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...nearby river. Concerned, Sergeant Gabriel fired warning shots, sent up flares in the direction of the noise. For a long time there was silence. Then came what sounded like a dog's bark. From a different direction, a cock crowed. At last came the tap of a bamboo tocsin, and the Viet Cong came running out of the dark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: We Are Being Overrun | 4/20/1962 | See Source »

...Stuart Hughes, professor of History and a faculty sponsor of Tocsin, refused to comment on civil defense preparations at Harvard because of his candidacy for the United States Senate. A secretary for Henry A. Kissinger, professor of Government, said Kissinger would not speak to the CRIMSON...

Author: By Lawrence W. Feinberg, | Title: Cavers, Shaw Approve Disbanding of CD Group | 4/17/1962 | See Source »

...light air that has thus far marked the Club's visit contrasts sharply with the serious attitude of the Tocsin "Operation Washington" marchers and even with the Young Democrats who came to Washington last month with ideas to present to the Democratic National Committee. When asked whether the Club had any policy statements to make to GOP officials, Wallison said. "We could have some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HYRC Members Visit Washington; Saltonstall, Keating Will Host Group | 4/11/1962 | See Source »

...discussion was part of a debate sponsored by Tocsin on methods of student political action...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: Mass Protests Imperative, Walzer Says | 3/28/1962 | See Source »

Walzer, an instructor in government and Tocsin faculty advisor, answered that "the existing institutions do not exist for us," a predicament historically common to all groups presenting opinions opposed to those of the governmental "establishment." On this basis he justified the Washington Project as participation in the political process since it made "publically visible" a legitimate opinion that otherwise would have been stified...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: Mass Protests Imperative, Walzer Says | 3/28/1962 | See Source »

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