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Balloon Launch Postcard
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Postcard that was attached to a balloon and released from Rudolph, Wisconsin by members of the League Against Nuclear Dangers as part of a nuclear power plant protest. It was recovered a day later in Newcomerstown, Ohio.
December 21, 1973
League Against Nuclear Dangers
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Rudolph Anti-Nuclear Sign
circa 1970-1979
Sign posted along side of the road reading "The people of Rudolph say no to nuclear power plants."
Nuclear Protest Bus
May 1975
Side view of a bus used to transport members of League Against Nuclear Dangers to the Wisconsin state capitol during hearings regarding a moratorium on nuclear power in Wisconsin. A banner on the s...
League Against Nuclear Dangers, Inc.
Non-Stock Corporations, Wood County
Pointer Article
April 23, 1983
Article from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student newspaper Pointer titled "LAND of the giant-killers: David wins again" detailing the success of the League Against Nuclear Dangers in oppo...
Anti-Nuclear Drawing
1976
Solicitation for donations to the League of Educational Associates Foundation appearing on the back page of the League Against Nuclear Dangers newsletter "LAND/LEAF." The ad features a drawing of a...
Examples of Figures Showing Radiation Pathways
July 1976
Diagram showing environmental means by which humans can be exposed to radiation from nuclear power plants.
