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1972-04-03 Iowa City Press-Citizen Articles: ""Volunteer 'Monitors' Sought at UI"" 1972-04-24 Article: ""Anti-War Activities Announced""

P-C 4/3/72

Volunteer 'Monitors' Sought at UI

An advisory committee to University of Iowa President Willard L. Boyd has sent out memos to the university faculty and staff asking for volunteers to be "monitors" if a campus disturbance occurs this spring.
The memo says the monitors will be placed at "strategic points when a confrontation appears probable." Rapping with demonstrators and onlookers will be another function of the monitors, the letter adds. 
Eugene Spaziani, member of the Security Committee which is organizing the recruitment said he has received about 500 letters back but has not had time to tabulate how many persons have volunteered. Many returned letters have just comments as to the monitor idea. 
He said the committee is planning in he near future to organize student monitors with the help of student government. 
"It isn't a last minute thing." Spaziani said, "but it is something we developed in the last month, It is strictly long range planning."
Spaziani said the monitor organization "all came too late" He said such organization should have been done in earlier years "I don't think anything is going to come off this spring," he said "but I'm glad we're getting prepared."

P-C 4/24/72

Anti-War Activities Announced 

Antiwar supporters in Iowa City are planning a petition drive and a consumer boycott of business firms which are "contributing to t he U.S. war effort" organizers announced today. 
The petition will ask Iowa Sens. Jack Miller and Harold Hughes and 1st District Congressman Fred Schwengel " to declare themselves publicly in favor of an immediate halt to the bombing of North Vietnam and immediate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam"
The petition, which was written at a Sunday night meeting of the antiwar coalition, will also ask the congressmen to back any legislation aimed at ending the war. 
Further information on the boycott may be obtained from Rachel Robertson at 338-6605.
The petition and boycott plans came after a weekend of rallies and workshops on the war. Saturday afternoon about 100 people faced the cold wind on the University of Iowa Pentacrest as they listened to anti war speeches poetry and songs. 
The next anti war meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley House, 120 North Dubuque Street. An antiwar coalition office has been set up at the Wesley House. Further information can be obtained by calling 338-1179 from noon until 1 p.m, and from 7 p,m to 8 p.m.

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P-C 4/3/72 Volunteer 'Monitors' Sought at UI An advisory committee to University of Iowa President Willard L. Boyd has sent out memos to the university faculty and staff asking for volunteers to be "monitors" if a campus disturbance occurs this spring. The memo says the monitors will be placed at "strategic points when a confrontation appears probable." Rapping with demonstrators and onlookers will be another function of the monitors, the letter adds. Eugene Spaziani, member of the Security Committee which is organizing the recruitment said he has received about 500 letters back but has not had time to tabulate how many persons have volunteered. Many returned letters have just comments as to the monitor idea. He said the committee is planning in he near future to organize student monitors with the help of student government. "It isn't a last minute thing." Spaziani said, "but it is something we developed in the last month, It is strictly long range planning." Spaziani said the monitor organization "all came too late" He said such organization should have been done in earlier years "I don't think anything is going to come off this spring," he said "but I'm glad we're getting prepared." P-C 4/24/72 Anti-War Activities Announced Antiwar supporters in Iowa City are planning a petition drive and a consumer boycott of business firms which are "contributing to t he U.S. war effort" organizers announced today. The petition will ask Iowa Sens. Jack Miller and Harold Hughes and 1st District Congressman Fred Schwengel " to declare themselves publicly in favor of an immediate halt to the bombing of North Vietnam and immediate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam" The petition, which was written at a Sunday night meeting of the antiwar coalition, will also ask the congressmen to back any legislation aimed at ending the war. Further information on the boycott may be obtained from Rachel Robertson at 338-6605. The petition and boycott plans came after a weekend of rallies and workshops on the war. Saturday afternoon about 100 people faced the cold wind on the University of Iowa Pentacrest as they listened to anti war speeches poetry and songs. The next anti war meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley House, 120 North Dubuque Street. An antiwar coalition office has been set up at the Wesley House. Further information can be obtained by calling 338-1179 from noon until 1 p.m, and from 7 p,m to 8 p.m.