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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5
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ej . "Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman will be speaking 8:30 p.m.
— Saturday in 113 McGregor. Author of Revolution for the Hell of
It, Hoffman has been arrested thirty times since earning a
masters degree in psychology from Berkeley six years ago.
; “He was instrumental in creating the chaos surrounding
the Chicago convention, and recently caused havoc at the HUAC
: investigations by arriving dressed in an American flag shirt.
Hoffman is planning to speak on what's happening, to show the
Yippie film about Chicago, and to spring a few surprises, he says."
On March 17, 1969, dvised that on March 16,
1969, ABBIE HOFFMAN addresse of appréximately 30 to
35 persons at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, and was
scheduled to address a meeting at Wright State University, Fairborn,
Ohio, at 12:30 p.m., March 17, 1969. The source advised that
HOFFMAN's appearance was possibly in conjunction with the
solicitation of support for a demonstration in sympathy of the
"Presidio 27" scheduled to be held in front of the Federal Court
House, Dayton, Ohio on March 18, 1969. The "Presidio 27" are
27 United States Army enlisted men currently on trial for Fatiny
at the Presidio United States Army Stockade, Presidio, Califo °
1D as >:-::-: that he was in
attendance during part of HOFF e talk at Antioch College en
eo March 16, 1969, and advised that he did not hear HOFFMAN mention
a the planned demonstration on March 18,1969. He stated that in
on: his talk HOFFMAN attacked the "establishment" and called for
everyone "to do their thing", meaning to behave as they indivi-
@Gually wished.
On March 19, 1969 SR <i sed that he had deter-
mined that the person who ac t for HOFFMAN while at
Antioch College was ERIC MENKEN, an Antioch College student
affiliated with an organization known as "Anarchists Anonymous,"
Antioch College. The source advised that after departing the.
Yellow Springs and Fairborn, Ohio area HOFFMAN went to Rio
Grande College, Rio Grande, Ohio and then returned to New York,
_ Wew York, via car; the owner of which is not known to the source.
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