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. I July, Washington, D.C.
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5 July, Daltimorc, Maryland
6-9 July, Edgewood Arsenal and Ft, Detrick .
The W a r Renintcrs League=and a Philadelphia Quaker action
group are jointly sponsoring a campaiffn against thc production of chem-
ical and biological weapons. Of principal concern to the protestors is
The groups will demonstrate
in front of the White Noune at 10 a.m. followcd by a 1 p.m. march to thc
Capitol. At'3 p.m. the demonstrators will bcgin a march from the Cap-
itol to. Baltimore, Maryland, .which is seheduled to a r r i v e there on July
4.
A mass demonstration i n then scheduled for Baltimore on 5 July,
and from 6-9 July the demonstrators will make separate walks to Edgu-
wood Arscnal (7 July) and to Ft. Dctrick (9 July).
Reportedly civil
- disobedience is being planned for Ft. Detrick. T h e demonstrator8 will
attempt to enter the Fort to demand that it be converted to a world health
. the production and ntoragc of nerve gas.
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* 4 July, Washington, D.G,
Plans for the Bob Hop-Billy Graham originated Honor A m e r i t a
D a y being produced by Walt Dinney Productions are progressing.
gucs t list and participating organizations appear to'bc growing.
with thosc previously repartcd as participants (Johnny cash, Glcn
Campbcll, Billy Canpcr, Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Borinan
others) a number of ranking governmint officials, both hawks and
doves, have endorsed the celebration. Among those prominent member8
of Congress in the dove category who have scnt endgrsements'arc Sens.
Church, Cooper, Hatfield, McGovcrn and Muskie.
Thc hawks who have
endorscd Honor America Day 80 far are Senator Stennis and Reps. Ford
and Teague.
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The event will be televised live by the CBS Washington affiliate
WTOP TV. . Charles S. 0' Malley, a n official of the organizing staff,
h a s advised that city officials are whole-heartcdly supporting the cele-
bration. Mayor Washington is an honorary vicc chairman and City
Council Chairman Gilbert Hahn ir a member of the cxccutivc committee.
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In 'thc wake ol the initial announccmant, L l r c Wasltingtcm Post
was snidclycritical of t h e Iionur Amcricn D.ay plan.
irqplied that this year's 4th of July obncrvanccs will takc on the trap-
pings of a pro-war rally iri)support of thc PrcsiJcnt.'s Vietnam (ytlicy.
Thc Post cditorial
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