Searching for the Culprit

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

“Without government life is nasty, brutish and short.” —Thomas Hobbes Every person gazing even casually at the sordid history of government realizes that the Hobbesian dictum is nonsense and, in fact, just the opposite is true: with government, humanity has …

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Interview with Abbie

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

Abbie Hoffman, fugitive Yippie, has been on the lam for over three years following a New York City cocaine deal set-up by the police. Abbie has had plastic surgery to alter his appearance and has managed to elude the authorities …

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Ex-SLAers Hear Mixed Legal News

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

In a victory for Russ Little, the California Supreme Court has let stand a lower court order reversing his conviction for the 1973 SLA assassination of an Oakland, California school official.

Texas Anti-Nuke Activist Murdered

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

The ambush-style shooting death of an anti-nuclear activist in Houston, in April, has sent waves of alarm through the Texas anti-nuclear community. The victim of the assault was 28-year-old Michael Eakin, who was formerly the editor of the University of …

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Staff and Contributors

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Fifth Estate # 298, June 19, 1979

Alan Franklin Ralph Franklin E.B. Maple The Entire Nachalo Family Mr. Venom Primitivo Solis Marilyn Werbe Peter Werbe Michael Scrivener Buster Brown The Fifth Estate Newspaper (ISSN-0015-0800) is published bi-monthly at 4403 Second Ave., Detroit MI 48201; phone (313) 831-6800. …

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298, June 19, 1979

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Free Readers’ Ads

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Fifth Estate # 297, April 18, 1979

Though we do not accept commercial advertising, this Unclassified ad space is free for our readers’ use. We do not accept ads over the telephone, so please send your ads in writing to our office at: 4403 Second Ave., Detroit, …

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FE Bookstore

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Fifth Estate # 297, April 18, 1979

The FE Bookstore is located in the same place as the Fifth Estate Newspaper (?) [sic] and can be found at 4403 Second Avenue—telephone (313) 831-6800. Our hours vary quite a bit, so it’s always best to give us a …

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Prison Notes

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Fifth Estate # 297, April 18, 1979

A couple of quick prison notes: Revolutionary prisoners at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla have published Vol. I, No. 4 of the Anarchist Black Dragon, a newsletter. Written by the locked-down brothers from the collective of the same name, …

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March on the Midland Nukes

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Fifth Estate # 297, April 18, 1979

The only good thing the Three Mile Island accident has provided is a needed kick in the butt to the anti-nuclear movement. Or rather the small, dedicated groups across the country which have been waging mostly losing struggles against nuclear …

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