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Union Sponsors Froines

Chicago Seven Defendant Garners
Support For Peoples Coalition

By LINDA EICHELBAUM

John Froines will speak at the
University on Monday, October 11, the
University Union announced yesterday.
Mr. Froines, a Chicago Seven defendant,
will present his speech at 2 p.m. in the
Visitors Lounge of Newcomb Hall.

According to Dave Baron, speakers
chairman for the Union, Mr. Froines will
be promoting the Peoples' Coalition for Peace
and Justice, which will be sponsoring anti-war
activities later this month.

According to Mr. Baron either Rennie Davis
or David Delinger, two other Seven defendants,
will speak here the following week as part of
the same movement.

Mr. Froines has taught Chemistry at the
University of Oregon.

In 1968, he was indicted along with the
other members of the Chicago Seven for
conspiracy to incite a riot. In his trail, he was
acquitted of all charges but sentenced to seven
months in jail on a contempt charge. This
sentence is now awaiting appeal.

Mayday Planning

After his trail, Mr. Froines travelled to New
Haven to work on Legal Defense Projects and
help with the trail of Bobby Scale. This past
May, he aided in planning the Mayday
Activities in Washington. On May 4 he was
arrested for conspiracy to violate the civil rights
of government employees with Mr. Davis.
According to a member of the D.C. office of
the People's Coalition, no indictments have
been issued.

Presently, Mr. Froines is promoting
activities scheduled for later this month. The
People's Coalition is a consolidation of
approximately one hundred anti-war
organizations. It is basically an outgrowth of
the New Mobilization Committee, which is
itself a successor to the older Mobilization
Committee.

Moratorium

The Peoples' Coalition is planning a general
moratorium and strike day against the
Vietnamese War on October 13. On October 22
through October 26 they are sponsoring the
"Evict Nixon Campaign, phase one."

The first three days of the campaign are
designated as the Peoples Grand Jury. During
these days, the participants will hear evidence
against the President.

Veterans Day, October 25 will be designed
as Peoples Armistice Day. This day will include
a celebration of the Vietnamese culture.
Key "witnesses" from the Grand Jury trail will
also speak then and a Grand Jury exhibit will
be presented. This exhibit will display various
information on Mr. Nixon's administration.

A call from Paris is expected that day from
a Vietnamese delegate at the peace conference
there. This call, according to Michael Weber,
chairman of the campus speakers bureau of the
coalition, will re-emphasize the need for the
President to follow the seven-point Peace Plan.

March Scheduled

On the night of the 25th, a candlelight
march is scheduled. This march will take place
around the White House. The next day,
October 26, plans for a Memorial Service are to
take place in Lafayette Park which is across
from the White House. This service is scheduled
for 7:30 in the morning.

Also on October 26 and 27, a conference
will be held to determine the direction of the
movement during the Presidential Election
year. The conference is to decide strategy in the
political campaign.

A last event presently planned by the
Peoples' Coalition is a chain of massive,
non-violent, legal marches to take place on
November 6 in 16 key cities. The city closest to
the University where a march is to be held is
Washington D.C.

The Peoples' Coalition for Peace and Justice
has its headquarters in Washington D.C.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. will also speak here, Mr.
Baron of the University Union announced. He
will speak on December 12 at 7:30 in Cabell
Hall Auditorium. Mr. Vonnegut is the author of
a number of books, including Cat's Cradle,
Slaughterhouse-Five, God Bless You Mr.
Rosewater, The Sirens of Titan, and Mother
Night.

In addition to these books, Mr. Vonnegut
has written a collection of short stories entitled
Welcome to the Monkey's House and a play,
Happy Birthday Wanda June.

Photo By Saxon Holt

John Froines

Activist Spoke Here Last Year