Yippies Stage Street Rampage Through Chicago Traffic
Nearly 1,000 demonstrators including Yippies and hippies tangled with police in a four mile Chicago march. Crowds disrupted traffic from Lincoln Park to the Loop with smaller clashes and few arrests totaling about eight. The march began with peaceful hotel protests before turning into a spontaneous street rally along Clark Wells Rush and Division streets drawing chants, flags, and police sightings.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Seversl
U.S
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Hubert 8. Humphrey
Gally
Conrad Hilton
Palmer House
Carl Sandburg
all-Germatt
Old Town
Wells Street
Thee
Floor Battle Over Viet Nam Policy Imminent
A floor fight over the Democratic party’s Vietnam policy looms at the convention as Platform Committee members struggle to craft a compromise. Humphrey advocates seeking a sign from North Vietnam and presses for peace talks while McCarthy backers push for a clearly demilitarized stance and specific recommendations.
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Chicago
Johnson
Platform Committee
HHH
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Edmund Muskie
South Vietnam
Maine
Itums
Humphrey
Phrey
Mélnjank
McCarthy
Harold Hughes
Marchers Train In First Aid As Chicago Braces For Convention
In Lincoln Park ahead of the Democratic National Convention, youths learn first aid and artificial respiration as police deploy in force. The scene contrasts peaceful demonstrators with heavy security, federal agents, and a city braced for possible violence. The piece notes party tensions over law and order and race, with Louisiana Governor McKeithen urging unity and a call for a strong plank on law and order. The mood covers hotel crowds, protest imagery, and the broader national political backdrop.
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Granny City Park
Chicago
United States
Secret Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Investigation Division
Ilumphrey
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Commission
Abe
Vention Hall
Johnson silent on Chicago plans for 1968 nominating week
President Johnson marked his 60th birthday with no clear answer on whether he would attend the Chicago Democratic convention. While Wilbur Cohen was slated to visit later with reports, aides said a Chicago trip was not imminent. Johnson also received Catholic and Lutheran services and made brief remarks about NATO and other topics as speculation swirled.
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George Interrante
Chicago
South Side
Austin
Tex
Johnson
Saloulie
Texas
LBJ
Chivé
Otery
Harry S. Trumen
Southwest Texas State ‘College
San Marcos
Wilbur Cohen
Education
Land Welfare
Ater
Cohen
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kiesinger
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
NATO
White House
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Loop
Cal
Clark Street
FREE
Humphrey Go
Division Street
Rush
International Amphitheatre
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Te Hall
Lake Michigan
New Hampshire
Walt
Robert Kennedy
I. Kennedy
Miami
Dallas
Robert F. Kenhe
Hubert H.jaedy
Los Angeles
Dumphrey
UPI Telephetn
ATO 7Reet
Kurt Georg Kiessner
West Germany
Suns
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