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NY 200-161445° So. ie days hesring sessions. 2. Arrest in Chicago, Thilinois ° Tne "Chicago Daily News", a Chicago,Tllinois daily newspaper, in its November 9, 1970 issue on page 1, colum 1, contained an article entitled "High Court Won't Hear Abbie Plea". This article which is datelined "Washington" stated as follows: ’ “oe - tiene Supreme Court Monday refused to review the conviction of Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman, who was arrested in Chicago in 1968 becausehe had an obscene four-letter word painted on his forehead. "Tn a brief order without comment, the court let stand a trial court opinion that acquitted Hoffman of disturbing the peace but convicted him for resisting arrest. “Hoffman i 5 the Conspiracy 7 trial eas 4 free on $25,000 b ° Pats | Vii "Hoffman was arrested Aug. 28, 1968 in Chicago after a woman flagged down @ squad car and told ti.ree officers that Hoffman had an obscenity written in red on his forehead. Hoffman said he offered no resistance." The "Chicago Tribune", a Chicago, Illinois daily news- paper, edition of November 20, 1970, contained an articie noting thet a hearing had been held that date in Municipal Court, Chicago, before Judge KENNETH WENDT, at which Judge WENDT had refused a motion made by a local attorney on ABBOTT HOFFMAN'sB pehalf, calling for a new trial on @ conviction for resisting arrest during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, 1968. Judge WENDT had then set December 3, 1970, fer HOFFMAN to surrender and begin serving a fifteen day jail sentence 4mposed earlier on that conviction. - 3