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American Servicemen's Union Andrew stapp, chairman
156 Fifth Ave., Rm.538 New York, N. Y. 10010 212-675-6780
February 27, 1970
ASU news:
Mitch Smith, rho had been sentenced to 2 months in the stockade after putting up
a political defense at a special court-martial for AVOL, was released with the
last 6 weeks of his sentence suspended for 6 months. Mitch is out and back organizing at Ft. Sackson. -
The brass at Ft. Lev-is is trying to lash out at the local ASU chapter of the
ASU and all GI dissenters, Steve Gilbert, former editor of FTA, the Ft. Knox
paper, was sentenced at a court-martial to 5 years for refusing to go to Korea.
'"ads Carson, an A.fU organizer whose story is bold in the last BOND» was given
a five month sentence for distributing Fed-Up. Bruce McLean, an AWOL ASU organizer who testified at the People's Trial, turned himself in at Ft. Lewis,
and was shanghaied to Vietnam on Feb 19.
The ASU has taken steps to have Bruce brought back. 'Atty. Jim Vonasch of
Seattle filed a writ of habeous corpus and will hav a day in court on Mar. S.
MhxxX The national office put Atty. vonAsch in touch with David Rein, who
handled the cases of Isaac Bae/r. . -•
John Levis and Andy Stapp attaaded a meeting at the National Lawyers Guild
Conference in Washington, D.C, where John addressed a military workshop of
150 lawyers, along with atr ys Mike Kennedy and ?"-nk Disuvero and Josh ;"ouli
of the Oleo Strut coffee house. One Denver atty., Rudolph Solvere, said he'd
drop in on"the Ft* Carson local from time to tine. -
3 jot a letter frc ■■ \n air forace !'? in r'a-aii i tfour other military
cops have joined together and refussd to carry any type of firearms.N Some
Great Lakes sailors are being hassled in their attempts to publish a caper.
Tfore and more papers are being published in "'U&t.: -<-e got one called "Peace of
?-inc" today, guys are trying tc publish in Saigon, and in general the resistance is growing*
?.& Radar, one of the founders of the Ft. Le--is ASU local, has Joined the
staff in New Yor:< for a few months.
Maryann TTeissman was released from the Women's House of Detention today, after .
serving he sentence of 30 days contempt of Judge Ilurtaugh at the ^anther 21
trial.
' For the ASU,
F) THE
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| Title | ASU news |
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| Publisher | American Servicemen's Union |
| Publication date | 1970 |
| Language | English |
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| Full text | American Servicemen's Union Andrew stapp, chairman 156 Fifth Ave., Rm.538 New York, N. Y. 10010 212-675-6780 February 27, 1970 ASU news: Mitch Smith, rho had been sentenced to 2 months in the stockade after putting up a political defense at a special court-martial for AVOL, was released with the last 6 weeks of his sentence suspended for 6 months. Mitch is out and back organizing at Ft. Sackson. - The brass at Ft. Lev-is is trying to lash out at the local ASU chapter of the ASU and all GI dissenters, Steve Gilbert, former editor of FTA, the Ft. Knox paper, was sentenced at a court-martial to 5 years for refusing to go to Korea. '"ads Carson, an A.fU organizer whose story is bold in the last BOND» was given a five month sentence for distributing Fed-Up. Bruce McLean, an AWOL ASU organizer who testified at the People's Trial, turned himself in at Ft. Lewis, and was shanghaied to Vietnam on Feb 19. The ASU has taken steps to have Bruce brought back. 'Atty. Jim Vonasch of Seattle filed a writ of habeous corpus and will hav a day in court on Mar. S. MhxxX The national office put Atty. vonAsch in touch with David Rein, who handled the cases of Isaac Bae/r. . -• John Levis and Andy Stapp attaaded a meeting at the National Lawyers Guild Conference in Washington, D.C, where John addressed a military workshop of 150 lawyers, along with atr ys Mike Kennedy and ?"-nk Disuvero and Josh ;"ouli of the Oleo Strut coffee house. One Denver atty., Rudolph Solvere, said he'd drop in on"the Ft* Carson local from time to tine. - 3 jot a letter frc ■■ \n air forace !'? in r'a-aii i tfour other military cops have joined together and refussd to carry any type of firearms.N Some Great Lakes sailors are being hassled in their attempts to publish a caper. Tfore and more papers are being published in "'U&t.: -<-e got one called "Peace of ?-inc" today, guys are trying tc publish in Saigon, and in general the resistance is growing* ?.& Radar, one of the founders of the Ft. Le--is ASU local, has Joined the staff in New Yor:< for a few months. Maryann TTeissman was released from the Women's House of Detention today, after . serving he sentence of 30 days contempt of Judge Ilurtaugh at the ^anther 21 trial. ' For the ASU, F) THE |
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