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Amare 4 7 te mete we CONFINENTIAL NY 100-161445 . ; ‘ HOFFMAN spoke at length about the City of Worcester and cited what he claimed to be examples of the racism and "establishment discriminatory practices" in that city. He also made much of the fact that he was born and raised in Worcester but because of the above-mentioned practices, he did not claim it as his home. He also spoke in a&@ very derogatory manner about Holy Cross College and mentioned that both TIMOTHY LEARY, whom he referred to as Saint TIMOTHY, and THOMAS FORAN, the United States Attorney in Chicago, attended Holy Cross College. He stated that LEARY was the better of the two because he had dropped out. He ended his speech with a repeated plea for everyone to attend the trial in New Haven and stated that the young persons six years old and up were the vanguard of the revolution, P. Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York April 16, 1970 On April 16, 1970, at approximately 8:00 PM an SA of the FBI heard ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN deliver a talk at the Athletic Field at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New: York. } HOFFMAN, who had no specific topic, talked at length concerning his trial at Chicago, advocating the use of marijuana, ridicule of the Federal Government and the present judicial system. HOFFMAN urged the audience to congregate in Poughkeepsie, New York during the forthcoming trial of TIMOTHY LEARY on marijuana charges and asked them to form a committee to insure. many participants. He stated anyone who smoked marijuana was. obligated to show up at LEARY's trial. HOFFMAN also stated he would be at New Haven, Connecticut on May Day to demand the freedom of BPP Chairman, BOBBY G. SEALE, HOFFMAN urged the audience to go to New Haven to - 46 -