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Abbott H. Hoffman % } The August 5, 1968, issue of the “Chicago American", a Chicago daily newspaper, on page three, column one, con- tained an article reflecting that Abbie Hoffman "made fools of the television reporters", Hoffman stood on La Salle Street near Chicago Avenues, at noon on August , 1968, and. stated, “We'll have a hundred thousand hippies here for our life festival", a David E. Stahl, Deputy Mayor of the City 9f Chicano, Room 507, Cit go, Illinois, advised SAS Ay’ nae ee a: October 8, 1958, that he met x bbie our other individuals on August 7, 1968, These individuals stated they planned to have a "Pestival of Life" in Chicago and that they wanted 2l} hour access to Chicago public parks. They said the festival would include training classes in defense against the police Aucust 20-2), 1968. They stated the Chicago government is a "hostile system"; they "don't like Chicago” and they would "come prepared to fight and die in Lincoln Park and tear up the town and the Convention," Abbie Hoffman stated, ») "Tf you wore smart, you'd give us $100,000 to not hold the Sa festival. Wetll get out of tow." The August 16, 1968 issue of the “East Village Other", a New York City weekly newspaper, on pages three and four, sets forth an article entitled, “Pig Butcher", which sets forth the Yippies! schedule for the Democratic Con- { vention and then states that Abbie Hoffman, who is in \ Chicaco, believes that the Yippies have the-best-chance.. of being permitted in Lincoln Park. “atrarad The August 16-22, 1968, issue of-the "Los Angeles or ee Press", published in Los Angelés, Celiformia, on page sets forth an article written by Lawronce Lipton d, "Yippies to Visit Hog Capitol", wherein Lipton on "9 r even, ntitie Ag rior. Pole \/