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PROTEST: As the Persian Gulf buildup continues...

By Helene Elliott and Danny Sullivan
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PROTEST: As the Persian Gulf buildup continues (A1), and more local Marines head out (B1), scattered protests against U.S. military involvement continue. . . . A countywide event is set Sunday afternoon at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, sponsored by a coalition of anti-war groups. . . . They hope this time they can attract mainstream Orange County into their camp. “People in all segments of the population are very fearful of war,” says a spokeswoman. Among the speakers: Tony Russo of Pentagon Papers fame.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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