Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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The president refused to comment on the Scranton Commission's report on campus violence. Nixon said that the text of a letter he has sent to Scranton will be released within the next few days.
A sign next to the door of the Harvard Bookstore proclaims, 'We are not capitalist pigs, Stealing from us is not liberating anyone."
The sentiment behind that sign is typical of the feelings of many small businessmen in Harvard Square. They have seen, in recent months, a sharp increase in stealing from their stores, and many can't understand why.
Kramer estimates that the Harvard Bookstore loses $20,000 to shoplifters annually, out of a total business of $300,000. He says that stealing has increased tremendously since he took over the ownership of the Bookstore in 1962.
"Look, a lot of students and kids around here are against capitalism, so they feel it's okay to steal from stores. And these kids are so against capitalism they don't care if some stores are different, if some stores try to be helpful and provide services to their...