McCarthy Rallies Hippies at Chicago Convention Site
Senator Eugene McCarthy mingled with 4000 protesters in Grant Park after the Bloody Wednesday clash with Chicago police. He urged youths to press antiwar aims within the political system, declared no endorsement of Humphrey or Nixon, and spoke of broad antiwar Senate gains while reading poems from Robert Lowell.
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Alioto receives Free Huey chant at antiwar protest
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto visited Grant Park near the National Democratic HQ and faced chants of Free Huey. He said most protesters have legitimate Vietnam concerns and criticized police conduct, then left with his wife Abigail after a Minnesota delegation caucus.
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Palos Verdes Delegate Calls Democratic Convention Disgraceful
Trudy Owens of Palos Verdes describes the Democratic National Convention as disgraceful and says she faced harassment and blocked access while serving on the Credentials Committee. She praised the California delegation and cited heavy security as a barrier to interdelegation dialogue. The piece notes a Minnesota delegation split, with most supporting Hubert Humphrey.
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Abernathy demands apology from Humphrey over Chicago convention
In Chicago Rev. Ralph David Abernathy accuses the Democratic Convention of fascist brutality and demands a personal apology from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. He warns of pulling Southern Christian Leadership Conference voters from the party as 2,000 peace demonstrators gather in Grant Park amid police clashes.
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Wallace Reconsiders Police Restraint Comment
Former Gov George C Wallace of Alabama said Chicago police showed too much restraint in handling anarchists at the Democratic National Convention He later said his remark was an attempt at humor and clarified he does not approve of violence, especially against newsmen.
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