Exhibit depicts weapons protesters
By Mmg Rodnoues
fmorald Contnbu,
Down ill tlio small showcase ol the I,Ml' Aper
lure (lallerv, it •'lark exhibit of photographs tap
lures (ho anguish. fear and fervor of protestors at
tfie U S government's nuclear weapons lest site
in Nevada
The images show face-offs with uniformed po
lice officers played out in a stark landscape of
wind swept flatlands and distant mountains
Linda Putman has a story about a desert storm
of a different sort
There Were many times when I was the only
one on the si eric with a c amera " said Putman a
Sail ■ lent I realized I vs is p, ising slulf that
no one else would ever sec
In her numerous trips to the Nevada desert
when' I’utham joineei thousands of demonstrators
demanding an end to underground nuclear ex plo
sions more than.IKK) arrests were 'madepin non
viol in i ■ .nlioiii itions hetvveen demonstrators
and law niton o men! olliciers :
it - a ston w ■ o ■ a si re-rig toi al t n
; Sale Ml lias all activ e i ontingeli! ol peat e at tiv
ists, -and local members ol a national group;,c ailed
the \mern .in Peac e Test have beep keV organiz
ers of protests at tie • • ' sit, mi hiding the big
gi st one ever in PfHB
During her firs! v : ; Putman ( brume led
all she saw at the sir.;: wbu li is about ‘»d miles
northwest of Nev ida
I’utmnn, who (till thi’ demonstration received
relatively little national coverage, particularly in
media with hast ( "oust ni.irk.rts. s.itii her opposi
tion to nut lear weapons reached a turning point
in the early l‘JH(K
She 'owner) a bookstore in la ram ie. W yo , when
ieiterai offii nils del hied to base MX missiles
nearby Soon after. I’utman found herself 'cover
ing the resulting controversy as a tree lance re
porter and photographer
Not long after, she moved to Salem whore in
volvement- with \mern an 1’eai e lest followed
and she found herself at the test site in Nevada
for thi- first lime in March 10HH I’ulm.m retailed
protesters spent much time huddled in tents as
the desert winds howled
She said she believes the former Soviet Union's
move toward dem.K racy has heartened those who
sought to end underground testing
The dissolution of the liaslern blot has al
lowed Soviet and l.astern huropean ar tlvisls to
join in lighting the testing,' she said "l see a lot
ol hope lor us coming to terms With this prob
him
i’utinan.-ls also i ommit.ted to helping tie West
Shoshone Indians on whose aniislr.il lands the
installation is lot ated
'i'fie Shoshone refuse to hi (ept government
payment for their land and have emerged as vocal
opponents of c ontiriuml underground testing
Putman's exhibit .-.continues through March M
from 7: a m to 1 1 p m Admission is free
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