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(4 67D _ HOPFMAN referred to the trial as elg er o e world,” and he . criticized the trial from the selection of the jury to the courtroom proceedings. He imitated and ridiculed Judge y JULIUS HOFFMaN and stated the trial was an unbelievable effort that should be witnessed by everyone, oe -CONFIIENTIAL NY -100-161445 . rene , mo of wo Sas tet es - C. Saint Louis University , . Saint Louis, Missouri November 30, 1969 sain ban! . that a Saint Louis Univ » oain » Missouri, student organization in charge of obtaining campus, speakers had reportedly contracted JOHN FROINES to speak at Kelley auditorium, SLU, at 8:00 p.m., on November 30, 1969, Po HOFFMAN w s novemoer 30, 1969, “ii The meeting place was changed from Kelley auditorium to the: ° — ' SLU Gymnasium, with a capacity of 2300. HOFFMAN'S speech ' was entitled “White Racial Dissent In america“, and FROINES! was "legal and Moral aspects of the Conspiracy Trial", The program was not sanctioned by SLU and RAY wks, af SLU student requested the use of SLU facilities. ae: -.: 250 people attended the meeting, ember 30, 1969,:which ran from 8:00 p.m. t¢-.10:00 p.m. JOHN FROINES spoke first, stating that thetrial of the Conspiracy 8 was not based on a violation of law, but that the defendants' long hair and political beliefs were on trial. Mu t+ om | tran ie anager eaneate il ellllinliene ak mt Be re, ABBIE HOFFMAN spoke during the last hour. His ! approachwas much courser than FROINES and he used profanity constantly, Many in the audience left after HOFFMaN started speaking. He said that the government was trying to convict \4 him of conspiracy with an airplane ticket from San Francisco 4 to Chicago and his being in a tree in Lincoln park as 2 evidence and that most of the 8 did not even know each other before they were indicted. 2-17 -