5 ARRESTED IN PROTEST

A 24-year-old man smashed a bottle of red liquid on a column at the White House entrance yesterday, as he and four others were arrested during a protest against Reagan administration policies.

The man had just completed a tour of the White House with a group when he was arrested, Secret Service spokesman William Corbett said.

"As he exited he apparently took out a bottle of red liquid and smashed it against a pillar," Corbett said.

The man, who had no identification, told police he was Phillip Joseph, 24, from the Washington area. He was charged with malicious destruction, a misdemeanor.

Four other protesters -- members of a group calling itself the Atlantic Life Community -- were arrested outside the White House for disobeying a federal code by bringing a stationary sign within 10 feet of the White House fence, a U.S. Park Police spokeswoman said. They were fined $50 each and released.

About 60 people participated in the protest denouncing the arms-to-Iran scandal, the April 14 U.S. bombing of Libya and the continuation of arms production by the United States.

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