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TRS oy Sere ee > ape vee eeasonciis oN FIDENTIAL oo ( w) "The CBS television network last night saw fit to erase the colors in a shirt worn by Abbie Hoffman a member of the Chicago 7, on the Merv Griffin show, which was designed after the American Flag. As CBS president Bob Wood explained, this wai done to avoid ‘legal problems. '! "Wood appeared prior to an after Hoffman's 35 minute interview with Griffin. In his repeated statement he told a nation wide television audience that 'electronic means! were used to blot out the colors ‘because of the possibility of violation of law as to disrespect and desecration of the flag and to avoid affrontin; many of our viewers'. The shirt appeared black on television." " [D> V. WRITINGS made available Liberation News Service > acket Number 239, dated March 7, 1970. On page 10 of this News Packet, there appears an item entitled "From: Abbie Hoffman and Izak Huber", which states as follows: , "Prom ABBIE HCFFMAN and [ZAK HABER -« “Please run this appeal in your underground paper for at least two weeks and if you can, four weeks. Abbie's name should be printed large for obvious reasons.You can do anything to the appeal if you think it will improve the quality. Thank you (Izak Haber) Yippie! . "HOW TO MAKE $80 AND NOT SELL GRIT "1, Do you know of any hustles, ways to cheat or (obscene) the telephone companies, airlines, General Motors, government, Jackie Onassis, etc.? "2. Write and tell us about any Free stores, Free museums, Free schools, Free food, Free anything, FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS, in the communities you live in. - 58 - a CONFIDENGAL