Word: protestations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...called the British ambassador to his deathbed in 1938 and offered to make him the next President of Turkey. The incredible story appeared last week as part of an otherwise sobersided biography of the late British diplomat, Sir Pierson Dixon, written by his son. Before the Turks could protest, Tory M.P. Sir Charles Mott-Radclyffe, a former diplomat, explained that it was all a 30-year-old joke perpetrated by himself. He had written a phony cable about Atatürk's dying offer as a satire on diplomatese and shown it to Sir Pierson, his colleague. Dixon thought...
...member Mark Dyen '70 said that he had heard about the proposed Dow visit early last week. "We decided there wasn't much use trying to do anything," he said, "because there just isn't much of a base for protest over at the Business School...
...considering the advisability of participating in a further protest, students should be mindful of the potential costs. Many observers believe that severance for Dow protesters was narrowly averted last Fall and that it would be unavoidable in the event of a recurrence. The loss through severance of students whose consciences lead them to protest Dow's appearance here would be tragic to the Harvard community, especially considering the ease with which the Faculty could have avoided a return engagement. Students should carefully weigh these costs against what they consider the benefits of a disruptive protest at this time...
Yesterday the wail of protest reached an unprecedented crescendo. Reeling from Saturday night's massacre in New York--sixth-ranked Columbia more than doubled the Crimson's meager offense, 115-56--the players and their fans dragged through the day in disbelief. As usual most of the student abuse was directed at Coach Wilson...
Instituted especially for the protest allegedly scheduled for the planned visit of a Dow Chemical recruiter Friday, the committee will meet Wednesday night. Magraw appointed Stephen H. Kaplan '69, new chairman of the Leverett House Committee, head of the temporary group...