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12 arrested for trespassing onto nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, TN.

Y-12 TRIAL THIS WEEK: This week marks the beginning of the trial of 12 resisters who were charged with trespassing at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, TN. The local NBC affiliate ran this story on the trial earlier this week. On trial are (including several with Pax Christi ties):

• Steve Baggarly of Norfolk, Virginia
• Brad Lyttle of Chicago, Illinois
• Jackie Hudson of Poulsbo, Washington
• Bill Bichsel of Seattle, Washington
• Bonnie Urfer of Luck, Wisconsin
• Mary Dennis Lentsch of Washburn, Tennessee
• Beth Rosdatter of Lexington, Kentucky
• Carol Gilbert and Ardeth Platte of Baltimore, Maryland
• Michael Walli of Duluth, Minnesota
• Dennis DuVall of Prescott, Arizona
• Jean Gump of Bloomington, Michigan

You can follow updates on the trial on the The Nuclear Abolitonist blog.

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