Dear Friends: Sol Plafkin is way off-center in his remarks about Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and the Powell case [FE #26, March 15-31, 1967]. He forgets that Mr. Conyers was against stripping Powell of his seniority, even to breaking with …
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Letters to the Editors
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 26, March 15-31, 1967
To the Editor: I thank Mr. Kofsky for calling me a major critical figure [“The Jazz Scene,” FE #24, February 15-28, 1967]. I have the feeling that he has rarely read my Voice column because I have often written …
Letters to the Editors
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 24, February 15-28, 1967
To the Editor: The recent bust of the Artists’ Workshop and surrounding area is indeed a tragedy. [See Narco Agents Raid Artists’ Workshop, [FE #23, February 1-15, 1967.] It’s a sign of the times too, for we are presently living …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 23, February 1-15, 1967
To the Editor: I want to compliment you on the very fine article which you co-authored in the January 1 through 15, 1967, issue of the Fifth Estate [“Spare the Rod…?” FE #21, January 1-15, 1967]. I think that it …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 22, January 15-30, 1967
To the Editor: Leaving aside his descent into scatology and personal abuse, Shelley Manne’s letter [FE #21, January 1-15, 1967] claims that I am in error regarding the degree of integration in 1) his group; 2) his club; 3) …
Letters
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 102, April 2-15, 1970
Dear Friends: The murders of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark in Chicago have awakened many Americans to the campaign being carried out against the Black Panther Party throughout the country. Since April 1968, 28 Panthers have died and countless others …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 21, January 1-15, 1967
Open Letter to Frank Kofsky: Your article called “The Jazz Scene in America” [FE #18, November 15-30, 1966] was three columns of misinformation. For your information, of which you need much, there has not been a succession of saxophone …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 20, December 15-31, 1966
To the Editor: I have unfortunately been one of the many observers of that bloated piece of miscarried construction the UNIROYAL TIRE on I-94. [See “Get That Tire!” FE #19, December 1-15, 1966.] It would be best to have …
Letters to the Editor
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 19, December 1-15, 1966
To the Editor: That Artists’ Workshop Public Notice in your last issue — Public Notice for more members — I found somewhat amusing [see FE #18, November 15-30, 1966]. Especially where it said “There is no hierarchy, no exclusiveness, …
Letters To The Editors
by Various Authors
Fifth Estate # 18, November 15-30, 1966
To the Editor: The article in your last issue—”Playboy’s Tinseled Seductress”—I liked [FE #17, November 1-15, 1966]. The pointing out Playboy’s magnificent superficiality was, I thought, sound and much needed. But the conclusion!—ugh!—that the marriage institution suffers thereby—that “somehow …