Help the Black Panther Party

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

The Detroit Black Panther Party has just opened up a new office and asked the community to aid them in securing needed supplies. If you have desks, typewriters or other office machines available they can be put to immediate use …

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Brass Play Games with GI Lives

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

from Special and AP Dispatches WASHINGTON—Gen. David M. Shoup, former commandant of the Marine corps, charges that an ambitious elite of high ranking officers, preferring war to peace, is turning the United States into “a militaristic and aggressive nation.” Writing …

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A Blow for Decency

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

Don Lobsinger, leader of the right-wing Breakthrough group, was sentenced April 3 to 15 days in jail for disrupting a church forum on black power last December 3. He was accused of trying to break up a meeting at St. …

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Valler Faces Shrink Tests

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

Sanity tests have been ordered for Dave Valler who is facing trial on two counts of sales and possession of grass and for conspiring to dynamite several public facilities.

Freeks Against Fuzz

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

The first Detroit Pop Festival on April 7 at Olympia Stadium came off beautifully. All the stalwarts of the Detroit music scene were in attendance to create a ten hour musical trip for over 16,000 people that came to listen. …

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30, Test page 2022-6-10

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Fifth Estate # Home

Test page made with block editor

Judge Crockett Statement

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

Editors’ Note: The following is a public statement on the New Bethel incident released by George W. Crockett, Judge, Recorder’s Court, Detroit.

Warren-Forest Bulldozed?

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

The bulldozers are coming again to the Warren Forest area.

Resist Poets Read

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

As part of a series of ten poetry readings across the country, there will be a poetry reading at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church on April 29th at 8 p.m. The series is being coordinated by RESIST, a national organization of …

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Masthead

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Fifth Estate # 77, April 17-30, 1969

Fifth Estate A Newspaper of Detroit EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West Tommye Wiese DISTRIBUTION Bruce Montrose MUSIC EDITOR John Sinclair PHOTO EDITOR Mike Tyre STAFF Claudia Montrose Franie Nelson Marlene Tyre Marilyn Werbe The FIFTH ESTATE is …

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