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POPEYR = 14 we had a lot of weapons. ‘They planned to attack a prison bus; kill the guards and give each of the prisdners a fun and clothing... try to recruit them on the 6pot." Popeye was making powerful enemies; the House Committee on Internal Security discussed him at length, as did the report to the California Senate by the subcommittee on civil disorder. He didn't get along well with the leadership of Venceremos either. Alex: ‘lhe Venceremos were amarter.s.. a lot of people in Venceremos even had the courage to challenge him: 'This is bullshit Pop- eye; if you're a revolutionary, you don't do this kind of stufft, So, he had a lot of trouble... with the Central Committee." Popeye had a preat hatred of the establishment that had kept him in their cages for rost of his adult life and Vencoremos revolutionaries, at a lower level, could dig it: “...they #11 hung out around Popeye, (The UPU) was the center of activity... they had meetings in there and all the committees." They didn't always get along: “There was n meeting... and Popeye came in, and took over. Bruce Doring was a pretty nice guy; you know, a revolutionary brother... and he criticized Popeye, said something like: 'Now just wait a minute Popeye', «and, Popeye said: ‘what? Tell me to wait a minute, mother fucker? Step outside! ! They were going to start fighting." Why did the Central Committee put up with Popeye? "The principles of unity of Venceremos; before you could constitute yourself as a Venceremos organi- zation, you had to hnve more than 50% on the central committee (that were) black, third world minority, or women. So, they always needed blacks, it was a dig problem... it was hard to find thom. Popeye was a perfect puy; he was a revolutionary, he had contacts with the prisoners... Popeye was saying what “ys