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Abbie Hoffman — Part 14

182 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Dec 17, 1970 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 182 pages OCR'd
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+ mo! eres eM nt SND A Eee a Hoffman Says Antiwar Drive at Critical Point STILLWATER w# — Ter- ming the next two weeks the the most critical in the history of the antiwar campaign, Yip- ie leader Abbie Hoffman ednesday night predicted troop rebellions in Vietnam and civil disobedience in Washington. He urged an audience of about 2,500 at Oklahoma State University to join scheduled antiwar demonstrations in May, staging their own demon- strations in Stillwater if they cannot go to Washington. On May 5, he said, “‘there will be strikes at universities and on May 5 there very dam- ned well be strike (sic) at Ok- Jahoma State Universty.” | ON HIS arriva) at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Air- port, Hoffman had predicted the troop rebellions. “Rebgiienbyasmed units in Vietnam~welb-begig in the next two err antin newsmen. He erat antiwar leaders wo broadcasting encour- agement over. Radio Hanoi to urg® American troops in Viet-# nam rebel. He said tape record) jade in New York by hi’group will be broadcas to $. olfman’s appearance was without incident, although it had been delayed a year by a speaker policy that banned him from a scheduled talk on campus last year. A feder- al suit to overrule the policy was dismissed this spring be- cause regents adopted a new licy which did not prohibit § appearance. Hoffman is free on $25,000 bond pending appeal of his conviction in connection with the riots at the Democratic national convention in 1968, HE TOLD THE OSU au- dience there “is more to being a revolutionist than smokin, rass and hanging a picture o he Guevara on the wall,” as he cautioned students about what drugs they use. He drew his biggest applause of the night when he told students to avoid all needle-injected | @rugs, adding. ‘‘The o ope w ing. rd Nix- Vesitier in Oklahoma City, Hoffman said government offi- cials have been harassing left- ist leaders for the past few weeks. and he predicted that __two hours later. all of the Chicago Seven de- fendants wil] soon be arrested, including himself, within the next two weeks. He described Leslie Bacon, the 19-year-old girl arrested Wednesday as a materia] wit- ness to the March 1 bombing of the nation’s Capitol, as “one of the key organizers of the May Day demonstrations.” “ISN’T IT convenient,” he added, ‘‘that four days before the demonstration, they arrest one of the key organizers?” He said two FBI agents fol- lowed him to Oklahoma. tadeaak tts apn Shen id. en he opened his talk, he held out a ring and told the au- Twins, 3, Suf‘ocate In Old Refrigerator FORT WORTH wep Three- year-old twins fsulfocated Wedn in old refrig- erator kept o back porc of their home. The boys wffe i Jerry and Jeffrey sons of Mr. And Mrs. Yoe For- seca. Mrs. Fortseca told police the: ---- +> <->. --- =~ children were playing when she went to visit a neighbor. The bodies were found about 5937 East 3ict PERSONAL HEARI‘/ 2 - - ee on . Bevin widen. weirs. é .U Protests Urged 3
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