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Catonsville (kā`tənzvĭl), uninc. city (1990 pop. 35,233), Baltimore co., N Md., a suburb of Baltimore. The town is known for the "Catonsville Nine," a group of opponents of the Vietnam War who destroyed draft records there in 1968 in protest against the conflict. The Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, is in the city. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Robertson, Resident Life Program Manager, Erickson Corporate Operations, Catonsville, Maryland They invaded the selective service office in Catonsville, Maryland, pulled draft files out of their cabinets, piled them outside, and set them afire with homemade napalm. In the old days, the Berrigans were front-page news, especially when they and seven associates were convicted after a vituperative trial in Catonsville, Maryland, of damaging draft board files by pouring blood over them, an action that served both as a metaphor for the war's victims and for the waning life force of a certain Lamb. |
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