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1 1 1 1 I I1 I I ;111Il 'llllll II ,!I[, I I I I I I I I l / - . 4 _ - I II a. . . . 'co 0 0 18 2 18,- : I I A1though a mass mobilization of radicals is unlikely, there are a number of groups which could cause civil disturbances during the 1973 Inaugural festivities: the radical Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), a front group of the Progressive Labor Party, whose members spearheaded some of the most militant street actions during the 1972 political conventions; the Youth Against War and Fascism (YAWF), a militant h d violence-prone communist front group, with support from active East Coast chapters could cause trouble; the militant "Zippiell faction of the Youth lnternationd Party (Yippies); the Attica Erigade (AB), self-described as a stu- dent-based anti-imperialistic organization; and finally, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), a militant antiwar organization whose presence was felt during the 1992 Miami conventions. Security precautions for the 1973 Inauguration are the tight- est ever. A special "Public Safety Committee" has been organized to conduct and coordinate security procedures during the three-day period starting Thursday, 18 January 1973. In overall command is Washington Police Chief Jerry Wilson, who will work out of a central command post equipped with a vast array of electronic de- vices and manned by representatives of 41 the U.S. Government agencies involved. ' James Rowley , whose agency has the direct year-round responsi- bility for the physical safety of the President and his family. Rowley has ordered about 400 special agents into the Capitol to re-enforce his regular White House detail. In addition to the Secret Service and Wilson's Metropolitan Police force (numbering 5,100) the security forces on patrol will be drawn from the General Services Administration's Government Building Guards (1,500), the Capitol police (1, OOO), the Executive Protective Service (800), and the National Park Police (450)---a law enforcement army of around - Working closely with him will be U. S. Secret Service Director 10,000. As can be seen, responsible officials expect acts of civil disobedience from the above mentioned militant groups and have taken appropriate action to reasonably assure the orderly, peace- ful, and successful conduct of all Inaugural activities. I -.