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IC0 0 0 1 8 2 $,l - .. . .. ! *. . faction in the BPP, has put down the gun and picked up the ballot as its With political activity in the' Sari Francisco Bay area serving as a model for other chapters, the Fbnthers are not only conducting voter education and registration drives but are also forming political coalitions with other organizations, such ps civil rights and community group, taking their image change before establishment organizations, such as the Jaycees, and-making political endorsements of candidates they can . support. As an example, Uie EPP endorsed Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Democrat of Brooklyn, for President and contributed $1,000 to her '-0 new weapon. E.I' 7 i'. . 3- 0 c campaign. p'. y 7 - AJ C'WI -?I- While violent confrontation bebmien Panthers and the police has declined appreciably, the organizakion's reputation as a group fully capable of extreme violence persists. This sterotyped reputation and the hidden fear and power it represents lends itself well to the party's entry into the legitimate image structure field of politics and persuasion. The image of respectability, the undertone of fear and violence, and the public programs to "take care df'their people'' all faintly resemble the early days of the so-called American Mafia. We could very well be witnessing the birth of Mafia-type activities designed to gain control of the black ghetto communities where sanctuaries for long-range .revolu- tionary activities would be assured. "u:: ,- z ,! ... ;:.e ; , .*" , :. ; (* '-'!- '7,9&*.%l. '?. CALENDAR OF TENTATIVELY SCI-IEDULEL~ ACTIVITIES 5, 6 September, Seaside - Fort Ord, California The VVAW will hold a Winter Soldier-style tribunal called ''The Army on Trial'l to begin 5 September. Testimony on racism i n the military will be given and read by veterans and active-duty GIs. This latest tribunal will open a day before the Fvt. Billy Dean Smith court- martial beginning, 6 September at Fort Ord. The VVAW iixs in the past held similinr investigative hearings concerning war crimes in Viet.nam and drug addiction. .Reportedly, a march will be conduct.cd from Seaside to Fort Ord to prntesl the !ria1 of FW. Oniilli who is chDrrycd with the murder oi two m m y officers. . Zponsors of the mn.rck are the W A W , Commimisl. 19.rt.y TJSA, Wick RrnLhers .and Uie'Venccrerl'Rx OrgznizaLion. 111 llic past few moril h s preliminary hearings have produced only small-scale, demonstrations; - ;.i J t /t/ 4 . . it;, c. 4 /r 1 19i: e I..< b* 3 1; I+. - 3 .