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"Death in New Mexico", a 3pp. in-depth article by Michael Blake on the demise of the Kingdom of God commune near Guadalupita, NM, in LOS ANGELES FREE PRESS #351 (April 9, 1971).
The commune (referred to as the Kingdom of Heaven in the article) was devastated following an attack by a local vigilante group that led to the fatal shooting of Michael Press. Includes testimonies from Robert Esmob, Jake Finkelstein and Nelson Shifrin, three of the commune members who were attacked.
Also: 3pp. interview with Lyle Stuart on the recent publication of 'The Anarchist Cookbook' (reviewed separately by Norman Spinrad) and more; Clay Geerdes on underground comic artist, Joel Beck; ads. for 'Buckminster Fuller on Spaceship Earth' at UCLA; Cat Stevens and Carly Simon at the Troubador; Linda Ronstadt at The Golden Bear; Terry Riley at the Beckman Auditorium; a Gay-In in Griffith Park organised by the GLF; 'Gay Dances' at Troupers' Hall organised by The Gay Women's Service Center; the Everywoman feminist bookstore; Hidden Health organic foods; The Topanga Center for Human Development; water beds; a review of 'The Interior Ecology Cookbook' by Shirley Ross; more.
Old central horizontal fold, o/w Very Good plus.
