Pig Pins

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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 …

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Dope Penalties Reduced Under New Bill

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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 …

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New Ruling on Draft

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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

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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 …

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I Make American Flags For Thirty-five Cents a Day

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

I work an eight hour shift, five days a week—sometimes more. My wife and kids are on welfare. Just like all of you, I want to be able to support my family. I’d like to make enough to pay taxes, …

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Lenny Bruce

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

Lenny Bruce was one of the greatest comedians of his time. On stage, he tried to make his audiences realize that sex is just one of many everyday functions in life and should be brought out into the open and …

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Miners pick new president

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

Tens of thousands of miners across the country are voting this month, under the scrutiny of Federal government officials, to elect a new president in the scandal-ridden United Mine Workers union.

Foreman killing

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

The inhuman conditions of the assembly line claimed two more victims at Chrysler’s Jefferson Assembly Plant in Detroit on December 7. On that day a worker, bitter over his recent lay-off, shot and killed a general foreman in the plant’s …

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Feminist Health Center Director Acquitted

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

LOS ANGELES—The co-director of the Feminist Women’s Health Center was acquitted on December 5 of charges of “practicing medicine without a license.” The jury of four women and eight men deliberated nine hours before reaching their decision. The verdict was …

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Vietnam talks stalled as U.S. hedges

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Fifth Estate # 173, December 16, 1972-January 5, 1973

PARIS—As the secret Vietnam peace negotiations between Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho remain deadlocked here after two weeks of talks, it is becoming clearer each day that the responsibility for the current impasse rests largely with the …

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