Word: overreact
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...delays? Probably they were precipitated by the University's determination to keep the vital functions of the University operating smoothly. But to worry about the University being closed down is to overreact; the employees, NAC, and the Strike Steering Committee announced early last week that their aim was not to shut down the University, but to use it as a base of action and a center of organization. They wanted only that employees be allowed to participate in anti-war activities without loss of pay or reprisals...
Most black people in New Haven are eager to see the Panthers receive a fair trial. But many agree that large-scale protest may be necessary to bring that about, and they fear that if they demonstrate the police will overreact and begin to use guns...