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Nalgene ” ., “ trae Le . eee \ ttl ‘ff bat ae . Ne * ee » . . . ° 7 4 “ » . woes ce TIAL a “shams The "Kingsman", a Brooklyn. College student newspaper, in its May 15, 1970, 1ssue contained an article entitled “Hoffman Urges Continuation of Strike" which stated in part as follows: "Abbie Hoffman, a member of the !Chicago 7' and a leader of the Youth International Party (Yippies), spoke of creating a new country before a large group of striking students in front of Boylan Hall, Monday. - "Mr, Hoffman stated he wanted the students to gather in Washington on July 4, American Independence Day. There, he said, a third continental congress would be held to draw up a new country that would be recognized by several countries, ineludin, the North Vietnamese government. "During his speech, Mr. Hoffman took out an American flag from his pocket and wiped his brow with it. "We called BC a 'vanilla university! since it is mainly white. He further stated that the only way students could keep the school closed in the fall would be to continue these activities through the summer. "He blamed the Coca-Cola bottling company for the Vietnam War. ‘There are vending machines throughout the world and one can 4 even find one in the jungle’. In general, Mr. Hoffman called the Vietnam War 'not the real thing.' "He urged all of the students to tie up the trunk lines to Washington, ‘You must call 202-555-1212, which is directory assistance for the Washington area. When the operator answers, ask her how the war is going. When she asks which war tell her to guess’. Mr. Hoffman stated that the milling should take place today between the hours of 2 p.m. = 5 p.m. -s ae me ™ "We must continually go to New Haver where the Black Panthers and Bobby Seale its leader, are on trial. Tney are not e7 the only ones on trial, but also the movement of which we are a my part. If Bobby Seale joses, s0 does out movement, ' claimed Mr. esi Hoffman. . is ' . } ‘ , ’ bes “neo s - : . oy ; . a co ee ee - 53 ein