BULK RATE U. S. Postage PAID Port Washington Permit 33 Two Milwaukee women have ap­ people, but so can a variety of oth­ plied for, and been refused, a mar­ er forms," says Barbee.) riage license. Their attorney, Though Donna wears her hair short James Wood, has filed an injunction and wears men's clothes, and Man­ in federal court ordering County onia wears makeup and nylons, they Clerk Thomas Zablocki to issue the do not at all fit in to fhe stereotyp­ >fr "HEIL PICK" ^ license. WXi ical "butch-femme" syndrome. Whether or not the license is gran­ "Neither of us is a male and nei­ An undercover agent tor (the ted (Wood thinks there's a 50-50 ther of us tries to be a man or plzy Angeles Police Department has- chance), Donna Burkett and Manon- the male role. You know, like being revealed a plot that would kill or ia Evans plan to be wed on Christ­ dominant or anything. We're just maim many of the delegates to the mas Day. two human beings, two women." Republican Party's 1972 convention Donna and Manonia are a pair of Donna says. She further explains in San Diego. The agent, Louis young Black women (25 and 2i, res­ that she wears pants and a man's Tackwood , a undercover agent of pectively) who want, as many str­ hat "because I'm comfortable that the Criminal Conspiracy Section aight couples do, the security and' way." (CCS) for almost 9 years, saiddthe finality of a legal marriage. "We Donna was a WAC a year ago but the plot calls for police to trigger could just have a ceremony," they was discharged for the way she the Dombs inside the convention hall , while police agents- incite the crowd outside Tackwood charged that CCSandthe FBIhad organized a special squad "Squad 19 to carry out the plot. Tackwood named Daniel Mahoney of CCS and Ed Birch, of the FBI GAYS WILL WED as the directors of the squad. Some proof that Tackwoods ' alligations were true came a couple of days later when the Los Angeles D.A. arrested Tackwood. The charges still are not known. Tackwood says documented evidence will be released when he is sure of his safety, which may take a while in this country. After the bombing the President' the RElCHSTAGon fire andblameJ would declare a state of emergency it on the communist to get and a na tion -wide round-up of himself declared dictator. radicals would begin. The Pre­ This along with the NET sident would then presumably use reyalation that the FBIwas the Rand Corp. plan to cancel the suppling provocatuers dinamite 1972 elections, leaving himself in and paying the m to set people power until he decided the up to be killed(like Randy emergency was over. Anderson undoubtably was) leave This is only hard to believe little doubt that this countryis if you think that Richard Nixon is a moving rapidly toward a right man who has never lied to the wing dictatorship with Richard Amerikan people, or if you think Nixon as fuehrer. that he is beyond canceling the Think about it. elections and blaming it omthe radicals, just as Hitler started Rick King V£T$ UNION JmlniWWw explain. "But if other people can get dressed, she believes. She tells marriage licenses why can't we?" the story this way: "In the mili­ The Wisconsin statutes have this tary, all the women are Gay—they The Milwaukee Veteran's Union is civilian clothes, and letters would to say on the subject of marriage: sponsoring a gift package drive for be appreciated. knew it, I knew it, and they knew I The packages have to be in the "Marriage, so far as its validity at knew it. But nobody's supposed to soldiers in Indochina. law is concerned, is a civil con­ show it. They didn't like me be­ They need funds for postage, and mail December 1, so get the stuff tract, to which the consent of the also contributions for the packages.. to: Milwaukee Veteran's Union, cause when I was off-duty I dressed 911 E. Ogden, room 8, Milwaukee, parties capable in law of contract­ like this. It's crazy because all the Things like bubblegum (packages of ing is essential and which creates time you're in there they tell you not 500), stationery paper, drawing pa­ Wise. 53212. The vets have reg­ the legal" "status of husband and per, felt tip pens, pictures From ular meetings Sundays at 2 pm at to- have anything to do with men— wife " Wood's argument is that no­ you'can't even talk to a man—so "the world ', magazines, albums, the above address. Or call 271- where is "husband" and "wife" pipes, posters, cigarette