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American Friends Service Committee — Part 26
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tion protesting the buiidup of nuclear wespons ana acvotatg “universal,
—— nr
PROTEST ARMS RACE — Metnbders
of an “ad hoc committee”
march past the Wabash River Ord-
gance Works south of Newnort yesteraay aiternoon preparing for a week-long “vigil for peace”
zt the adjacent United States Army Chemical Cerps facility. Sixty-dive persons. sponsored pri- |
matily hy the American Friends Service Committee. are taking part in the peaceful demonstra- | system. To rely on the deterrer
. turday night. They also are scned-
‘uled to return at dawn Easter
‘Morning to stase a “peace wit-
; Mess” until 8:30 A. M.
{ As the group left this sleepy
community of 700 persons, a
hand of curious spectators hezan
filtering into the area. Many
travelers stopped on the hivh-i
W3y opposite the plant-to watch!
the demonstration.
' Leading the single file pro.
cession were two of the “wit-
. Negses” carrying a rectungular;
sign on which was printed the!
words, “An Appeal to Stop the
Arms Race.” “Witness for Peace
—Easter, 1961" appeared in a!
circular field at the center of the,
sign,
. + + +
-OFHER POSTERS being carried
by the marchers bure such slo-
Gans as “In Fear Rearm, Inj
, Faith Disarm. Be Not Afraid,” |
. “International Goodwill or Na-!
tional Armaments?—You c:antot
¢ "’ | Have Both," and “Chemicals for
Life, Not for Death.”
ee ey
-s ‘ # ee
total disarmament.”
“Witnesses” from Indiana, Il-
linois, Ohio, Michizan, Pennsyl-
vania and fowa participated in
the project. !
Meanwhile, Clarence Dozier,
Minister of the Friends Church
‘ here, said the demonstration wast
being supported by 2}.:
not :
“While we are not 0;
| church.
tively opposing it.’ Ozier addist.;
j"We don't approve of tat|
i method of protest.” }
+ When asked who actually vas!
; sepresented in the group, O2 +r
tsaid they were an
yihat the local church felt tuey
, “shouldn't take part in a protest
,cesigned te result in clos 2g
down something set up to : ra
y tect us.”
i This vigil will not accomp!tsh
what they ain ta do,” he said.
i“With the unemployment situa-
tuen what it is today, this area
sean't afford to allow this plant
[2 be closed: eee
ee
- at
interdeno ni-. :
‘national group “who have gvues:
{out on a limb.” He pointed outs:
ap pp
EACH PARTICIPANT ,
agreed to follow aio disor. x
which ruled out any civil
obedience. “Every person is
pected to maintain an atti. «
of goodwill and consideraic a
tion toward others workin: ;
the plant,” Eddy said.
The announced goal of :t:
demonstration is ‘universal. ¢.
tal disarmament, through in: «
tives which will break the
jams of negotiations, symbiu-
rejection of mass organized - t
lence, and encourage non-vio. ‘7
attitudes and peacetul meth vs:
for the settlement of internat o:
al disputes.”
Witness projects at Easter ar
being arranged in several othe
cities including New York. Ch
cago, Los Angeles, San Fr:nzise
Philadelphia, Washinsion. v. C
and other areas. Demoz<i-:ation
will coincide with a project i
Great Britain which cuininaie
Easter Monday ai Trelalge
Square in London.
+ + +
PRINTED MATERIALS for th
Easter Witness project expres
the sponsors convictions by sa:
ling. “We utterly reject the wa
{Power of. mass destruction +
'scldefeating. Such weapon
jesip us of the power of mor.
| principle and place survival i
self in jeopardy.”
The sponsors urged these step
ito bring about world peace: (1
tAn unequivocal ban an nucles
t tests: (2) An immediate end t
missile weapons research: an
(3) An end to preparation fu
iological and chemical wariar:
Law enforcement officials u
cluding state police and Ve
million County sheriff's deputic
‘vere on hand to cope with an
violence which might have a,
curred. However. there was 2
wering and oo disorder of an
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