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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5

234 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 234 pages OCR'd
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FD-302 (Rew. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Starting at 9:00 PM, April 15, 1969, one Abby Hoffman of New York City, a member of the Yippie Political Party, gave a talk before the student body at St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana. Before the speech during the evening of April 15, 1969, Hoffman was entertained at the home of St. Joseph's College Assistant Professor of English, Michael] Pp. “>igrilewies, 217 North Gulien Street, Rensselaer, Indiana. At 7:30 PM, April 15, 1969, the Rensselaer Police Department received a complaint from Professor Markiewlez about someone having engaged in a controversy with Abby Hoffman at the Markiewiez home. ear rece rsere Abie incident and discovered that there e number of visitors milling around inside the Markiewiez home during the time Hoffman was visiting there. A former St. Joseph's College football player, one Kevin Duffy, also known as “Wild Man,” did not like what Hoffman was saying and “clapped” a bowl of jello over Hoffman's face. However, Hoffman and Markietiez both declined to lodge a complaint against Duffy. EE «222-2 Hoffman's speech. The audience was most u pathetic and at times downright hostile toward Hoffman. A number of tape recorders were seen by Shirk in the audience. ” Ga... learned that Hoffman was driven via car to the Lincoln Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, directly after the speech: however, he is not positive. 4/16/69 ' Rensselaer, Indiana Fieaindianapolis 100-17576 and 9C b Sir_ Dote dictated.__ 4/17/69 This document! conioins nether recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. % ts the property of the FBI ead is loosed t your agency: @ and tts contents are not to be distributed eviside your agency. 3
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