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American Friends Service Committee — Part 8
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Ns Penk. reori is munk = iB. CORTEZ TIPION, Grester
Zedia and Faristan eo ROBERT SWANK ,' Coordinator
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of KE Cea,
Flennitg for Octcber 15-1€, 1965, Vietnam Protest
Program + Dr, GORDON CHRISTIANSEN, Connecticut
College for bomen, New London, Connecticut.
At nsontine, a large nomber of the participants marched
from Bushreli Fark to 721 Vain Street, Hartford, Connecticut, the
locatien of three Draft Boards in hartford, and stood quietly in
ircnt of that location fcr five minutes, and then moved to the
front of the Federal Building, 450 Main Street, Hartford, for
another five minutes “vigil” in mémory of persons who have died
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in Vietnam, The demcnetrators kad planned to march to the St
Caritol to present a plea fcr peace to Governor DEMPSEY of
Connecticut, bit this did not take place, as the latter was not
available for this confrontation,
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Du iring the march, the demonstrators carried placards
which read as follows:
“END TEE DRAFs NOW"
" “END THE WAR IN VIETNAM NOW"
“WITEDRA¥ UT, &. TROOPS FROM VIETNAXM"
The following three mimeographed sheets which were
prepared by the Connecticut Call to Action Committee were distri-
buted during the activities of September 18, 1965;
i. "Fvervuan's Task", which sets forth many proposed
eters that mav be taken to "bring about needed
changes in national policy and action”, (2 pages)
2. “A Petition To The Governor of Connecticut", which
eets forth steps which the Governor might take
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