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Abbie Hoffman — Part 13
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50 cents per person was expected to defray his expenses.
On September 24, 1970, at 8 PM, SAS of the FBI
observed the subject address approximately 3,000 persons
at Moorhead College Field House, Moorhead, Minnesota.
The following’ are excerpts of the subject's speech:
HOFFMAN said that fugitives would soon number in
the thousands as "the war is on." He said the "Top Ten"
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associated with ,the revolution.
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He related several anecdotes about events which
occurred at the trial] of the "Chicago Seven." He related
some of the incidents which resulted in sentences for some
of the "Seven" for contempt of court. He criticized the
jury for its verdict. He said that the jury did not
even remember one line from any of the defendants’ remarks
which led to the charges against them. Instead, the case
was decided on the basis of their life styles.
HOFFMAN stated the provisions of ‘the Federal
statute orshibiting interstate travel to incite a riot
ae VAM REY pad whee de wd ti ™, Ve VUE ea savy
ped and expressed the opinton that the statute was unconsti-
, tutional. He was critical of current drug abuse legislation
because "it sends people to prison for smoxing flowers."
{ The existence of Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM)
sites was said by HOFFMAN to represent violence. He
said the sites shoulée not be allowed to exist.
HOFF M
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MAN drew an analogy bdDetween repression éf
Indians and Ne egroes to involvement of the United States in
foreign wars, especially the present conflict in South
Vietnam.
. In answer to a question from the floor as to the
ae details of how the revolution was to be carried out and what
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