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DEMCNSTRATICN AT FORT MC PHERSON ATIANTA, GECR3IA, OCTOBER 25, 1969, AT 11:30 A.M., SPONSORED BY THE UNITED FARM WORKERS ORGANIZING CCMMITTE, PROTESTING INCREASED PURCHASE OF GRAPES BY DEFENSE DEPARTMENT . Tre leaflets contained captions as follows: “Tne Grapes of War" “Den't Help the Pentagon Bust the Grape Strike!" "March on Weshingtcn, November 15" “Weshington, D. C. Nov. 15 = - U. 8S. Out of Vietnam Now!" In acaiticr. tothe abcve leaflets, there was a petition passed cut wita the cther lsafiets, with space for ten names, which etated, “We the Undersigned Members cf the United States Armed Forces, Piedge Not to Eat gratle Grapes until © the Grape Scrike and Beycectt are over.” At tne high point cf the deronstraticn, there were 25 @4mconstraAtcrs cbhaervesd participating and carrying placards Witn wording as fsllcws: "Boycutt Grapes" w Bring the Grapes Home™ "Jrapes are a N> No" "Department of Defense Buys Scab Grepes" "Equality and Justice for Farmworkers” "Vietnam 3rd largest Importer of Grapes" "Step the Grape cf War" “Why 350% increase in Vietnam Grapes?" “tne DOD is a etrikebreaker" ane Department of Defense is a etrikebreaker" 7 "Dern't Buy Grapes picked by Scab Labor" "7,500,000 lbs. cf Grapes Sent to Vietnam ~ 1969° woLoaP Grapes - - Not People" ~ ey. nie aabetert libs. of Grapes for the Armed soe _ |