Free readers’ ads

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

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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Ammunition Books

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

Ammunition Books shares space with the Fifth Estate Newspaper and can be found at 4403 Second Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 48201 (telephone-313-831-6800). Our hours vary, but we are generally open on Monday and Thursday afternoons (from 1pm to 5pm) and at …

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A Spectre Haunts the World

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

CAUTION! There are terrorists among us. THEY infest this planet from Washington to New York, from Nuremburg to Moscow, from Peking to Santiago. THEY detain millions of hostages every day and give them the ultimatum—become a slave to the state …

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You Create the Society that Destroys You

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

It doesn’t take an astute observer to point out that an increasingly important product of our society is death and disease. Neutron bombs, cruise missiles, satellite warfare, radioactive wastes, carcinogenic drinking water, mercury poisoning, chemical plagues, industrially-induced cancers, all are …

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Technology and the State

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

Perhaps the most insidious aspect of modern, centralized technology, even more than its pervasiveness, is its complete acceptance in almost all quarters as an integral part of the human experience (and among so-called “revolutionaries” as a prerequisite for a change …

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Contest of Contests!

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

The response to last issue’s “Contest of Contests” [FE #289, January 24, 1978] was underwhelming to say the least, but we did receive enough entries to fill the first three winning spots (in fact, exactly that number). The contest was …

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Telephone Credit Card Correction

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

Bad news! Two of the numeral codes given in the last issue of the FE [#289, January 24, 1978] for the 1978 Long Distance Credit Card Code were incorrectly reported to us by the Yippies and will not get your …

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Bits of the World in Briefs

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

CHINA The Chinese people have a new hero, according to the Peking Peoples Daily. He is Teng Hsiang-erh, a Shantung province coal miner who is being hailed as a model worker. To earn the distinction, Teng did the following: refused …

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Detroit Seen

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

Several people have asked us if the back page of last issue’s FE [#289, January 24, 1978] depicting the “thoughts” of Kim Il Sung was real or just another put-on. Well, we wish that it was something we had thought …

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Sstaff and Contributors

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Fifth Estate # 290, March 2, 1978

Angela DeSante Alan Franklin Ralph Franklin Bill Griffith Pat Halley Jay Kinney E.B. Maple Tina Nachalo Rudy Perkins Duke Skywatcher Sonny Tufts Bratach Dubh Peter Werbe Marilyn Werbe Brenda Sabbagh Norm Thomas The Fifth Estate Newspaper, a non-profit Michigan corporation, …

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