Chavez Arrested at A-Test Site
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MERCURY, Nev. — Farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez was among 103 people arrested today in a peaceful demonstration at the Nevada Test Site marking the 42nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
The demonstration drew more than 200 anti-nuclear protesters. They were jeered by two dozen counterdemonstrators who called for continued testing of nuclear weapons at this desolate desert site.
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