Ron:
"Semaphore", refers to communication system that uses signal flags to 
send messages from one place to another. The form of signaling is as 
old as the hills and was used by the military, and many others before 
electronics were available.

DP


At 07:19 PM 11/8/2008, you wrote:
>The term "semaphore" is not clear to me, but your statement pretty clearly
>states CND adopted it after someone else created it. When I read the
>explanation  the other day that the peace sign is a mix of the 
>letters c-n-d, it
>confused me.  Although I never tested the concept, people told me in 
>the 1958-1969
>time period  that the peace sign was derived from a Norse rune. If semaphore
>means it derived  from several sources, I would believe that because 
>it evolved
>from an anti-nuke  protest symbol to an anti-war protest symble and 
>then simply
>a peace symbol.  Whatever the true orgin, it has a powerful effect on me and
>evoked many  fascinating memories.
>
>Ron May
>Legacy 106, Inc.
>
>
>In a message dated 11/8/2008 2:23:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>The  peace sign is indeed semaphore and was designed in 1958 for the
>famous  Aldermaston peace march in the UK and then adopted by  CND.
>
>
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