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a apaen 7 at \ “BOW DO THEY LIVE? Where de they get their money?” People ask about the hippies. A lot of people think the Russians or Cubans are financing Abbie Hoffman. The answer is they don’t need much money. Hoffman, the chief Yippie, has written a guide, “America on # ‘ Mollars A Day” in Ramparts, a serious radical magazine. Hoffman’s stock in trade is the put-on. He goes tu sl trying to Salle squared co wheber be ie seria | ne, Usually he is. If something be says or does backfirg}, fe can say he was kidding. Telling how to steal, lie and con for food and shelter, be is serious. . This may help you understand the way of life and morality of the Abbie Hoffmans of this nation. , There's a Jot of penny ante stuff in Hoffman's way of. ‘He: Using slugs in pay phones, everdrawing a checking ' eccount $10° before closing it, putting in false claims to _ fairlines for lost higgage, crawling under the door af pay failets. It's wo‘easy to get on welfare that anyone who is Jeroke and doesn’t have a regular relief check coming in $s nothing but 2 lary bum,” states Abbie Hoffman. epae RANGE from $% a month in Missiasipp! Ye in New York. He instructs his followers to go into the. are office in their grubbiest clothes, ready to ooge ‘a beavy story. i _ 3 you have no physical disabilities, tell of dizry spe the job.or fainting in the street. “Keep bobbing Sse arg Ha “The 7 ace Working 00 is -thR of ‘a werm, ‘sensitive victimized by brutal parents in s cold, ruthless society.” If you are a woman, Hoffman says, tell the interviewer you were recently raped. “After an hour or so of this soap : epera stuff, you'll be ready to get your first check.” He says the real trick is to get on welfare in several ‘states simuliancously. Friends have to cooperate in this cen; but Hen be worth op to 480 » mos -- Naturally, the hippie coliects unemployment insurance, ae “ap to 85 a week. You have to look for work to collect unem- -:, $ployment insurance. So, Hoffm. ‘says, keep your bair long. will hire you sad the 1 ployment office can’ payments er your pair. ~ least of the hippie’s worries. “You will BARS Acer of food that . Aideent Chippine ip Sy oce Below) ry . = le Ae Mr, Toteon Mr. Sullivan ___ Mr. Mohr... Mr. Callahan! Mr. Casper... Mr. Voniad Mr. Felt Mr, (at. Mr. Posen Mr. Paved Mr. Walters M.S yates 2. Tele, Room Miss Holmes .W Miss Gandy. -4 CITICAGO TODAY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS —— are a het 5) yp stufee— Date: 1-258 71 bane: TIVE STAR PINAL Avior JACK MABLEY attr: LUKE P, CARROLL Tle: | ABBIE HOFFMAN Chutactet; 176-28 oF Clessifieatian: | Sunm Submitting Oftios: CUICAGG