tl19671027-000 "Homecoming Schedule Page 6 Vol. XX, No. 5 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND Editor Reports On Pentagon Gassing At Weekend March by TOM DiLAURA, TL Sports Editor aquiesence in the war, Jenkins was attacked by a young man who knocked over both speaker and podium. Order was soon restored. Dr. Benjamin Spock, the fam-ous pediatrician, stated, ""This war which Lyndon Johnson is waging is disasterous to our country . . . We don't consider the people of Vietnam, North or South, as enemies . . . The enemy, we believe, is Lyndon Johnson, whom we elected as a peace candidate and who be-trayed us within three months . . . More and more the soldiers in. Vietnam realize that we who want to bring them home safely are. their real supporters."" In a somewhat lighter vein, Negro comedian Dick Gregory announced his candidacy for the the Presidency and then des-troyed his audience with : 'People ask me what I'd do about the war if elected. I'd take care (Continued O)? Page 4) ""Don't rub your eyes"" some-ono shouted, and as I looked NI-ward the tear-streamed face of the speaker, a young man, prob-ably 30, I realized we had been gassed. People were crowding down one bank to join the crowd al-ready trying to escape down the second small hill, seeking the refuge of the Pentagon parking lot. Behind, in. front, and to the right of us were United States Military Police armed with gas guns. Our only refuge, appro-priately enough, was the road on our left. Certainly many in the crowd had not intended to come Up against the might of the 'QS. Army. But then again, ttither had the Vietnamese had they? Rally at Memorial It all started on the approach highways to Washington, D.C. Cars would pass and you would srnile or wave. Peace people, be they students from California, doctors from New York, or fac-ulty from New England, seem to be easily identifiable to their fellows. All were heading for the power center of the United States to object to what they consider the wanton and immoral use of that power. God knows when they started massing at the Lincoln Memorial, but the numbers grew as speak-ers and entertainers spoke and e,utertained. When the park pol-ice estimated 35,000 demonstrat-era, they must have been speak-lug of the queue to use the bath-r000.1. Speaker Attacked After an announcement that the rally was being broadcast to 'arlY cities in Europe, which ""L'i'ought one of the biggest ova-qons of the day, Clyve Jenkins, aL British Trade Union Leader, ul.�11ght ""Greetings from the Peace-loving majority of the Ilritish people."" While telling of the widespread opposition i n flgland to that government's Tonite & Sat. ""A Man's A Man"" Stephens-8:15 October 27, 1967 .7111111���11101, ""There comes a month in the weary year,�/A month of leisure and healthful rest;/When the ripe leaves fall and the air is clear,/October, the brown, the crisp, the blest.""�John Burroughs TSC PROF BUSTED AT SIT-IN Among Towson's representa-tives at last Saturday's demon-nam, were several faculty stration against the war in Viet-members. Philip Marcu s, a Physical Science instructor, was arrested during the Pentagon sit-in. His story, as told to Tower Light, follows: T.L. Why were yo uarrected? M. I don't know what I WJS Proposal Would Halt Funds To Schools With SOS Chapters WASHINGTON (CPS �One United States Congressman thinks the Federal Government should deny funds to any college or � university which permits Students for a Democratic So-ciety to have an organized chap-ter on its campus. ""SDS has been infiltrated by the Communists, and therefore I think all colleges throughout the United States should ban SDS from their campuses,"" says Rep. Joe Pool, (D-Tex.). Pool, a member of the House Committee on Un-American Ac-tiviths (HUAC), said he is cur-rently investigating SDS, but he has not decided if he will introduce legislation in Congress concerning the student organize-narvey Bovine, Ron D'Abreu, Richard Baseman and Dwight �Lhultz (left to right) are featured in Bertolt Brecht's ""A Man's ,Man,"" playing tonite and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. in Stephens ail Auditorium. tion. However, he strongly believes Congress should stop giving Federal money to colleges which have SDS chapters. ""Why should Congress furnish money to any organization or institu-tion that is fostering disloyal and unpatriotic acts against the United States?"" Pool asked. He said college administrations, by merely permitting SDS on their campuses, are showing their ap-proval and in a small way pro-moting the goals of the or-ganization. Pool said he is opposed to SDS because its members are ""trying to destroy our national security by getting rid of the draft�they are sabotaging our ward effort. SDS members are ""informing our young people of both legal and illegal ways to avoid the draft,"" the Congressman said. ""They may not be breaking the lew themselves because of the First A mendment, but they are getting other people to br ak the law."" Pool said any college which has such activity on its cam-pus should not receive the tax-payers' money. We should not use tax funds to pay for draft resistance."" ""I am sure the majority of the members of Congress will be interested in stopping this SDS group and their attempts to destroy our security,"" Pool added. arrested for. T.L. Where were you? M. On the upper parking lot, from 5:30 to 12:30. T.L. Was this area put aside for your use, or were you ban-ned? M. According to our permit it was set aside for us. There was no attempt by the police or military to tell us we couldn't be there�or to say anything, for that matter, even when request-ed to explain why repeated why repeated sporadic arrests were made. T.L. Did yo uwitness any fights instigated by demonstra-tors ? M. Not with the military, but I saw some fights with Nazis, probably instigated by both sides. There was some cussing at the troops, but for the most part this was shouted down by the other demonstrators. T.L. What became of the plans to commit ""civil disobedi-ence?"" M. There were never very de-finite plans for civil disobedience. The fantasy was that some people would try to get into the Pentagon, but nobody be-lieved that would hapen . They might have tried to sneak in. but few were prepared to use violence, meaning pushing, to get in. Most were there to block the entrance. The National Committee leaders, such as Dave (Continued on Pape 6) Draft 104 Deferments New AtRegistar'sOffice In accordance with provisions of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, college students who are satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction and who request a student de-ferment, may receive a II-S classification. A new form, Request for Undergraduate Student Defer-ment (SSS Form 104), has been approved and distributed. While the form was designed for con-venience, any written request for deferment by the student will be acceptable. It is the responsibility of the registrant to file a completed SSS Form 104 with his local board, or letter in lieu thereof, if he wants to be deferred be-cause of study. Under the new law, no person who has requested and received a deferment for undergraduate study shall be eligible for an additional deferment except in cases involving extreme hard-ship, graduate study, or employ-ment necessary to the mainten-ance of the national health, safe-ty or interest. Although 104's are now avail-able here, the Registrar's Office at Towson is asking students to write to their individual draft board for a form 104 or simply write a letter formally request-ing student deferment. Accord-ing to Colonel Morrison of the Maryland Selective Service Sys-tern, either the 104 or a letter will be sufficient. The student is responsible for mailing the letter or 104 to his draft board per-sonally. The 109 form is still required and serves as a progress report. These forms should he filed at the Registrar's Office. Those 109's filed so far this semester have been mailed to the boards. Seniors Senior Placement Day has been postponed from Novem-ber 8, and rescheduled for December 7. Also, anyone who wishes assistance in looking for a job is invited to register with the Career Planning and Placement Office in Rtn. 114, Stephens Hall. "
