Be-in signals possible new Hippie turn in activism
Youth International Party organizers planned a small spring be-in at Grand Central Terminal but a mass rally of about 3,000 antiwar demonstrators formed. Police clashed with participants, 57 arrests occurred, two youths hospitalized, five officers injured, and the event sparked debate over Hippie goals and politics.
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Michael Stern
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Powell Returns From Bimini Leads Harlem Parade
Adam Clayton Powell, back from Bimini, draws a rain soaked Harlem crowd with a defiant Black Power message. He hints at a Monday bid to retake his Congress seat. Powell vows a march with thousands down Seventh Avenue and plans further parades as district leaders back his candidacy.
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James H. Meredith
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