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OT ie &F Po etl = ta et A tell Reelin SO: al ee teed oer 0 : ~ may . \ — SECRET z = STS KS ore Sos Raat SRR a NY 100-161445 "The New York Times" in its July 23, 1969 issue on page 23, carried an article datelined "Chicago, ! July 22 (AP)" and entitled "Abbie Hoffman is Cleared in ; Unlawful Weapon Case", which stated in part as follows: "A charge of unlawful use of a weapon placed Sept. 17 against Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party leader, was dismissed today by Circuit Court Judge Kenneth R. Wendt. ; "Judge Wendt dropped the charge after the Cook County State's Attorney's office said it could not produce the switchblade knife that the police said Mr. Hoffman carried when they arrested him at O'Hare International Airport." The "Chicago Sun Times", a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, in its issue of July 23, 1969, contained an article on page 32, headlined: "Drop 1 of 2 Charges on Yippie". The article stated in part as follows: "A charge of unlawful use of a weapon against Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman, 31, was dropped Tuesday. Mass Arrest Court Judge Kenneth R. Wendt said there was a question whether the knife police said Hoffman carried with him when he was arrested Sept. 17 (1968) was lethal. "Asst. Corporation Counsel Richard J. Elrod said, 'It's merely a question of legal technicalitie-.' ° The knife that Hoffman had with him was not a switchvlade, as had been reported. It was rather a large folding knife - somewhat larger than an ordinary pocket knife. “Hoffman is also being charged with conspiring to use interstate commerce with the intent to incite acts of violence and we feel that is sufficient. We simply decided not to press the issue of the concealed weapons charge,' Elrod said." -14-