Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...black soldier is no longer silent over the discrimination he experienced a decade ago. "When I came into the Army in 1956 everything was quiet," said Maj. Wardell C. Smith of Des Moines, lowa, a black who was inspector general for the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. "No one was raising any hell about the prejudice and discrimination going on. The Negro soldier didn't know which way to go as far as speaking out against it. Every time he tried to, he got kicked in the head. Now they can speak and somebody will listen. And some...
These frustrations were illustrated in a remarkable, though confidential, report made by a Marine Division Commander in the I Corps battle zone. His insight into the "very deep layer of bitterness" among his black troops demonstrated a rare understanding of racial tensions at that high level. The two-star general summarized the grievances that he found in the following question...
...series of confidential memoranda circulated within Harvard by officials of the Development Advisory Service (DAS) indicates that an important purpose of the DAS' economic work in Indonesia has been to provide political support for the military, Western-oriented regime of General Suharto...
...This year's passage of rent control came about as the result of a state-wide rent control law passed by the General Court in Augus...
Although opposition to the housing development has centered around the contention that it will result in flooding following rainstorms, local residents are also concerned about the introduction of low-income families into the neighborhood and general over-crowding...