Witness for peace at Capitol ends with mass arrests
An interfaith peace demonstration near the U S Capitol drew about 1,000 participants from Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, evangelical and Mennonite groups during Peace and Justice Week. Nearly 250 were arrested on unlawful conduct charges as police processed protesters, many clergy, at D C Superior Court.
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Reagan presses MX missile plan as Congress debated vote
President Reagan intensively lobbied members to back the MX missile as Congress prepared to vote on spending to develop and test the weapon. Lawmakers, including Rep. Les Aspin, voiced confidence the president could prevail, while protests gathered in the Capitol rotunda against atomic weapons. The debate centered on deploying MX in Minuteman silos and linking arms control concessions to Soviet limits, with Scowcroft noting potential NATO deployments in Europe.
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