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DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 16, 1994                   TAG: 9411160142
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

EX-ACTIVIST IS CRITICALLY INJURED IN LA

Jerry Rubin, the former Chicago Seven anti-war activist who is now a food entrepreneur, was critically injured when he was hit by a car while jaywalking, authorities said Tuesday.

Rubin, 56, was crossing Wilshire Boulevard on Monday evening when he was hit, police Officer Sandra Castello said. The car's driver won't be charged, she said.

Rubin was in critical condition Tuesday after surgery, said Warren Robak, a spokesman for the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center.

The former radical was among the Chicago Seven, tried for conspiring to disrupt the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which turned into a bloody battle between anti-war protesters and police.

Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and three others were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to riot. The convictions were overturned by an appeals court, which cited errors made by the judge. They were acquitted of conspiracy charges.

- Associated Press

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