April Third Movement

Miller’s statement explaining his decision to call in the police; followed by a hand written list of those injured; a list of those arrested; and a draft version of a press release.

“More than 50 demonstrators, some swinging clubs, injured 13 police and caused an estimated $100,000 property damage to an administrative office area at the Stanford University Hospital late Friday, April 9, when Palo Alto police broke through barricades to end a 30-hour sit-in.” This document may be a draft of the April 11 Press Release.

Palo Alto Times coverage of the police break-up of the Stanford Hospital sit-in.

San Francisco Chronicle article on the police action to remove demonstrators from the Stanford Hospital.

Article by Ed Kohn published in a special Sunday edition of The Stanford Daily.

Undated press release about the violence which occurred when police were called in to end the demonstration at the Medical Center.

“More than 50 demonstrators, some swinging clubs, caused an estimated $100,000 property damage to an administrative office area at the Stanford University Hospital late Friday, April 9, when Palo Alto police broke through barricades to end a 30-hour sit-in.”

A detailed memo to the Medical Staff and Students from John Wilson, Acting Dean, School of Medicine. Responds to the demands made to the medical center, discusses Sam Bridges case, and discusses the sit-in.

“Using a search warrant, four Palo Alto police examined photographic files, desks, wastebaskets, and stacks of old newspapers at the Stanford Daily’s offices early Monday evening, April 12, seeking evidence related to Friday’s sit-in at the hospital."

Statements by 10 members of the Medical School faculty who observed the police action terminating the sit-in.

San Francisco Chronicle article, on the police search of the Stanford Daily offices

Undated flyer by Venceremos giving its view of the hospital sit-in, police action, and hospital policy.

Articles on the police action to end the hospital sit-in and on the firing of Sam Bridges. in The Liberated Daily, published by the United Stanford Employees.

Issue of The Real News.

“Palo Alto police use of a search warrant in the offices of The Stanford Daily was unconstitutional, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth District ruled unanimously late Thursday, Jan 3.”