Old Brass Never Die

by

Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Old generals never die, but what is worse they don’t fade away either! Where do old generals go? Into the Elysian Fields of “Defense” Contracting.

Sex Chakra

by

Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966

[Web Archive note: The title and text of the print original of this article used the transliteration ‘Cakra.’ It has been changed to ‘Chakra’ here to conform with more familiar usage.] Rainbow Can you float through the universe of your …

Sex Chakra Read More »

Who is Joan Bird?

by

Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Joan Bird is a twenty-year-old New York City Black Panther. Before January of last year Joan’s life revolved around serving the people. At night she studied at Bronx Community College. “My ambition was to become a nurse,” says Joan. “I …

Who is Joan Bird? Read More »

Weatherman: Pain in the Neck

by

Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Lay, Elrod, lay; Lay in your iron lung for awhile. Play, Elrod, play; Play with your toes for awhile. —Weatherman song to the tune of Dylan’s “Lay, Lady, Lay” Last October the SDS Weathermen went to Chicago to take on …

Weatherman: Pain in the Neck Read More »

We Are Barbarians

by

Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

“The nation’s young revolutionaries feel they are modern-day barbarians attacking the diseased Rome of the 1970s” —Major General Glenn C. Ames (California National Guard Commander) addressing 1,500 pigs from across that state last month.

Indians Seize Upper Peninsula Lighthouse

by

Fifth Estate # 109, July 9-22, 1970

Two hundred Chippewa warriors seized a lighthouse belonging to the U.S. government at Whitefish Bay in the Upper Peninsula on June 23. The takeover came after a Great Lakes Indians Youth Conference that was attended by 250 Ottawa, Potawatomi, Sioux …

Indians Seize Upper Peninsula Lighthouse Read More »

Pig Pins

by

Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970

Specially designed “Kill Cong” badges were awarded by a U.S. Army battalion to soldiers who could prove they killed a soldier of the National Liberation Front (NLF) last year, according to statements by returned servicemen. “One way to prove your …

Pig Pins Read More »

Dope Penalties Reduced Under New Bill

by

Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970

As prematurely, but accurately reported in our last issue the Michigan House approved a bill June 19 lessening the penalties for possession of two ounces or less of marijuana. There were only three dissenting votes on the bill that would …

Dope Penalties Reduced Under New Bill Read More »

New Ruling on Draft

by

Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970

Draft boards are bracing themselves for a deluge of requests for conscientious objector to war status as a result of a recent Supreme Court decision which said you don’t have to be religious to qualify.

Meet the Mod Squad

by

Fifth Estate # 108, June 25-July 8, 1970

Look closely at the faces of the men on this page. Some of them look like average citizens; some have the look of black revolutionaries. They are all cops. These police officers work out of the First Precinct Larceny Squad …

Meet the Mod Squad Read More »