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Abbie Hoffman — Part 16
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{II, ACTIVITIES
A. WPAX, Incorporated
The'Village Voice,” a weekly New York City
- new8paper in its issue of February 11, 1971,
on page 8 contained an article written by
HOWARD SMITH under the heading "Scenes" which
stated in part as follows:
“Occasionally I hear about an idea that
sounds great, but just too complicated
ever to come off. That was my attitude
when I first heard about the formation
of WPAX Radio as a way to provide GIs
in Vietnam with news, music, and features
totally free from Army censorship, thanks
to Radio Hanoi's transmitters yt
"The st Village Other," in itsduly 21-28, 1971
issue on page 18 contained an article by REX WEINER entitled,
"Pirate Editions Report" which states in part as follows:
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"Yet I keep hearing things like, ‘Abbie Hoffman,
he's making money off the revolution,’ Well, that's pure
(obscene). It's an attitude that fosters such putrid
actions as the recent rip - off of WPAX equipment by tow
movement sharpies from Ithaca, Paul Sandburg and David
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the government, Hoffman decided to recoup some of the
bread he and others put into WPAX by selling the equipment.
These two pigs - i - freak clothing apparently felt WPAX
and Hoffman were fair game and heisted a thousand dollars
worth of turntables and recording stuff. Why didn't they
rip off WPLJ? (They will be dealt with by the Yippie
Enforcement Team)."
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