1958 Press Photo Rocket site marchers

37 Say They Won't Give Peace Bond: Forty-four rocket site marchers were ordered yesterday to enter into a recognisance of ~10 to keep the peace for a year. But 37 of them said they could not agree to the order. Col. J.H. Boag,chairman of the magistrates at Swaffham, Norfolk told them: "Such recognisances are to be entered into within seven days. On failure to comply with the order, you will go to prison for 14 days". Thirty-two men and 13 women were charged with obstructing the police. They were arrested during demonstrations at a Norfolk rocket site on December 20. Photo shows The scene yesterday when rocket demonstrators paraded outside the Swaffham (Norfolk) Magistrates Court.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-12-1958.

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