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DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING U.S. INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM AT VERTOL DIVISION, BOEING CORPORATION, ETC. pert. Philadelphia, Pa. ‘ muy iy been notified by ‘tn bennit of an organization called Students for Nonviolence, 1520 Race Street, Philadel- phia, Pa., that a peaceful demonstration would take place on September 13, 1965, at the main plant of the Vertol Division, Boeing Corporation, Morton, Pa. He said it was also his understanding there would be a counter-cemonstration by the VFW, John Birch Society, and the YAF. 4 tore mer ett Ceagvised on September 13, 1965, that two carloads of pickets on the morning of September 13, 1965, arrived at the Ardmore, Pa., plant of Vertol Division, Boting Corporation, Four people got out and picketed briefly. He said apparently the same two carloads picketed briefly at the Chester, Pa., plant at Vertol and at the Ridley Park, Pa., plant, arriving at the main plant at Morton, Pa,, at 1l a.m., where picketing continued until approximately 5:10 p.m. Pickets at the Morton plant varied from seven to 12 pickets protesting U.S. intervention in Vietnam and involvement of Vertol manufacturing helicopters. Ten counter-pickets supporting U.S. action in Vietnam were across the street from approximately noon to 5:10 p.m. No arrests were reported. usiiepremied we PERE Gentified mT A yg MES, Phila- ” _deiphia, Pa. ,wagiErnmny! CF > aia pees the Friends % Peace Committee, as taking ‘part in the demonstration on vv September 13, 1965, at the Vertol plant. SMT appeared to be the leader of the pickets. EEA TT also furnished on October 4, 1965, photographs of the pickets at Vertol on September 13, 1965. & Ae Agent of the FBI identified ger) SRP E IE NPY t ante 4. wav of the Friends Peace Comznittee as being among the demonstrators protesting U.S. intervention in Vietnam. The protestors carried signs stating "Stop World War III... New;" "We Protest Armed Helicopter Production;" "People of Vietnam Need Peace;" "Already Too Many May Have Died;" "Walk With Us to Pretest the We rin Vietnam," The counter-pickets carried signs reading: "Is This.Treason?"; "Evil of the Century - Communism"; "End the War in Vietnam, Dereat the Comnunists;" "Fight. to End"; "Commie Peace - Creeps Go Howe;" "Communism Never, Americanism Forever. be ee cee ee TT