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This sentiment was expressed by Christopher A. Sims '62, organizer of the Tocsin group that worked for Kowalski in Connecticut. He said that although Project Washington did confront Congressmen many Tocsin members feel the public demonstrations only identified the students with stereotyped "ban the bomb" campaigns and added nothing to the constructive criticism they had hoped to offer...
...Tocsin members and sympathizers have been canvassing the Boston area for signatures to put H. Stuart Hughes, professor of History, in the Senate race next November. Hughes is running as an Independent candidate for the seat now held by Benjamin A. Smith...
...weeks ago Tocsin sent 20 students to Waterbury, Conn., to aid the campaign of Rep. Frank Kowalski, who is challenging Abraham Ribicoff and the Bailey machine in the Democratic Senatorial Primary...
...Tocsin, a student group whose views generally coincide with those of Hughes and which has Hughes among its faculty advisors, decided about three weeks ago not to endorse any candidates for election in Massachusetts or elsewhere. According to a spokesman, Toosin, members "had illusions that their endorsement would make much difference and did not know where to draw the line" in supporting candidates whom some members faver...
Although it is against Tocsin policy to endorse any office-seeker, the disarmament group has organized the campaign effort for Kowalski because he has taken "pro-peace" stands including opposition to the dispersal of nuclear weapons to other nations and was an early advocate of a U.S. disarmament agency...