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+ ~ NY 100-161445 ° On March 19, 1968, SAS of the. FBI obtained a throwaway from Michael F. Goldstein, Incorporated, 1681 Broadway, New York, New York, at the Americana Hotel, 57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City. This throwaway announced that the YIP would hold a press conference at the Americana Hotel on March 19,. 1968 where the subject would join others to announce-the Yippie Music Theater Festival Convention to take place in Chicago Guring the Democratic National Convention. The "Newark Evening News", a Newark, New Jersey daily newspaper, in its March 19, 1968 issue on page 7, sets forth an article entitled "Democrats Dared - Yippies Planning YIP-Irn at Chicago", which stated that a group of Yippies met in the Hotel Americana that morning and promised that they would attract between 300,000 and 500,000 to Chicago during the Democra@ic National Convention. The article continues that the purpose of the Chicago rally was described by ABBE HOFFMAN as follows: ee a ee "*While the Democrats are holding their death convention, we are going to be holding a life convention’, he declared. "The plan is to take over a block in Chicago, pitch tents and make other provisions for living on the grounds for six days. There will be a song fest, rock music, peformances by acting troupes from all over the country ‘and other, yiptivities.'" ; e available a copy of a two p er from the ated March 26, 196 addressed to RICHARD J. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago, Jllinois. This letter stated that thousands of young Americans will be in Chicago from August 25 to August 30, for a e National Youth Festival to be held in Grant Park and requests the City of Chicago to cooperate by providing sanitation facilities and the setting up of kitchens in the park. 4 eee: Gere ee A gt ersmyerern amen sensarenane ert a ene 8