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American Friends Service Committee — Part 2
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Meee eet et SE ee _ the mecond source. further- advised that the "Rally fer -
.. Peace" hepting held at Orchestra Hall on Saturday, April 21,
+1962, was attended by approximately 950 people.) a —-
aan —_ ~\
Noted by the source on the speakers’ ‘platform ‘were .
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Ti. ro) aac "eptigy of the affair and the
u@irst speaker was ¢ A 5 fhe theme of
-. talk was on the importance or tacing reality in the world. He
s#mphasized that the American people must be told the truth and
not be misled by false claims of politicians and fFirh ranking
military men. He discussed the question of non-mutual trust
~which he stated was leading to the brinkmanship 01 2 nuclear
holocaust.
Continuing, ners tated that the peace movement in
the United States and abread is commited to preserve the peaceful
co-existence of all nations through an idealistic approach. He
called for an awakening of the people to reality so that they
would not be misled by false concepts for peace. He called for
-@ concentration of youth in the struggle for world peace and
> stated that the eyes of youth must be opened to these miscon-<.
>eceptions so that they may be readied for future leadership in “~
:world unity for everlasting peace and friendship.
= ext, the meeting chairman stated that the peace
movenent is entering politics in order to be more influential
in world affairs and policy. The chairman noted that an
individual present was strongly commited to the peace movement
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