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Book Review — Part 3
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ABBY HOFFMAN of the Youth International Party out
of New York City was one of the speakers. He recalled his
arrest in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention
and called for a mobilization in Washington, D. C. for a
massive demonstration to take place on January 20, 1969.
The demonstration will take place on the Camnus of George
Washington University in Washington, D. C. and will coincide
with the inauguration of the President. He urged all to
come and “do their thing”. .
There were also movies shown of protest demonstrations
taking place at the Pentagon in Washington, D. C. over a year
apo 4s well as movies of the demonstrations at the Democratic
National Convention, Chicago, during August, 1968. .
PAUL KRASSNER, Editor of "Realist", a New York
City underground newspaper, also spoke and urged that the
solidarity that prevailed during the Democratic National
Convention be maintained and slso urged that progress
forces throughout the country mobilize for the Inauguration 7]
Day activities. This rally was peaceful without incident. D
ove concerninp the rally
e University of Chicago Campus,
he ro) ovember 24, 1955, at
n
Chicapo, Tllinois.
The "Chicago American", a Chicago, Illinois daily
newspeper, in its November 26, 1968 issue, contained an
article entitled "Students' Yippies Show a Real Turkey”
which stated in part as follows:
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"A demonstration of why the radicals’ revolutionary
movenent is falling apart was given Sunday night at the
University of Chicago. The revolutionaires staged an event
for some 400 students in Mandel hall. It was a bomb, a bust,
é turkey.
"The radicals were guilty of an unforgivable sin--
they bored their audience.
"The event was the Chicago premiere of the Yippies'
15-minute film about the rioting in Chicago during the
Democratic convention. It is part of the radicals’ enswer
to Nayor DALEY's TV film celled ‘What Trecs Do They Plant‘.
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