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Ghosts of Grant Park Return to Miami Beach 1972
John Barbour reports from Miami Beach on how 1968 protest leaders and the Chicago Seven era activists plan to rally for the 1972 Democratic and Republican conventions. Yippies Hoffman and Rubin anticipate 6,000 for Democrats and up to 100,000 for Republicans, while Miami Beach braces for campsites, logistics, and clashes with moderates and right wing groups.
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John Barbour
Miami Beach
Fla
Grant Park
Mayor Daley
Richard Nixon
Chicago
Bobby Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Eugene McCarthy
National Guard
Milton Medical
Ing
Convention Hall
Repulican
National Democratic Committee
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago Seven
Vietnam
Rubin
White House
Hoffman
New York
Florida
Abbie
Miami
McGovern
George McGovern
Youth International
Yippies
University of Wisconsin
Zippies
Zeitgeist
Spirit of the Times
Patrick Small
New York City
Young Americans For Freedom