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: a Lance Wo; st the adjacent U tion protest: PROTEST ARMS RACE — Meinbers of an “ad hoc committee Ss south of Newport yestera: ‘ed States Army Ch: matily hy the American Friends 5 Z the bulidup of nuc aiiernoon preparing for a “weeks -long al Cerps jaciiit Committee. are t eat Wespons ana ccvocuting “universal, ilagreed to follow a : ‘]which ruled out any civil + ,[ obedience. “Every person ix » pected to maintain an atti ‘lof goodwill and consideraic i\tion toward others workin: :| the plant,” Eddy said. i]. The announced goal of j{demonstration is ‘universal a i.j]tal disarmament, thro tos 4. [tives which will break the 7 jams of negotiations, symbii- Tejection of mass organized - lence, and encourage non-vio -: attitudes and peacetul n c for the settlement of internai.o: al disputes.” Witness projects at Easter at being arranged in seversi othe cities including New York. Ch Ae sane metic oe: eee : tago, Los Angeles, San Fr:nziset v. C Philadelphia, Washington. and other areas. Dem will coincide with a p Great Briiai Easter Monday at Square in London. + + + PRINTED MATERIALS for th Easter Witness project expres the sponsors convictions by sa: ing. “We utterly reject the wa \system. To rely on the deterrer power of. mass destruction 1 ve persons. sponsored ‘pri- tin the peaceful demonstra- tal disarmament ; ness” urday night. They also are sched- uled to return at dawn Easter morning to stage a “peace wit- until 8:30 ALM, As the sroup left this steepy community of 700 persons. a hand of curious spectators hegan Miltering into the area. Many travelers stopped on the hi way opposite the plant-to watch! the demonsiration. Leading the single file pro- cession were two of the “wit- Resses” carrying a rectangular; sign on which was printed the! Words, “An Appeal to Stop the Arms Race.” “Witness for Peace Easter, 1961" appeared in a! circular field at the center of the, aten, + + + OTHER POSTERS being carried by the marchers bore such slo- gaps as “In Fear Rearm, Inj Faith Disarm. Be Not Afraid;" “International Guodwill or Na-! tional Armaments?—You cancot Have Both,” and “Chemicals for Life, Not for Death.” i defeating. Such weapon rp us of the power of mor {principle and place survival i self in jeopardy.” The sponsors urged these ster to bring about world peace: (1 1 An unequivocal ban on nucles tests: 2) An immediate end t missile weapons research: an “Witnesses” from Indiana, Il- linois, Ohio, 3iichizan, Pennsyl- vania and fowa participated in the project. - Meanwhile, Clarence DNOzier, |: minister of the Friends Church there, said the demonstration wast {not being supported by (3) An end to preparation i. church. “While we are not «i ‘iological and chemical wartar: | urely opposing it.” Ozier addi. Law enforcement officials iieluding state police and Ve |! mittion County sheriff's deputi actually vas “sere on hand to cope with an sepresented in the group, Ozer © violence which micht have a, ssid they were an interdeno si-: curred. However. there was ‘rational group “who have gt wering and no disorder of ati {out on a limb.” He pointed eat pi amd. _ a s that the local church telt iney {cshouldn’'t take part in a protest ;Gesigned te result in clos 2g down something set up to y tect us.” ' ©This vigil will not accomplish jwhat they aitn to do,” he “With the unemployment cies ion what it is today, this area }ean't afford to allow this plaat [eo be closed.” east “We don't approve of that | ethod of protest.’ When asked who, oe lw