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DEMONSTRATION
FRANK LIVE: 6n Providence, Rhode Island tonight, a group of demonstrators protesting the presentation of a humanitarian award to White House adviser Melvin Laird hurled eggs and tomatoes at Laird and Vice President Gerald. Ford. neither man was hit by the objects. least one of the 150 demonstrators was arrested. This evening, Laird received the Fogarty Foundation's humanitarian award for his work in helping the mentally retarded. Vice-President Ford was the keynote speaker for the presentation dinner.