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| Title | Fourth Communication from the Weatherman Underground [page 1 of 2] |
| Creator | Weatherman Underground |
| Publisher/Affiliation | Weatherman Underground |
| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1970 |
| Notes | Alternative Title: Weatherman Four
Announces: "The Weatherman Underground has had the honor and pleasure of helping Dr. Timothy Leary escape from the POW camp at San Luis Obispo, California."
Background information: "On September 12, 1970, the [Weatherman Underground] executed the escape from the minimum security facility, California Men's Colony West (CMCW), San Luis Obispo, of Dr. Timothy Francis Leary, Jr. Leary, a PhD graduate and lecturer at Harvard University, had developed a sizable following among young adults because of his research into the effects of consciousness-altering drugs, particularly LSD. Incarcerated at that time following conviction on violation of California marijuana laws, he faced an additional ten year Federal sentence after completion of that state sentence." (Federal Bureau of Investigations. (1976). Weatherman Underground Summary Dated 8/20/76 Part 1. (p. 162). Retrieved January 15, 2004, from Freedom of Information Act Reading Room. (http://foia.fbi.gov/weather.htm)) |
| Intended Purpose | News
Opinion
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| Issue Area | Vietnam protests - anti government
Human rights - general
Age of Aquarius - Yoga, mysticism, sex, drugs, rock 'n roll
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Human rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Weatherman
Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1976--Protest movements
Protest literature
Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government
Underground newspaper--Washington (State)--Seattle
Leary, Timothy Francis, 1920-
Narcotics, Control of--United States
Drugs--Social aspects--United States
Drugs
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| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | VTN036 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | DS559.62 W3 Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection, Box 4/4 |
| Object Type | Flier
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| Physical Description | 27.5 x 21.5 cm |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 400 dpi in color, saved in JPEG format and resized to 600 ppi horizontal. Saved at compression rate 3. 2003. |
