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WY 100-162445 stood in silent protest during the hearing. When they failed to heed the request of the Chainéan, Representative RICHARD “\.ICHORD of Missouri, to be seated, the subcommittee ruled that these 14 individuals be escorted by the Capitol polre from the hearjng room. They were removed and then vee OUD date a press conference was held from 206 a.m. to 11:00 p-m. at the Congressional Hotel, Washington, D. C, Included in the individuals at this press conference was ABBOTT HOFFMAN and JERRY RUBIN, HOFFMAN and RUBIN identified themselves as leaders of the YIP. HOFFMAN stated that he was recently arrested by the FBI while boarding a plane and charged with carrying a deadly weapon. He stated the ° only thing he had in his possession was @ pocket knife but, nevertheless, he was held on §2500 bail and confined to the islend of Manhattan. He stated he was going to FBI Headquarters with binoculars at approxinately 3:30 p.m., L2. y October 2, 1966, to "see what they are up to py xe that a rali Po, was held the square behin e Ta eorge ) Washington University (GWU), Washington, D. C., on the evening of October 2, 1968, beginning around 8:00 p.m. ABBOTT HOFFHAN made a brief appearence at this rally, which was held to protest the HCUA hearings. A representative of the Capitol Hill Police advised on October 3, 1968, that at approximately 10:00 a.m., October 3, 1968, approximately 25 individuals were gathered in the vicinity of the Canon Office Building on Capitol Hill ~ where hearings of the HCUA were scheduled to reconvene. At this time ABBOTT HOFFMAN arrived at a southeast door of the building wearing a shirt that appeared to have been made from an American flag. He was arrested by the United States Capitol Police and charged with defacing the American flag. HOFFiiAN was placed on the $3000 bond and was scheduled for a jury trial on November 20, 1968. ' At the time of his errest HOFFMAN listed his eddress as 30 St. Mark's Place, New York City, and his occupation as "revolutionary artist". He stated he was born Noventer 30, 1936, at Worcester, Massachusetts.