Ed Lazar

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Nebraska
Support
Anti-War Committee for Non-Violent Action
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Biography

Ed Lazar, a 24-year-old New York City pacifist, was jailed for six months for antinuclear civil disobedience at the Mead, Nebraska intercontinental missile base in the July 1959 'Omaha Action' campaign.

Cases

Charges: Trespassing — antinuclear protest at the Mead, Nebraska ICBM missile base
Sentence: Six months in jail
Convicted: Yes
Charges: Contempt of court for the Everyman I voyage toward the Pacific nuclear-testing area.
Arrested: May 26, 1962
Sentenced: Jun 7, 1962
Sentence: Sentenced June 7, 1962 to 30 days for contempt. Swann, who helped organize the voyage, confirms the three sailors spent an extended period in jail. The complete custody total and release date remain unresolved.
Convicted: Yes

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