He'll Appeal to the Banana Bunch -- Bearded Louis Abolafia sits among bananas and guitar-playing hippies yesterday in a theater in East Village section of Manhattan where he launched his campaign for the presidency of the United States. The happening was billed as a "Cosmic Love Convention, a 72-hour Freakathon for Hippies and Saints." " I want to spread love through art. If I become President, I will set up cultural centers throughout the country," Abolafia said.

Associated Press · [ca. May 1967]

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