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b : . b . . Indiana. The national convention. was callcd by black leaders to discuss polltlcal Etrategy cor the election a1 1972 and beyond? r;.gJ.C- .jC.,&- -. - . .'. - l ' C * W' . 027 February, Oakland, California -A "Vietnam Veteran's Appreciation Night'' has been scheduled at The Vietnam Veterans Against - the Oakland Coliseum on the above date. the War h a v e indi;a&d that they * * - *March (date unknown), San Diego ~ ~ 4 Feb.ruary t~ protest the anticipated departure of the aircraft carrier USS Kittyhawk. The.daparture date of the ship from San Dicgo to South- east ASis ha8 not b& announced but is reportedly scheduled for March. The NVA group was formed la'st year b y antiwar activists including Joan Baez and h e r husband David H a r r i s wko w e r e pcrsistent but failed in their efforts to prevent the sailing of the a i r c r a f t carrier Constellation The Non-Violent Action Group sponsored 8 demonstration on * - in e a r l y October 1971. I/..:- .fi ? t' 7 q-'#.. ?+f: ?x . $March, (date unknown), Fort Ord, California The m u r d e r trial of Pvt. B a y Smith, a black soldier charged with killing an officer in Vietnam by "fraeging" is schcduled to begin some time in March, with both antiwar and racial overtones. i,.&L ..~:-,di?, 4- . Thc t r i a l is expected to elicit,demonstrations k - f -1 . * 9' PJ-. 7 >- .. . Llarch-August, Nationwide. The Youth International P a r t y (YIP) the militant hippie group, recently.announced their scheduled activities: - March 18-26--A nationwide voter registration drive which they will call "Spring F r e e k Week. I' M a y 1-2--In each state capitol a marijuana smoke-in will be conducted to protest the anti-marijuana law to be followed by m a r c h e s to local area prisons. July 1-3'--A National I r i b a l Conference to be held a t Washington. Monument and followed by a m a r c h to the U.S. Capitol. July 27-3l--Demonstrations will be conducted to show politicians that unless the demands of youth are met the 1972 Presidentiak , JulyA4--A marijuana smoke-in will be held at the Washington clcc tton will bc bo ycottcd. August 1-20--A "gropes bf wrath" caravan will proceed to San D i c p . August 21-24--Deffronstrations.to be hcld in San Dicgo. . ' 0 - - Additional details will bebreported as they become available. 0 *7 .