Word: squatter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tour to parcel out 4,200 acres of Government land for public use, Pat Nixon was ambushed in Minneapolis by a group from the American Indian Movement who yelled "Squatter" and waved placards claiming THE LAND REALLY BELONGS TO THE INDIANS. "Well," said Pat, smiling wanly, "we have a few friends here. Thank you for coming." Outside San Diego, the smile came easier when a dripping, bare-chested surfer appeared to thank the First Lady for the beachfront real estate...
...time that I saw Allen Ginsberg was in Harvard Yard one late night last June when most of Harvard had either left for the summer or was in bed. Harvard tenants were attempting to exercise squatter's rights in the Yard and were willing to disrupt graduation ceremonies in order to force Harvard to accede to negotiations with them. The trustees were taking the episode with their usual lack of humor and there were rumors of a bust for late that night...