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Finally, we wanted this non-violent protest to illustrate that there are viable and active alternatives for the antiwar movement, other than waiting for the next election or bombing the White House. We wanted to exemplify a protest that would be morally and tactically justifiable to most people opposed to the war, workable on a relatively small organizational scale, and consistent with both a strong opposition to American policies and an abhorrence of violent activities...
Seven vets and four sympathizers were arrested yesterday after they attempted to take a letter to Chief Justice Warren Burger. Another was evicted from the Court for wearing an antiwar button, and two more were arrested last night when they tried to hold a silent vigil on the steps until the Court reversed the Federal injunction barring the veterans' campsite...
...march-moving from the Ellipse behind the White House down Pennsylvania Avenue to the steps of the Capitol for a noon rally-will be divided into 25 contingents to reflect the diversity of antiwar sentiment...
...sign of both the strength and weakness of NPAC's march preparations that the purpose of Saturday's demonstration is no more well-defined than "antiwar," demanding "immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Southeast Asia." March organizers talked almost exclusively about logistical problems. And the literature which flows constantly out of the office's Xerox machines contains primarily instructions on housing, food and marshalling techniques...
...pained and often heated discussions of last year over whether antiwar demands should favor "immediate" or "rapid" or "phased" withdrawal have been forgotten; and those antiwar moderates who worried most over the wording are now at the nexus of pre-march activities...