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Abbie Hoffman — Part 19

127 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Jun 8, 1972 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 127 pages OCR'd
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con Ike IAL RE: YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PARTY The Zippies went to the Victor Hotel around 5:30 P.M., and about 80 of them took over the lobby and insisted MC GOVERN come to see them. The Victor Hotel is the Young Democratic headquarters. The reason for this demonstration was that they thought MC GOVERN had compromised himself on his former stand on tax reform and Vaetnam, By 7:30 P.M., the Zippies left the hotel. No representative of MC GOVERN appeared. There were no incidents. The Zippies are not going to demonstrate at the Fontainebleau Hotel on July 13, but instead plan an “Eat the Rich Day”, and they will do this ehout &:00 DM. leaving Flamingo Park for the Convention Center. They intend to push an old Cadillac to the Center and set it afire. It is believed a lot of them will depart Miami on Sunday, July 16, 1972. The Zippies conducted an “Eat the Rich" march and demonstration on the evening of July 13, 1972. This was actually a combined YIP~ZIP march, and they carried a large blown-up portrait of LYNDON B, JOHNSON. This was done in place of the original idea of burning the old Cadillac belonging to TOM FORCADE at the convention site. At the convention site, there were about 250 of these demonstrators, and they burned the portrait of LYNDON B, JOHNSON and took a vote on whether or not to crash the fence, This vote was conducted by PATRICK SMALL of the Zippies, and they voted against it. Zippie leaders TOM FORCADE and PATRICK SMALL appeared to be the leaders of this march and demonstration. aX On July 12, 1972, the Zippies demonstrated at the Victor Hotel, Miami Beach, where the Young Democrats headquarters are located, About 100 in number, they conr Tir TAL
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