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Nevada Desert Experience (Organization)
- 1957 August 06
- Larry Scott and other Quakers protest nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 August 06
- Sr. Rosemary Lynch and 18 others return to the NTS to honor the anniversary of the Quaker protests.
- 1981
- Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans in California and Nevada begin to contemplate holding a Lenten witness at the NTS to commemorate the 800th birthday of St. Francis of Assisi.
- 1982
- Michael Affleck, Louis Vitale, and other Franciscans begin protests at the NTS.
Corporate Body
Merlino, James Donald "Jim", 1928-
Nye County, Nevada Sheriff who oversaw police activities at anti-nuclear protests at Nevada Test Site. See: http://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-11/news/mn-4277_1_nevada-test-site
Date of birth: 11/25/1928
Place of birth: Wallace, Idaho
Person
Dennis McBride and Joshua Dart printed email correspondence, 2001
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01083
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-052
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-052
Archival Component
Slide of a stage for an American Peace Test demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, June 1986
Date
1986-06
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of people at a stage set up for a demonstration by American Peace Test, a group protesting nuclear testing. The booth displays many international flags. One of its banners reads, "Puisser la Paix regner dans le monde" ("May peace reign in the world").
Image
Slide of people on a stage at an American Peace Test demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, June 1986
Date
1986-06
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of people on and around a stage set up for a demonstration held on World Peace Day by American Peace Test, a group protesting nuclear testing. The stage has large banners and displays many international flags. One of the banners reads, "Nuremberg requires that we act."
Image