papers, VETS. what do they expect?" An incident defined as members of the opposite happened which Donna suspects was sex. It's true that the statutes re­ a frame-up. One day a woman was quire only that people be of a cer­ slashing her wrists with a razor A defense fund for Father Nich-I tain age and not have VD to qualify blade, which Donna took away from olas Riddell, Mary Fieweger, Sha-| for a marriage license. Statute her. At this point the woman broke ron Huggins, and John Friedell is 245.001, however, defines mar­ down and put her head on Donna'sv being pulled together in Milwaukee. riage as "the institution that is the shoulder. In human sympathy, Donna The four were captured in an alleg­ foundation of the family and of soc­ FREE iety. Its stability is basic to moral­ put her arm around her; for that, ed robbery attempt and shootout in she.was discharged. a St. Louis suburban church rec­ ity and civilization." Obviously, tory. Riddell and Friedell were since Gay marriages have only to do Donna's family accepts her Gay- charged with assault with intent tc with love and not ''the family", they ness, but Manonia's ''doesn't un­ are contrary to the law. derstand." Since most of their kill a cop and with burglary. friends are Gay, the couple hasn't NICK Their bail is $50,000.' Huggins Wood feels confident that even­ had to deal with too much harass-1 was charged with flourishing a dan­ tually the license will come thr­ gerous weapon (bail $45,000) and ough, though it will probably take a ment. They plan on a large wedding Fieweger was charged with burglar long time. When the precedent is but because of the prejudice of most y (bail $20,000). Police said both set, it will be much easier for other churches, they haven t yet found a Riddell. and Friedell fired shots. Gay couples to be married. "May- place to have it. Father Joe Feld­ &gjgjg?fe«**> The pigs did too. ; be more people will be able to ex­ hausen of St. Nicholas parish, will press themselves, stop hiding..." do the honors. "If we can't find a Kirkwood, Mo. agents can't trace church, we'll do it on the court­ the three guns they allegedly con­ Manonia hopes. This would seem to fiscated in the incident - a 12 challenge the whole conception of house steps," he says. St. Nicholas gauge sawed-off shotgun, a ,38 love, marriage, and sexuality which is too small for the number of peo­ caliber revolver, and a 2 shot Der­ has been so neatly defined by the. ple invited. ringer pistol. Fr. Riddell has been state. When the license comes through, underground since he split durin (Another challenge to the nuclear Fr. Joe will marry Donna and Man­ the final week of the Chicago 1 family has been raised in the.form onia in a civil ceremony which, he (draft board ransackers) trial in of a bill introduced to the legisla­ explains, is not uncommon in other June 1970. They convicted and sen­ ture by Lloyd Barbee that more than countries. There will be a recep­ tenced him to 10 years in prison two people be able to get married. tion after the formal wedding"at the even though he wasn't there. "The monogamist relationship can Castaways, the Gay bar where the The F.B.I, will snatch Nick for be a useful and happy one for many two women met. the federal charges if he posts —Brenda Starr bond or if he serves a sentence on the present charge. Police are trying, so far unsuccessfully, to nail a fifth participant in the alleg­ ed burglary. They raided the sus­ pect's flat last week and seized seven guns. Some of the guns have been traced to theft or purchase in Brookfield, Whitewater, and Rock ior.w. County, Wisconsin. A lot of money It's going to be Union Night this rousing as his organizational spee­ is needed for lawyers, bail, and Sunday, Oct. 31, 4:00 pm, at 3207 ches to workers at factory gates in other defense expenses. The way N. Hackett, with an IWW potluck the 20's and 30's. a bond works is that, to get some­ dinner featuring a speech by an old Meanwhi, the local Industrial Wor­ one out on a $45,000 bail, you have soapboxer—Frank Cedervall. kers of the World continues its to give the bondsman $4500 in cash Frank, a long-time radical union­ growth and on-the-job organiza­ ana the difference between $45,000 ist, was involved in the 1931 min­ tion. A discussion will follow and $4500 in property (like a house, ers" struggle in Harlan, Ky, Frank's talk to explain and consider car, stock).