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3 4 i 1 iy i i... ey et an aN eo tO hos wh, sane [ he eer ik pulls ran eet . NY 100-161445 "Although a federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman for defiling an American flag by turning it into a button-festooned shirt, Hoffman won't wear the shirt again.(,,) "Hoffman says he threw it into the ring after the Muhammad Ali - Joe Frazier heavyweight championship fight and hasn't seen it since. ‘'I was so disgusted,' Hoffman said. 'I wanted Ali to win. '(w) "The three-judge appeals court decided yesterday that Hoffman did not defile or desecrate the flag when he showed up for a House Committee on Un-American Activities meeting in October, 1968 decked out in the shirt. Im addition to the stars and stripes, the shirt bore buttons reading ‘Wallace for President, Stand up for America’, and ‘Vote Pig Yippie in "In reaching their decision, the judges emphasized that they were not ruling on the Constitutional questions Hoffman raised by arguing that the wearing of the shirt and buttons is protected by the right of free speech. "c) "The New York Times", a New York City daily newspaper in its March 30, 1971, issue on pege 71 contained an article entitled, "Abbie Hoffmants Conviction for Defiling Flag is Upset." This article which is. datelined "Washington, March 29 (AP)", stated as follows:(«.) "A Federal appeals court overturned today the conviction of Abpie Hoffman, the Yippie leader, for defiling the American "The three-judge panel said Mr. Hoffman did not defile-or -desecrate the flag when he showed up for a meee ps) ne eee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities dressed in’: -5- wee