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CONINPLNERIAL ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN oe : hat there was aes } unrest, bo efrore and after Hoffman — / addressed the students at KU, but there is no known incident which could be directly attributed to any statements made . by Hoffman. On April 9, 1970, at 8:00 pm, Special Agents of the FBI observed Abbott Hoffman addressing approximately 1,000 individuals, mostly students at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. At the outset of the speech ; Hoffman took what appeared to be a handkerchief from his * left rear pocket and wiped his nose with this handkerchief. This handkerchief appeared to have red and white stripes with a blue field and what appeared to be possibly white stars, There was an immediate hostile reaction from the crowd and two eggs were thrown at Hoffman. The ushers immediately ejected the individuals throwing the eggs and student leaders quieted the crowd, Thereafter, Hoffman's speech, although marked with obscenity and derogatory remarks to the establishment, and his recent trial and : conviction in Chicago, was considerably less violent than his speech given the previous night in Lawrence, Kansas. No statements were made inciting any individuals to take violent action and at the conclusion of his speech Hoffman mer stated that his main goal in life was to make a revolution in this country without stating how he would do this. from Kansas City, Missouri, at approximate ly 5:00 pm, April 9, 1976, and departed from Salina for Kansas City, Missouri, by air at 6:00 am, on April 10, 1970. He East Beloit in Salina, Kansas, and = as :::: there has been considerable ~ ill feeling toward Hoffman because of his alleged desecration - | of the American flag when he wiped his nose with what might - | have been the American flag, and the county attorney in anal Salina is considering taking action against Hoffman in this 7 regard. 2% coyér DENRIAL