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Conspiracy trial panels view VVAW plot details at Miami Beach
Testimony centers on informers and undercover agents as prosecutors press charges against eight Vietnam Veterans Against the War members for alleged plans to attack police and facilities during the Miami Beach GOP gathering. Key witness William Lemmer described discussions of weapons and a Memorial Day Weekend 1972 meeting at Scott Camil's attic. Defense challenges FBI involvement and credibility of informers while noting the only weapons evidence was a wristrocket slingshot. Trial resumes with motions for acquittal pending. names and residences of defendants listed.
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Miami
Miami Beach
William Lemmer
Lemme
Scott Cami
Lemmer
Charles Henry Becker
New Orleans
FBI
Becker
New York City
Chicago
Gainesville
Andrew John Gary
Brockton, Mass
Camil
South America
Cecil Yates Jr
Washington
Yates
Harrison Crenshaw
Dade County Public Safety Department
Harrison
Crenshaw
Alton Foss
Donald Perdue
Foss
Perdue
VVAW
Emerson Poe
Florida