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all ready on the LEFT (vol 2., no. 1), 1971-04

 Item

Scope and Contents

"Calley: War Criminal or Hero?" [William Calley, found guilty of 22 Vietnamese civilian prisoners]; "the Other Side of the POW Story" [recollection of Virginia R. Warner of the National League of Families of Prisoners of War; "Welcome to the Brig" [the brig as institutionalized fear tactic in the Marines]; "A Laosy Invasion"; "Back to the Old KKKorps" [change on base, harassment]; "Mutiny at Khe Sahn"; [cartoons]; "People's Peace Treaty: Joint Treaty of Peace Between the People of the United States and the People of South Vietnam and North Vietnam" [written by representatives of the National Student Association and Vietnamese Students Union (both north and south), contains Spanish translation]; "M.O.M." [Movement to Off the Military meeting in Oklahoma, article includes demands of organization]; "fragged" [Pvt. Billy O. Smith of Watts, California, charged with murder of two officers at Bien Hoa Army Base]; "GI's Busted for Bombings" [Tom Chase, Steve Geden, and Dannie Kreps, members of the American Serviceman's Union, charged with bombing the telephone exchange and Western Electric transformer at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin]; "S.D. Riot" [police riot at Collier Park in Ocean Beach]; "Nam Vets Testify" [regarding war crimes]; "Ozzie never had a nice day" [Pvt. David Osborne speaks at trial for desertion at Camp Pendleton]; "Every GI is a POW" [Bill Chatman, former chairman of Movement for a Democratic Military given three months and a Bad Conduct Discharge; Billy Hendrix, harassed, put into brig]; "Milt the Green Suck" [comic]

Dates

  • Publication: 1971-04

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Extent

From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet

Language

From the File: English