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Attorney First To Be Arrested At UC Demonstration
Berkeley AP reporting Attorney Robert Trenheft husband of author Jessie Mitford was the first person arrested at the University of California demonstration. He was released on his own recognizance after being charged with trespassing and failure to disperse from Sproul Hall. He said he was present as legal counsel for demonstrators. The incident occurred around 2:30 am as mass arrests of about 850 students began. Trenhall’s wife wrote The American Way of Death, criticizing funeral parlors.
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