16 PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN D.C.

Sixteen persons were arrested yesterday and charged with obstructing traffic outside the White House during a demonstration against U.S. military involvement in Central America, authorities reported.

U.S. Park Police said the demonstration was held in Lafayette Square under the sponsorship of the Washington Area Coalition to End the U.S. War in Central America.

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