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and was a candidate for the State Legislature from Du Page and Lake Counties, Illinois. He stated that the peace movement _meeds political candidates who are commited to the peace movement to represent them in Congress and to cast negative , Wotes on appropriations for huge military budgets supposedly for defensive purpeses only. He announced that the AFSC is ~rnr>-therefore brganizing #-"Volunteera for Reace.Comnittee”.—.. -.-_-..~ @esigned for the sole purpose of investigating potential Candidates' backgrounds and informing the public of their* findings. - 2-20 The next “Speaker was “inéroduced 2 ‘as | as in his remarks said that thg leaders of our nation are _v@teering our people into a state‘of lunacy in striving for world nuclear supremacy. He referred to his recent visit to - Washington, D.C., where he claimed he discussed the world gituation with the "modern day crewcut officials in the Pentagon" after which he stated he was convinced that our Capitol building was a lunatic asylum. He stated that the axiom of nuclear @eterrence is the craziest philosophy ever adopted in this country and enlled fer an end te the brinkwansnip of mass ~ . iat ihe leaders of the au powsr nations will not solve the problems regarding world pe: ; and it is" up to the people to demand the end of nuclear testing by means of peaceful demonstrations such as those whichave just terminated. 7 . + es: next made an announcement that a “Vigil for Peace" would take piace at Cengress and Michigan tne morning following the day of the first forthccmuing series of ‘atmospheric nuclear tests. He stated the Vigil would be jointly sponsored by the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and the AFSC and asked all Persons interested in takiig part to make a note of this “pro- jected program. . ~The next speaker , C2-MOCINA ‘spoke on the role of women in the struggle for peace. She called for greater partici- pation by women in the drafting of world politics. She called for the American people to learn to understand the people of Iron Curtain countries. She concluded by stated that women . have the power in their minds and resources to build a new - society : -