quired to give normal courses on that day. “He has therefore asked chairmen to ensure that all courses are run. I personally am in entire agreement with this stand against dictatorship from the left. “So please ensure that your classes are fully manned next Wednesday, or, should you feel strongly that you belong in the other camp and that you are not going to give classes, inform me immediately so that I can arrange a substitute. “Please also, especially if your views run counter to my own, come to the biology seminar room at 5 .pm today for a lominute meeting on this matter.”
IBM researchers show support in peace effort More than 80 mathematicians in a symposium group of 120 signed a document in support of the antiwar moratorium. The participants in the tenth annual symposium on switching and automata theory decided it would be business as usual but many wanted to publicly show
their support for the peace effort. “The action was initiated by a group of research scientists from IBM,” said James Thatcher, an IBM researcher from Yorktown Heights, New York. A large number of armbands and buttons were worn by moratorium supporters.
Barry Fillimore, eng 4, was elected to replace Dave Cubberley who resigned recently as chairman of the board of education. * x *
At McGill, approximately 500 demonstrators led by students society president Julius Grey marched on the U.S. consulate in Montreal. Grey and vicepresidents Martin Shapiro and David Young presented a letter to consulate officials for U.S. president Nixon expressing opposition to the war by “members of the McGill University students and staff. ”
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Joe Bartolocci, St. Jerome’s rep, was elected to replace Larry Caesar, who resigned recently as chairman of the board of external relations. -
Over 900 McGill students attendded a teach-in in the main university lecture hall, where all classes were cancelled for the moratorium.
Father Bill Townson of Renison College said last friday that the Renison faculty and administration voted unanimously to close operations on Wednesday October 15 for the moratorium. Principal Win Rees said, “It’s time that one of the church collef stood up to be counted.”
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