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ey Cen acetone fl — aio Ane Be Mi ? a ‘ Ww, a a J CONFIDANTIAL =~ NY 100-161445 This article which is datelined "New York (LNS)" stated in part as follows; "NEW YORK (LNS) -- QUESTION: When does a Yippie become a YIP? "ANSWER: When SDS falls apart, when repression grows, and when the movement needs & new national organization. "That is the basic logic which led many of the original founders of Yippie, bolstered by Michigan's White Panthers and other movement people, to have a weekend-long meeting in New York City recéntly. "At the gathering, held Dec. 6-7 at the Underground Press Syndicate (UPS) loft just off Union Square, about 30 people took a few steps toward thetransformation of Yippie from myth to organization, from Yippie to Youth International Party. "Several of the defendants and staff of The Conspiracy flew in from Chicago for the event -- they were known as ‘The Cast of O'Hare’ (in deference to Chicagds O'Hare International Airport). Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, probably the two people most closely associated with the Yippie myth, were on hand, a little more sober (not too much) and no less gutsy as a result of their indictment and courtroom experience. Tom Hayden and Rennie Davis weren't at the meeting, but they were reported to be interested in the idea of a new national organization. “Abbie joked a lot, but he also talked about ‘leadership'. He thinks the time has come for leaders to accept that responsibility. Jerry did not think YIP should write up 4 program -- 'kids know what they want' -- but he said YIP should provide kids all over with an organization to relate to. “The people present at the meeting indicate the possible components of Such &@ conglomerate -- though no structure has emerged yet." -27- we ' I ' ee ee een CONFIDENMAL =