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Letter from Prison

by John Sinclair

Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969

John Sinclair Southern Michigan State Prison Jackson, Michigan Dear Leni & Everybody:

Masthead

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969

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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Editors’ Notes

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 85, August 7-20, 1969

Recorder’s Court Judge Robert J. Colombo, the pig who sentenced John Sinclair to almost ten years in prison, recently renewed his subscription to this paper for two years. Because of the barbaric sentence he placed on John, we are cancelling …

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85, August 7-20, 1969

by Fifth Estate Collective

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Fifth Estate Issue #85, August 7-20, 1969 WEB CONTENTS ALL FIFTH ESTATE ISSUES FIFTH ESTATE HOME

Events Calendar

by Resa Jannett

Fifth Estate # 84, July 24-August 6, 1969

in Cooperation with Detroit Adventure WED. JULY 23 HELP KEEP SONNY’S DADDY OUT OF JAIL. Legal Self Defense Benefit at the Grande Ballroom. MC5, Stooges, and Tate Blues Band. All proceeds to go to the John Sinclair Defense Fund 7 …

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Subterranean Homesick News

by Art Johnston

Fifth Estate # 84, July 24-August 6, 1969

The Hill was run by lanky Louie, an ex outrider with the Highwaymen. “The Grand Dude,” as they called him now is sort of manager of a couple scraggly rock and roll bands that lived on and around The Hill. …

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Events Calendar

by Resa Jannett

Fifth Estate # 83, July 10-23, 1969

in Cooperation with Detroit Adventure THURS. JULY 10 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at Meadowbrook, Ehrling conducting; Itzthak Perlman, violinist. 8:30 pm.

White Panther Bike Run

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 83, July 10-23, 1969

The White Panther Bike Run and the people’s party at the U-M Arboretum July 6th turned out to be a quiet get together of freaks and young people without the usual interference by the pigs. Things started at 1:00 that …

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MC5 Begin Recording

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 82, June 26-July 9, 1969

As reported in our last issue, the MC5 started work on their first Atlantic album June 9 at the GM Recording Studios in Detroit. Producing the album will be Jon Landau, who has moved to the MC5’s home for the …

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Editors’ Notes

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 82, June 26-July 9, 1969

As we go to press word has reached us that Recorder’s Court Judge Robert Colombo has dismissed charges of sales of marijuana against John Sinclair. His trial on the charge of possession began on June 24 and may be in …

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In the High Schools

by Dave Watson (David Watson)

Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969

To high school students who are going to be free and happy this Summer, remember the future; the Man will come in the Fall and lead you back to the zoo where he can watch you and work on you …

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Berkeley USA, 1969

by Art Johnston

Fifth Estate # 81, June 12-25, 1969

The thunder of the drums is building. By now, under the full Sagitarius moon, they are wailing with sticks, rocks, beer cans, shovels, and bloody fists at trash cans, wash tubs, concrete and steel grates, their bodies writhing—Strip Naked and …

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Letters

by Various Authors

Fifth Estate # 80, May 29-June 11, 1969

To the Editor: The strike of the Third World peoples and white supporters at San Francisco State College was a part of expanding the movement in this country toward liberation. It was a strike, an action with a direction toward …

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New Community Fund Set Up

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 80, May 29-June 11, 1969

In an unprecedented move Russ Gibb, Detroit rock and roll magnate and creator and owner of the Grande Ballroom, has announced that he is imposing a 1% community tax on the gate proceeds of the Detroit Rock and Roll Revival, …

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MC5 busted for noise

by Fifth Estate Collective

Fifth Estate # 59, August 1-14, 1968

After finally freeing John Sinclair and Fred Smith from the iron grip of the Oakland County pigs July 25, the MC5 was awakened the next morning by representatives of the Ann Arbor Police Dept. and charged with “disturbing the peace” …

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