The Battlecry, Volume 1, Number 5, October 5, 1979 Page: 1 of 4
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* SPECIAL ISSUEl. 1
#5
THE NORTH TEXAS COMMITTEE FOR THE
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
--WARM BODIES NEEDED!!!
FOR THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON PRESS CONFERENCE, THAT IS!! ON OCTOBER 12TH
THE NORTH TEXAS COMMITTEE FOR THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON WILL BE HOLDING A PRESS
CONFERENCE AT DALLAS/FT. WORTH AIRPORT. THE CONFERENCE IS BEING CONDUCTED AT
3:00 P.M. IN THE VIP LOUNGE OF THE TEXAS INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL BUILDING,
LEONARD MATLOVICH, WHOSE CASE CAUGHT THE NATIONAL MEDIA'S ATTENTION WHEN HE
CAME OUT PUBLICLY WHILE STILL SERVING AS A SERGEANT IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE, WILL
BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER, NBC RECENTLY DRAMATIZED MATLOVICH'S ORDEAL AND SUB-
SEQUENT DISCHARGE IN THE TV MOVIE, "MATLOVICH VS. U.S. AIR FORCE". MATLOVICH
IS FLYING IN FROM SAN FRANCISCO WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A CAMPAIGN FOR
THE SUPERVISOR'S SEAT LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATH OF HARVEY MILK. LEONARD IS
COMING TO DALLAS TO HELP PUBLICIZE TO THE LOCAL MEDIA THE EFFORTS OF THE NORTH
TEXAS COMMITTEE FOR THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND HELP INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S A-
WARENESS OF THE STRUGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY. MATLOVICH WILL
ALSO BE PROMOTING THE MARCH BY APPEARING ON THE "CHARLIE ROSE SHOW" FRIDAY MOR-
NING, OCTOBER 12TH AT 9:00 A.M.
HELP SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ON-GOING CAMPAIGN FOR GAY RIGHTS BY BEING AT
D/ FW AIRPORT, OCTOBER 12, AT 3:00 P.M. HELP SEND THE MARCHERS TO WASHINGTON!!!
U LONE TA WASHINGTON BAR-B-QUE
Saturday, October 13 3-6PM
THE NORTH TEXAS COMMITTEE FOR THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON IS SPONSORING A
TEXAS STYLE BAR-B-QUE IN WASHINGTON. THE PRICE OF AN $$sU.0 TICKET INCLUDES
BAR-B-QUE CHICKEN, BAR-B-QUE ROAST, POTATOE SALAD, BAKED BEANS, COLESLAW,
THREE BEAN SALAD, RELISHES, ROLLS AND BUTTER, COFFEE, ICED TEA, AND 3 BEERS
OR 3 SOFT DRINKS. THE BAR-B-QUE WILL B HELD AT THE LOST AND FOUND" LOCATED
AT 56 L ST. SE, WASHINGTON, ON OCTOBER 13TH FROM 3:00 P.M. TILL 6:00 P.M.
THE "LOST AND FOUND'S" TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 488 - 1200. TICKETS WILL BE ON
SALE AT "MAGNOLIA'S" AND "BUTLER'S PANTRY II" IN DALLAS.
MYOU MUST BUY YOUR TICKETS BY OCTOBER 10TH
IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE BAR-B-QUE.
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