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VIETNAM NEWS SERVICE of the National Coordinating Committee to End the
War in Vietnam. Reproduction authorised. Editorial Dir.: Michael Klare
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NCC NEWS SERVICE - BULLETIN No. 6
19 October 1966
NEWS OF THE PEACE CAMPAIGNS
Connecticut
The Hartford Committee for Peace in Vietnam is urging residents in
the flirst District to write-in their votes for Stephen Minot in the
Congressional race, rather than vote for any of the regular candidates.
Minot is already on the ballot in the 6th District, as the independent peace candidate of the American Independent Movement (AIM).
Dr. Benjamin Spock will appear at a Minot Rally on Wednesday,
Oct. 19th, at Pulaski High School in New Britain. (AIM; 162 Main St.;
Terryville)
In New Haven, James Meredith was the featured speaker at a VOTER
REGISTRATION RALLY on Saturday, Oct. 15th. Fred Harris, AIM candidate
for Assemblyman in the 106th AD urged people in the Dixwell ghetto
to register in order that they could build independent political power.
Bob Cook, AIM candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, reports
considerable success in reaching organized labor on the Issues of his
campaign. By publicly supporting the demands of striking workers, Cook
has won the allegiance of many union members, who have in turn supporte
him at union meetings. As a result, he was invited to address the New
Haven Central Labor Council, and the AFL-CIO State Labor Council. The
State Council, as in the past, voted to endorse all Democratic candidates in Connecticut; nevertheless, pressure from New Haven union delegates forced the Council to recognize Cook's pro-labor campaign. In an
official statement, the Council announced:
"We highly commend Cook for his positive and forthright positions
on labor and public policy questions, but his position regarding
U.S. policy in Viet-Nan is opposed to that of the AFL-CI* and is
directly opposite to 3resident Johnson's conduct of the conflict.''
(Cook makes no secret of his opposition to Johnson's war policies anyway!) (i.iM; 241 Orange St.; New Haven, Conn.)
Long Island
Senator Wayne Morse will be the featured speaker at a Rally Oct. 23rd
for the three independent peace candidates of the UNITED FOR PEACE
ticket in Long Island. Morse will appear with the candidates at 7:30 PM
at the Garden City Hotel. (United for PcacGi Dos. 382;. ffe»tburyr- L.I.)
The three United for Peace candidates arc John Brush in the 2nd CD;
Bernard Kapel in the 4-th; and Dr. Carleton Fisher in the 5th. Brush,
whose petition had been challenged on a technicality, was notified that
his petition has now been accepted and he will thus appear on the ballot
In the 6th CD, United for Peace does not have a candidate, but nany
people there are urging a write-in vote for Stanley Millet. Millet, an
Editor of VIET-REPORT, was barred from the Democratic primary on a
technicality.
Upstate N.Y.
Peace activists in the Rochester area arc waging an active campaign
for the two candidates of the VOTERS FOR PEACE ticket. The candidates,
Jerome Baiter in the  37th CD, and Donald Feder in the 36th, already
won the support of the Liberal Party; however, after a vigorous petition campaign, they will also appear as Voters for Peace candidates
on the ballot. (Voters for Peace; Box 3981; Rochester, N.Y.)
Voters for Peace has scheduled a series of rallies, TV and radio
appearences, etc. for the two candidates.
Mi chigan
Elise Boulding of Ann Arbor has announced a write-in campaign for
Congress in the 2nd CD. Her slogan is: "Don't Be Written Off - Write-in
Elise Boulding." (Elise Boulding; Guild House; 802 Monroe; Ann Arbor).
Iowa
PEACE INDEPENDENTS OF IOWA have established a state campaign headquarters in Des Moines. Peace Indepedandents are sponsoring the independent campaign of Charles Day for Senator. The State HQ will assist
local groups in setting up county comiittees. One such committee, the
Story County Committee, Is already active.
(Peace Independents of Iowa; Box 411; Des.Moines, 50302).