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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Cincinnati, Ohio mae ant TAINED March 26, 1969 peo AL Wee ott < et ran 1S | ‘ay BY ane, DMR MA e College, Rio Grande, Ohio Srecial = 5 — srcrvmyee vag set LE cas that on March 17, 1967, one Abbie Hoffman spoke in the Community Hall auditorium on the campus of Rio Grande College, Rio Grange, Ohio, Hoffman was identified as a leader in the Youth International Party (¥Yippies). Hoffman was to speak on the subject of "Administrative Tyranny", but his speech rapidly grew into an obscene denunciation of police, Hoffman supplemented his remarks with a movie of the riots which took place during the 1968 Democratic National Convention at Chicago, Illinois, into which was spliced film strips of the "Keystone Cops.“ Hoffman also spoke of police brutality and illustrated his talk by smashing eggs and gourds. During the showing of the movie, he would call out “pig” upon the appearance of a police officer and his followers would echo the cry. The speech was attended by approximately 400 persons, including students, faculty, and their wives. Also speaking at the same time vere Eugene Stewart Newman, an instructor in Sociology at Rio Grande College, and Ronald L. Burgher, a formsr instructor in epeech at Rio Grande College. Hoffman's appearance was sponsored by the "Young Democrats", a legitimate campus organization formed prior to the 19€8 National Elections, Hoffman was physically brought to the campus by Ronald Burgher from the Antioch College campus at Yellow Springs, Ohio. After the speech, Hoffman was believed to have gone to the apartment of Eugene Stewart Newman, but has not been seen since then on the Rio Grande College campus. Hoffman was brought to Rio Grande College in support of William N. Christorher, an Assistant Professor of English, whose contract was not to be renewed. His cause was taken up dant he support of other students. — ith + by Purgher and Newman with t ara 9 wy pot Py - Bae GY