</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 1/1/17.21 250d.66 233 ACTIVITIES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE FALL OF 1968 The "asterisked" items listed are either newly surfaced activities or are changed details on activities listed in previously printed calendars. October 17 New York City - Herman A. FERGUSON, black militant candi- date for U.S. Senate and a former NYC public school- official, obtained mission to be freed from all on ball of $25,000. He was found guilty June 15 of con- spicy to commit murder in the first degree and was members of the Revolutionary Action Movement who had been accused by conspiracy to murder Roy Wilking, executive director of the NAACP, and Whitney Young, Jr. national directed by the NAACP. and Whitney Jones, Jr ., national granted by State Supreme Court Justice Joseph F. CONROY, who ruled that three trial was "reasonable doubt," that FERGUSSON who received a fair trial. Basis that the prosecution and which American was filled with emotion over that began, KENNEDY, which was executed shortly after the trial began. terrible event. The period 10/27, having been tabbed by dissenting groups as a week for increasing anti-war and anti-establishment activities, winds up with many events anticipated on 25-26 and 27 October. Those which have been discused to date through January 1969 (Traumatic Day). from 28 October through January 29, 1969 (Tauquot Day). According to the London Times, Scotland had uncovered a plot to be armed and Soviet embassies during a planned anti- and the U. S. and Russian embassies during an anti- Vietnam war. The extraments reportedly made up of American students and draft doolgers in Britain who officially reported said as the plot needed a situation potentially as violent as the stunt riminiin in Paris the post-syphilis. Seolani' Yard officials and demetrim- tinns were planned in France, Germany, and Italy. The extriminals have not merely plan to act during them. The demonstrations but merely plan will act during the

Summary  
The document contains fragmented records of civil rights, anti-war, and political activities in 1967–1969, with limited direct references to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination investigation. Key elements include:  
- A trial for the assassination of MLK is listed for November 14, referencing James Earl Ray as the accused. No details about evidence, suspects, or investigative findings are provided.  
- Mentions of planned demonstrations and protests in cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C., including veterans’ rallies, anti-war marches, and events targeting political figures such as Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey.  
- References to the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (NMC) organizing demonstrations and press conferences against FBI investigations of anti-war groups.  
- A "Towards a Black University" conference scheduled for November 14 in Washington, D.C., focusing on establishing institutions with revolutionary goals.  
- International communist summit planning discussions involving Soviet and other parties, including agreements to hold conferences in Moscow.  
- The trial of the "Oakland Seven," charged with conspiracy related to October 1967 demonstrations, set for November 20.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Accused of assassinating MLK; his trial is listed for November 14.  
- Abbie HOFFMAN: Yippie leader arrested for defacing the American flag; faces charges related to October 1967 events.  
- Rennie DAVIS: INC leader planning anti-war protests for January 20, 1969.  
- Jerry RUBINI: Yippie member organizing disruptions during Nixon’s inauguration.  
- Rev. James BEVEL, Pete SEEGER, Julian BOND, Donna ALLAN & Dagmar WILSON, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Father Robert GREEFF, James JACKSON, Rev. Bernard LAFAYETTE, Dr. Ben Mose, Dr. Bernard Mosef, W. E. B. Dubois, Javis TYNER, John WILSON: Activists and speakers at various events.  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (MLK’s planned activities in November 1968).  
- Baltimore, Maryland (sentencing of the "Catonsville Nine" on October 10).  
- Los Angeles, California (veterans’ rallies and marches).  
- New York City (Veterans Rally on November 11).  
- Washington, D.C. ("Towards a Black University" conference on November 14; Lafayette Park, Dupont Circle Park).  
- Oakland, California (trial of the "Oakland Seven" on November 20).  
- Montreal (Homophobic Conference to End the War in Vietnam).  
- Moscow, Russia (International Communist Summit planning discussions).  

Key Events  
- Trial of James Earl Ray for MLK’s assassination (November 14).  
- Sentencing of the "Catonsville Nine" in Baltimore (October 10).  
- Veterans’ rallies and marches in Los Angeles and New York City (November 11).  
- "Towards a Black University" conference in Washington, D.C. (November 14).  
- International Communist Summit planning discussions involving Soviet and other parties.  
- Trial of the "Oakland Seven" for conspiracy related to October 1967 demonstrations (November 20).  
- Homophobic Conference to End the War in Vietnam in Montreal.  
- Yippies’ planned "Festival of Life" during Nixon’s inauguration (January 20, 1969).  

Key Organizations  
- National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (NMC)  
- Youth International Parly (YIPPIES)  
- Communist parties of the Soviet Union and other nations  
- "Towards a Black University" conference organizers  
- The Resistance (draft card return initiative)  
- Student organizations like the Young Feminist Alliance and Student Welfare Organization (SNO)

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