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PT ee ea PIE aT RST Ce Oe ER TES Pie ee a Aa ene Se 5 | | cose MeTIAL YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY (YIP) YIP dropped its estimate of demonstrators for the Democratic Convention from 160,000 to 50,000 and indicated they no a longer needed the Bayshore Golf Course as a campsite and indicated the Miani Beach Senior High School athletic field and the Par Three Course would suffice. In regard to the Democratic Convention, they indicated they would shift : their emphasis from political protest to a “cultural and . artistic expression of new life possibilities.” They predicted a “mass mobilization" for the GOP Convention but added, "We think a massive non-violent presence will be more effective in stopping the war than street fighting.” At the Bayshore Golf Course, “Zippie” spokesman { PATRICK SMALL claimed the group had seeded the golf course _ with 30 pounds of marijuana seed, dropped from a small plane ae on June 8, 1972, before dawn. ae The Zippies are an offshoot of the YIP and the normal pane leader is TOM FORCADE. 4 The June 16, 1972 edition of the "Miani Her 1d,” ¥ regular Miami newspaper, reflected an article captioned “Yippies Cancel Demo Protest Plans,” and on the continuing page, it waa captioned "Yippies Cancel Demo Protest; Will ~~ Hit GOP." "In an abrupt switch, the Youth International Party said Thursday it plans ‘no marches and no confrontations’ at the Democratic Convention, which begins July 10 in Miami Beach. CONFI T ~ 20 =