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Up to 1949 the most important symbol in the ghetto was the knife, from then on it became the needle.

A.F. Kooks The Air Force admitted in a recent hearing that at least three men with dangerous psychiatric problems had been assigned to guard a super-secret nuclear weapons installation at Hamilton Air Force Base, 25 miles south of San Francisco. …

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This time it’s Bobby Seale. With Eldridge in exile, and Huey in jail, the punk-ass power-structure has turned its racist wrath on the Black Panther Party Chairman. Seale’s troubles are simply the latest government attempt to crush the Panthers by …

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“Over North Vietnamese radio the voice of ‘Hanoi Hannah’ constantly harangues the Americans: ‘Don’t be the last G.I. to die in Vietnam.’” —Ian Brodie, London Express

The White Panthers arrested in New Jersey after the Woodstock Music Festival have all been released on bond and are back in Ann Arbor.

Dear Brothers & Sisters, It was good to hear from you last week. My transfer to Marquette has been postponed at least a few weeks, but they are determined to send me there as soon as they can. A pig …

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The Fifth Estate’s Labor Day benefit at the Grande Ballroom was an overwhelming success. The bands were beautiful and so were the people. Newsreel’s films turned everybody on and a good time was had by all. Special thanks to the …

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End the War in Vietnam Chicago, October 11

Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op STAFF Dena Clamage Rick London Bill Melater Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Dave Watson Tommye Wiese Marilyn …

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