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? At around the .- a a i 4 j j A 4 INO MORE TESTS: ee Aarch Around Fairgrounds \ 400 persons took part in a Peace Walk yesterday afternoon through the downtown area and World's Fair unds. The theme of the demon- {stration was that positive , action for peace must be taken immediately. or “Cen- tury 21” never will come to MARCHERS carried signs proclaiming ‘Peace is >” sthe Qaly ‘Sheiter.””* “Wurid's + Fair~—Not World War," “No- ! 4 00 in Peace fv PY (See Page B for photugraph.) More Tests" and other slo- .:. More than a gans. . The walk went from the County - City Building in Third Avenue to the fair- grounds. Only minor physi- cal harassment was report- ed. . “The reception has _bde- come polarized.”’ Mrs. Ber- nard Poll of Woodinville, a leader of the walk, said. “People who react to us are either in total agreement or disagreement.” Among the negative re- marks were ‘Why don’t you AMERICAN Face ‘ ; See Pe) oF. -_-- we od . , wee é or toy eae go back to Russia?” and “T think you're crazy!” The marchers passed out handbills advocating the cessation of nuclear testing, a greatly enlarged foreign- aid program, the conversion. of germ- and chemical-war- fare centers into health cen- ters and the transition of arms industries into “‘peace- ful’’ industries. MRS. POLL SAID the main purpose of the walk wat to dramatize the rect that individuals are not pov- erlexs concerning the great * issues of a nuclear age. * A group of about 15 per- “gons marched ahead of the Peace Walkers for several blocks. Their signs read ‘. “Peace Mongers’ Stroll Fol- . Jowing.” ‘Peace by Pieces” ' and “Co-Existence No-Eix- * fstence.” SEATTLE TIMES MAY.6 1962 paAGE._1__ coL_.2 SUNEAY ELITION SEATILE DIVISION CITY NDITCK (BERRY Mic Leo) i The Peace Walk was -sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. ; ‘Mrout 50 persons from 1 Vanvouver, 8B. C., Portlanc, ugs = from , Siynipia and Tacoma pat - ticipated. os a thee Y