Rushmore Protest Foiled
Associated Press
MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. —
Five members of the environmentalist group Greenpeace scaled Mt. Rushmore today as part of a campaign against acid rain, and an eyewitness said three were taken into custody. All five were arrested while trying to unfurl a large banner.
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