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Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam — Part 2
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CLERGY AND LAYMEN CONCERNED -
ST TE A ON ee SY
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oo ers . .
On November 19, 1971, Special Agents of
the FBI at Washington, D.C, observed participants in
the "Daily Death Toll Project", On that date, at
9:30 a.m., B group of about 65 persons from the Madison,
Wisconsin, Chicago and Indiana areas gathered at a church
in the vicinity of 4th and Carolina Avenue, S,E,
Washington, D.C, At approximately 2:30 p.m. the group
dressed in robes with faces painted white began to
march to the White House and at 4:00 p.m. arrived at the
White House and marched in front of the building for 25
minutes when more than half of the group layed down in
the entrance of the west gate. Shortly thereafter, an
official for the U.S, Park Police advised those lying
in the entrauce that they were in violation of the law
and that the group had five minutes to disperse or be
arrested. Subsequently about 37 persons were arrested,
All arrests were completed shortly after 5:09 p.m, and the
group dispersed without further incidents, |
The "Chicago Sun Times" issue of April 19, 1972,
page 54 reflected that the CALC “an internaticnal anti-war
group" had aunounced that it had started a national campaign
aimed at forcing Honeywell, Incorporated, tc stop nanufacturing
fragmentation Lombs used in the Southcast ASia war. The article
refiected that the Reverend Martin Deppe, Chairman of the
Chicago Chapter of the CALC and Associate Pastor of the First
United Methodist Church of Evanston, hed held a press conference
to make the announcement. It was shown that a similar
announcement had been made at the organizations New York
City headquarters. It was shown that the CALC activities
locally would concentrate on showing the public all Honeywell's
activities in the war and meet with corporation officials, :
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