Lockheed plant still closed today

[photo] caption: High school students went over the fence into Lockheed property during yesterday's demonstration.

The Lockheed Missiles and Space Company's Santa Cruz plant remained closed today, but only about 70 people showed up to continue yesterday's anti-nuclear demonstrations.

"There's not much activity, and the roadways are clear," Sgt. Ward Schuyler of the CHP said this morning. "There have been no problems."

Law-enforcement officials said an estimated 300 people showed up yesterday to protest the company's work on the Trident II missile, which has "first-strike" capability.

Twenty-one people were arrested yesterday on trespassing charges, said Sgt. Denny Clare of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.

Five of those were adults who received citations for misdemeanors and were then released, Clare said. Sixteen were juveniles who were taken to Juvenile Hall and released into the custody of their parents.

Some of the juveniles were reportedly Santa Cruz High School students, but Clare said he did not know how many. Assistant Principal Terry Pearman said he did not know either, because the police do not release information on juveniles to the schools.

Lockheed officials temporarily laid off 230 workers without pay to ensure the demonstrations did not become violent, said George Mulhern, director of public relations at Lockheed's Sunnyvale plant.

He said this morning they had not yet decided to continue the layoff, but added that he wished people would protest without interfering with the plant's operations.

"I think it's unfortunate that we're more or less forced into this position by people who don't recognize other people's rights," Mulhern said.

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