Fifth Estate A Newspaper Of Detroit FIFTH ESTATE #76, April 3-16, 1969, Vol. 3 No. 24 EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Tommye Wiese Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Bruce Montrose MUSIC EDITOR John Sinclair PHOTO EDITOR Mike Tyre STAFF Claudia Montrose …
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a review of The Nirvana Blues by John Nichols. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981, 527 pp., $14.95 hardcover.
NEW YORK, N.Y., June 15 (Liberation News Service)—Three plainclothes police arrested YIPPEE coordinator Jerry Rubin at his apartment late Thursday afternoon and charged him with possession of dangerous drugs—a felony. From the conduct of the police, it was clear that …
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To the Editor: Just finished reading a friend’s copy of THE FIFTH ESTATE. Enjoyed very much Mr. Ovshinsky’s article about Dr. Hoffer and LSD [FE #13, August 30, 1966]. It was refreshing to read an article that dealt with …
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Annares Infoshop 422 NW 13th Ave #147 Portland OR 97209 Blackbird Bookstore/Infoshop 1431 Park Avenue Chico CA 95928 blackbirdchico.com Bluestockings 172 Allen Street New York NY 10002 bluestockings.com Bound Together Bookstore 1369 Haight St. San Francisco CA 94117 boundtogetherbookssf.github.io Burning …
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“Gimme a p—P” “Gimme a i—I” “Gimme a g—G” “What’s that spell—PIG!” “What do they do—SUCK!”
“any image around which any people concentrate & omit themselves is a usable one just because it is theirs.” —Charles Olson, Apollonius of Tyrana
FIFTH ESTATE #31, June 1-15, 1967, Vol. 2 No. 5, page 6 EDITORS Harvey Ovshinsky Peter Werbe EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Cathy West NEWS EDITOR Frank Joyce ART Gary Grimshaw MUSIC & LITERARY EDITOR John Sinclair CALENDAR GIRLS Karen Kovach Naiomi Epel …
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In December 1997 two writers died who influenced our perspective: Rudolf Bahro and Cornelius Castoriadis, both former marxists capable of valuable insights as well as highly questionable positions. Bahro and Castoriadis were original thinkers, nevertheless, and deserve recognition as important …
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Live (i.e. alive) musical activity continues to grow here in Detroit, and on its own terms, which makes it all the more valuable. Pianist Andrew Hill made his first concert appearance in this part of the country here last month, …
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The Fifth Estate EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn STAFF David Gaynes Jim Kennedy Rick London Nick Medvecky Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Bill Rowe Marilyn Werbe POLITICAL PRISONER John Sinclair …
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Fifth Estate EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn STAFF David Gaynes Jim Kennedy Rick London Nick Medvecky Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Bill Rowe Marilyn Werbe POLITICAL PRISONER John Sinclair The …
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The following is a portion of a transcript of a May 7 interview with Utah Phillips conducted by long-time Fifth Estate contributor, Peter Werbe. It aired on his May 11 Detroit radio show in part to provide publicity for a …
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Rarely is an entire region of the world so caught up in the collapse of hierarchical politics as Eastern Europe of a year ago. The infamous “spectre of anarchy” astonished and horrified Communist, dissident and Western politicians alike as millions …
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FIFTH ESTATE #58, July 18-31l, 1968, Vol. 3 No. 6 EDITORS Harvey Ovshinsky Peter Werbe EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Cathy West CIRCULATION Tommye Wiese NEWS EDITOR Alan Gotkin MUSIC EDITOR John Sinclair DISTRIBUTION Eric Watkins ADVERTISING Gunnar Lewis CALENDAR Resa Jannett STAFF …
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The Fifth Estate EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn STAFF David Gaynes Jim Kennedy Rick London Nick Medvecky Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Bill Rowe Marilyn Werbe POLITICAL PRISONER John Sinclair …
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It was a multicultural crowd that gathered in Rome’s Plaza San Silvestro to oppose the draconian Security Decree then pending in the Italian parliament. Popularly called the Salvini Law after Italy’s far-right Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, the Decree was aimed …
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The Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Bruce Montrose Fred Frank BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Bill Rowe STAFF Dena Clamage Rick London Claudia Montrose Dave Watson Marilyn Werbe Tommye Wiese The FIFTH …
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STAFF COLLECTIVE: Millard Berry, Barbara Carson, Cindy Felong, Bob Hippler, David Riddle, Bill Rowe, Len Schafer, Marilyn Werbe, Peter Werbe, Cathy West, FRIENDS & COMRADES: Keep On Truckin’ Co-op (KOTC), Resa Jannett, Julie Medvecky, Nick Medvecky, Sanjuro Streetfighter, Tramp, Bruce …
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Listed below, by area, are all the stores which carry the Fifth Estate.
