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November How clot tor  (#2)
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.Hocald — tho second edition of tiic Potemkin Hews
Heroic cone of what's boon happening:
THE MIS-TRIAL OP THE HEY, LONDON
Dave Rampton, Tom Tashey, and Mark Vincent tooi:
unauthorized vacation fron tho sub base in Hew London,last August
'and with Kate Gordon, went out to sea in Dave's 53* motor-nailer.
Tho Navy freaked, conducted a $250,000 search, and brought them
back after eight days, keeping the three men in pre-trial confinement for over fifty-daya  On the fiftieth day, Kate, while
driving to the brig to Gee Dave, was fatally injured in a car
accident.  Dave was allowed only one phone call to the hospital,
while she was in a cona.
Last week, Dave was convicted of "desertion"* and Mark of
being AV/OL.  Dave got six months hard labor, six months restriction, a bust in grade, and a fine.  For being gone eight days,
Mark got four months hard labor.  Tom's trial begins on Monday,
Nov. nine.
Military courts are convened by the man who thinks the ■
defendants are guilty, in this case, Admiral perry, base
commander.  Perry'picked the judge, the jury., the trial counsel,
and will review the case.  It was Perry who refused to let Dave
make a second phone call the night Katie •    died.  It is Perry
who has helped people understand why we sometimes call people Pigs
People from the Potemkin, the Newport Naval Base, end tho
Hew England Committee for Ron-Violent Action have boon attending
the trial, and will attempt to support the Three in their appeals.
THE PEOPLE8S PICNIC
"On October 10, the potemkin community gathered at Morton
OOHEERSHGE OH MILITARY LAW
On Saturday, Nov. 7, there was a Conference on Military
Law for lawyers, at Brown University.  Sponsored by the ACLU,
Committee for Legal Research on the Draft, and the Ciiil
liberties Legal Defense Fund, the conference grew out of the
recognition of people at the Potemkin of the great neeC.  for
involving more civilian lawyers in the field of military 1<^'7»
It was a great "conference, with about 80 lawyers and law students
attending* Prom thid conference we hope to build a panel of
lawyers willing to provide free or inexpensive legal assistance
to enlisted people and also oppressed civilians in Newport*