Louis Eaks - Revision history

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Wessexman at 21:48, 12 July 2021

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	The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].		The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].

	Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in December 1991.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4, and Ancestry co uk website Louis Wayne Eaks b 26 Dec 1945 died 1991 Kensington and Chelsea, London.</ref>		Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in December 1991.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4, and Ancestry co uk website Louis Wayne Eaks b 26 Dec 1945 died 17 December 1991 Kensington and Chelsea, London.</ref>

	The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.		The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.

Wessexman: Died 17 Dec 1991

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Died 17 Dec 1991

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	The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].		The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].

	Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in 1991.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4, and Ancestry co uk website Louis Wayne Eaks b 26 Dec 1945 died 1991 Kensington and Chelsea, London.</ref>		Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in December 1991.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4, and Ancestry co uk website Louis Wayne Eaks b 26 Dec 1945 died 1991 Kensington and Chelsea, London.</ref>

	The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.		The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.

Wessexman: born 1945 not 1946 and died 1991

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born 1945 not 1946 and died 1991

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	'''Louis Eaks''' (born ~~1946~~) was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.		'''Louis Eaks''' (born 1945) (died 1991) was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.

	In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).		In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).
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	The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].		The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].

	Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in ~~the early 1990s~~.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4.</ref>		Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in 1991.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4, and Ancestry co uk website Louis Wayne Eaks b 26 Dec 1945 died 1991 Kensington and Chelsea, London.</ref>

	The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.		The spelling of his name as "Eaks" is attested for instance in his authorship of a book, ''From El Salvador to the Libyan Jamahiriya: A Radical Review of American Foreign Policy under the Reagan Administration'' (1988)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/El-Salvador-Libyan-Jamahiriya-Administration/dp/B000ITU9XG/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410273596&sr=1-1</ref> but it is often misquoted as "Eakes", for instance in ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]''.
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	'''Louis Eaks''' (born 1946) was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.~~<ref>http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=15570</ref>~~		'''Louis Eaks''' (born 1946) was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.

	In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).		In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).

Wessexman at 20:49, 13 January 2021

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	In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).		In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).

	The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the ~~tie~~ was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].		The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the time was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].

	Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4.</ref>		Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4.</ref>

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Wessexman: convicted in 1971

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convicted in 1971

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	'''Louis Eaks''' was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.<ref>http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=15570</ref>		'''Louis Eaks''' (born 1946) was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.<ref>http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=15570</ref>

	He was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>		In 1970 he was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>. Eaks was convicted and fined £60 (with £30 costs).

			The following year Eaks was again in court. On 19 April 1971 he was convicted at Lambeth Magistrates Court of [[gross indecency]] in [[Hyde Park]] and fined £100 <ref> Birmingham Daily Post 20 April 1971 </ref>. His address at the tie was given as Pyrland Road, [[Islington]].

	Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4.</ref>		Louis Eaks died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in the early 1990s.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', Appendix 4.</ref>
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Ross Burgess at 12:54, 23 January 2016

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	'''Louis Eaks''' was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With Peter Hain, he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.<ref>http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=15570</ref>		'''Louis Eaks''' was a leading member of the Young Liberals, serving as its chairman for 1969–70. He later became a political journalist. With [[Peter Hain]], he set up the Stop The Seventy Tour campaign against the South African cricket tour.<ref>http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/authors.php?auid=15570</ref>

	He was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>		He was arrested for importuning on [[Highbury Fields]] during a police entrapment exercise. He claimed that he was heterosexual, and had merely been asking someone for a light. The arrest provoked the [[Gay Liberation Front]]'s first ever demonstration, which took place at Highbury Fields on 27 November 1970.<ref>[[Lisa Power]], ''[[No Bath but Plenty of Bubbles]]'', pp 28–31.</ref>