The calendar is prepared by Fifth Estate calendar girls Karen Kovac and Naiomi Epil with cooperation from Detroit Adventure. Copy deadline is the 6th and 22nd of each month and should be sent to the Fifth Estate, Calendar, 1107 W. …
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Detroit’s own Spike-Drivers are back in town and appearing at the Living End on John C. Lodge after being in New York to cut their newly released record and performing at the uptown discotheques. I was eager to hear what …
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Over 70 major multi-media artists, poets, dramatists, dancers, happening and event producers, scientists and musicians will be involved this summer in an extensive inter-arts collaboration near Woodstock, New York. Participating intermedia artists include Lindsey Decker, Dean Fleming, Daniel Larue Johnson, …
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Fifth Estate STAFF Debby Brentz David Gaynes Carol George Alan Gotkin Mike John Keep on Truckin’ Co-op Resa Jannett Jim Kennedy Lee Ann Kennedy David Levison Julie Medvecky Harvey Ovshinsky Dave Riddle Bill Rowe Marilyn Werbe Peter Werbe Cathy West …
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Writing about the Paul McCartney thing, Robert Somma speculates on how willing some people are to believe that a public figure is dead. Whatever future evidence there might be, he says, McCartney will BE dead in these people’s minds because …
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ART & ARTISTS: c/o Mario Arnaya, 16 Buckingham Palace Rd., London SW1, Eng. AVATAR: 145 Columbia Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02139 BERKELEY BARB: 2886 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, Calif. 94795 CANADIAN FREE PRESS: Student Co-op, Argyle House, 53 Argyle, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada …
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“To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin Co-op STAFF Jane Capellaro Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Joel Landy Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Marilyn Werbe Tommye Wiese …
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The movement to re-legalize marijuana was dealt a severe blow several weeks ago according to an article in the Village Voice of June 22, 1967. On May 25 President Johnson, a reputed speed freak, signed a treaty known as the …
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Fifth Estate #101, March 19-April 1, 1970, Vol. 4, No. 23, page 2 EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truck in’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn’ STAFF David Gaynes Jim Kennedy Rick London Nick Medvecky Bruce …
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The calendar will be a regular FIFTH ESTATE feature. We know that there is more happening in the Detroit and Ann Arbor areas than what we have listed, so we need your help. Send us information about what your group …
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Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op STAFF Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Barbara Healy Joel Landy Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Marilyn Werbe …
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Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op STAFF Jane Capellaro Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Joel Landy Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Marilyn Werbe …
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Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin, Peter Werbe, Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op STAFF Jane Capellaro Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Joel Landy Bruce Montrose Claudia Montrose Marilyn Werbe …
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Fifth Estate, A Newspaper Of Detroit EDITORS Harvey Ovshinsky Peter Werbe
The Fifth Estate A Newspaper of Detroit EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West DISTRIBUTION Bruce Montrose Fred Frank BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Bill Rowe CITY EDITOR Chris Singer STAFF Dena Clamage Claudia Montrose Franie Nelson Dave Watson Marilyn Werbe …
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The massive and still-growing anti-nuclear movement in Europe has become a serious threat to the avatars of destruction who, through the auspices of NATO, are attempting to turn Europe into a nuclear battlefield by deploying Pershing II and cruise missiles …
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Fifth Estate A Newspaper of Detroit FIFTH ESTATE #79, May 15-28, 1969, Vol. 4 No. 1, page 2 EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West Tommye Wiese DISTRIBUTION Bruce Montrose Fred Frank MUSIC EDITOR John Sinclair STAFF Dena Clamage …
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Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn STAFF Jane Capellaro Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Rick London Bruce Montrose Claudia …
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Fifth Estate “To Serve the People” EDITORIAL GROUP Alan Gotkin Peter Werbe Cathy West MANAGING EDITOR Bill Rowe DISTRIBUTION Keep On Truckin’ Co-op ADVERTISING Steve Dunn STAFF Jane Capellaro Dena Clamage Bob Fleck David Gaynes Rick London Bruce Montrose Claudia …
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