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Peace And Disarmament Literature — Part 5
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ORLD APFATRS CAMP, PAINTED POST, .
NEW YORK, AUGUST 22 ~ 29, 1964: |
At ll: 15 the groups reassembled. Questions formulated
during the group discussions were put to the morning
speaker, and this question-and-answer period lasted
until 12 noon
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"after lunch, from 1:30 to 2:00, § a Town Meeting was
held. During this time, matters affecting camp
regulations came up, for instance, such matters as
NANCY's announcement that if the group hadn't
understood before the camp rule on drinking, she was
stating it again: No drinking was allowed and that.
included beer. Also, a Methodist minister, who was
general supervisor of the grounds and buildings,
appeared before a Town Meeting one day and said that
the late hours the group was keeping ty AM bedtimes)
and the noise they were making was disturbing the
sleep of the household staff, and that if a change
was not forthcoming, he would be forced to step in
- and exercise his authority by turning off all lights
- at 11:00. The group had a hard time giving in, but
both sides finally compromised on a 12:00 curfew
with no record playing or freedom singing past
_, 11:00. They adhered to this schedule from that ‘time
on.
-_— 7 a ~ : - = = -
"mis last | discussion, which took an hour, prompted:
the Soviet Attache to remark that if it took so long
+ to arrive at a decision on bedtime hours, 1t was not
~ surprising that we had so much trouble arriving at
arms control agreements.
; "Participants -- re ante ne la
> *NORMA WHITNEY - -- Thtroduced’ as being tbest know as
the “bishop of the peace movement"; as a veteran peace
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