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Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam — Part 2
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KENTUCKIANA (CLCK)
a service after the march, 300 candles were lit at the Cathedral
of the Assumption, a downtown Louisville Catholic Cathedral, —
symbolizing the number of people who die daily in the
Vietnam war. (There were no arrests or incidents associated
with the march.)
Between the period of December 22, 1971, and
April 18, 1972, the CLCK was not active in any public
demonstrations or marches and they did not voice their
opinion on the war in Vietnam or any other national
problem to the various news medias in the Louisville,
Kentucky, area. -
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On April 20, 1972, the Courier-Journal indicated
in one of Ats articles that on April 19, 1972, CLCK
sponsored a peaceful demonstration in front of the
New Federal Building, Lowisville, Kentucky. Approximately
250 people attended the demonstration. The Reverend
Frederick David-Sanks, Jr., coordinator of the CALC of
Kentucky read a long litany to which the demonstrators
responded. The litany touched on the war issues, suffering
of American Indians, . and Negroes, the draft, conflicts
between American scientists and industrialists, academic
freedom, freedom of the press and the oppression of
various minority groups.
After the half-hour reading, leaflets were
distributed at various points throughout the city urging
persons to do something visible today to express your
conviction that this war should be ended. The suggestions
in the leaflet were peaceful ways to resolve the wars.
~5some of the suggestions were: write your congressman
and senators; work for a presidential candidate who
favors peace; plan meetings in your home, church or school
to discuss what you can do to work for peace.
On April 27, 1972, the Courier-Journal published
the following information:
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