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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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nator Arrested ent At Protest sday's Tom cused harge eam, niver- s re- Police ofes- iters pro- also ech- to a 16, eter- A3, edar ids; Roy ner, G, ler, G, owa ille, ria, ity; and .C. by- o; ry .; lo, y, k ia v; s; n- id 1, h : d , e d - - ] - ; - , Others arrested were: Ruth A. Pushetonequa, A1, Iowa City; Roger W, Oehlke, G , Neenah, Wis.: David . Schein, A1, Burlington, Vt.; Rodney Tidrick, A1, Iowa City; James Naiden, G, Seattle, Wash.; David Brian Smith, G, Missoule, Mont.; Bruce Allen Clark, A1, Des Moines; Donald J. Friedman, G, Irvington, N.Y.; and Winnett W. Hagens, G, no hometown given. List Continued Also Margaret A. Sowers, G, San Diego, Calif.; Ralph W. Tripp, A1, Ames; Daniel T. Lechay, G, Iowa City; Kay Rood, A4 Council Bluffs; Barbara Schmulewitz, A3, Sioux City; Stephen P. Shrader, G, East Cleveland, Ohio; Gilbert R. Kuhn, A1, Iowa City; Michael D. Lally, A4, Iowa City; Augum I. Gross, A3 Iowa City; and Raymond M. Woller, G, Iowa City, Also Eldon D. Hansen, A4, coulter; Alan D. Holst, A3, LeClaire; Carmen E. Kraemer, A1, Dubuque; Nancy R. McCannon, L1, Bloomington, Ill.; Jane L. Davenport, A1, Williamsville, N.Y. ; James E. Harley, A1 East Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas H. Wilson, G, Lexington Mass.; Paul B. Ingram A3, Fairfax, Va.; Ronald P. Knight, A2. Earlham; Howard I. Weinberg, A2, New York , N.Y.; Ellen F. Bayer, A3, Gelncoe, Ill.; Ross J. Peterson, A2, Des Moines; Diane L. Neumaier, A4, San Francisco. Calif.; Michael Cullen, G, Iowa City; Lee L. Brenneman, A2, Mount Lebanon, Pa.; Eric Torgerson, G, Huntington Station, N.Y.; Medville J. Throop, Iowa City; David W. Brady, G, Kankakee, Ill.; Lory R. Rice, G , Iowa City; Morris Stephen, Iowa City; and James M. Moore, G , Decatur, Ill. Also arrested Wednesday afternoon but not listed in either the campus directory or city telephone book were: Marjorie Smith, Robert A. Lauriault, Richard C. Klausner, Martha Davis, Roy Harvey, John P. Carey Jr., Stephen Morris, Eli J. Rorengard, Dennis R. Ankrum, Glen M. Epstein and Jerold Bent. Late Wednesday night, The Daily Iowan was unable to ascertain the classification or address of David S. Gros who was also arrested. Appeal Slated On Referendum The Student Traffic Court decided Wednesday evening to hear appeals on the validity of the student referendum held Wednesday. Student Sen. Jerry Sies, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y., of the Hawkeye Student Party, asked the court to file a complaint on alleged irregularities in the balloting and the ballot. The unofficial results of the referendum are: the Students for Responsible Action coalition proposal - 1,179, the HSP autonomy proposal - 980- and the "neither" choice - 428. [inelligible] personnel and the lack of arrest authority. Campus Security Chief John Hanna, an advocate of deputization and arming of campus police, contended that his men could have prevented violence had they been allowed to arrest the demonstrators. Despite several minor injuries, none were sever enough to require hospitalization. State Sen. Tom Riley ( R-Cedar Rapids) who said he was in Iowa City on legal business and went to the campus to try and prevent a riot, was charged with disturbing the peace in a citizen's arrest by Jerry Sies, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y. After the disturbance was quelled, Pres Howard R. Bowen sternly warned that the University would " continue to fulfill its clear responsibility to protect the rights of individual students in seeking access to placement facilities" - including those seeking interviews for positions in the armed forces. The protestors, numbering close to 200 started gathering at the Union at 8:30 a.m. and were greeted by 12 Campus Security officers who lined the entrance to the Union and barred them from entering. The protestors then formed in lines on the steps in front of the officers. Soon hecklers and bystanders began gathering, Lee Weingrad, G , Jamaica, N.Y., wearing a button that states " U.S. Marine Corps Builds Oswalds" reminded the protesters to fight neither the police nor the counter-demonstrators. He said the protesters were just there to block people from getting through to the recruiters. The first attempt to break the picket was at 9:30 a.m. failed against the demonstrators' linked arms. They sang " We Shall Not Be Moved," while an unidentified recruit skirted the steps and went up the side of the wall. John Sears, A1, Cedar Falls, was the next to attempt to break through the line, and was also unsuccessful. He carried a sign which said " I respect your right to peacefully demonstrate. Please respect my right to enter." Then Campus Security Chief John Hanna stood in front of the crowd of demonstrators and said, " As a representative of the University, and of campus police, I am advising you that you are in an unlawful assembly and are disturbing the peace." Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Springs, Md., retorted that they were all aware that the demonstration was unlawful, but that it was also unlawful to recruit people to fight an illegal war. Some bystanders asked the demonstrators why they didn't use the political process to show their objection to the war. Steve Morris, of 318 E. Jefferson St., a veteran of the Air Force who turned in his draft card on Oct. 17 in protest of the war at a Cedar Rapids rally, replied that he had voted for President Johnson in 1964 and had been betrayed. The next group to try and penetrate the line included members of the Students for Patriotic Action ( SPA). Several succeeded in climbing over the heads of the demonstrators, but were stopped at the door by the police, who were letting only one person in the building at a time. At this time the officers retreated, leaving the demonstrators with no protection. Several of them were pulled out of the line and beaten. Hanna was standing in the crowd, but did nothing to stop the beatings. After a biref lapse in the action while the Marine recruiter had gone to lunch, violence again erupted as the counter demonstrators attempted to charge the demonstrators. As the counter-demonstrators gathered forces for another assault on the steps. Riley, the state senator, stood in the center of the shouting and jeering crowd and tried to clam them. Riley was later arrested by Sies, who claimed the senator was "making inflammatory statements." Riley was joined by Philip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs who also pleaded with both groups to refrain from violence. He was also jeered and shoved by the counter-demonstrators. At approximately 1:30 p.m. a small squad of Campus Security officers arrived and formed a line between the two groups. There had been no police at the scene since the campus officers left at 10:45 a.m. About 2 p.m. the police arrived, fully equipped with riot-sticks and helmets. The riot squad, which numbered approximately one hundred officers, was comprised of Iowa City Police, Iowa Highway Patrol, Coralville Polive and sheriffs' deputies from Johnon, Linn, Cedar and Washington counties. Boyd told the crowd that the police would not " use the clubs unless they have to" At that point, Johnson County Atty. Robert Jansen informed the protesters that they were violating a law and gave them " 120 seconds" to disperse or be arrested. When the two-minute ultimatum had expired, police finally began to remove the demonstrators from the steps. Some preferred to walk but others were dagged over the muddy pavement. The police then chalked identification numbers on the backs of the protesters and loaded them on three buses. 107 demonstrators were taken to the Iowa City Police Department where they were formally charged with disturbing the peace. They are to appear in Police Court on several days beginning Monday. Conviction on the charge would results in fines of from $`to $100 or up to 30 days in jail. Man Shot By Bandit During Robbery Here An armed bandit shot a man while holding up the Scotti's Hamburger shop at 621 S. Riverside Dr. about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. The injured man, who was identified as Ted Lepic, 18, son of Jaro L. Lepic of 2502 E. Court St., was taken University Hospital. Law enforcement people in the area were looking for stocky-built man about 5 foot 10 inches tall wearing a black knee-length coat, who was believed involved in the robbery. [handwritten] P.4 (of 9) DI 11/2/67
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nator Arrested ent At Protest sday's Tom cused harge eam, niver- s re- Police ofes- iters pro- also ech- to a 16, eter- A3, edar ids; Roy ner, G, ler, G, owa ille, ria, ity; and .C. by- o; ry .; lo, y, k ia v; s; n- id 1, h : d , e d - - ] - ; - , Others arrested were: Ruth A. Pushetonequa, A1, Iowa City; Roger W, Oehlke, G , Neenah, Wis.: David . Schein, A1, Burlington, Vt.; Rodney Tidrick, A1, Iowa City; James Naiden, G, Seattle, Wash.; David Brian Smith, G, Missoule, Mont.; Bruce Allen Clark, A1, Des Moines; Donald J. Friedman, G, Irvington, N.Y.; and Winnett W. Hagens, G, no hometown given. List Continued Also Margaret A. Sowers, G, San Diego, Calif.; Ralph W. Tripp, A1, Ames; Daniel T. Lechay, G, Iowa City; Kay Rood, A4 Council Bluffs; Barbara Schmulewitz, A3, Sioux City; Stephen P. Shrader, G, East Cleveland, Ohio; Gilbert R. Kuhn, A1, Iowa City; Michael D. Lally, A4, Iowa City; Augum I. Gross, A3 Iowa City; and Raymond M. Woller, G, Iowa City, Also Eldon D. Hansen, A4, coulter; Alan D. Holst, A3, LeClaire; Carmen E. Kraemer, A1, Dubuque; Nancy R. McCannon, L1, Bloomington, Ill.; Jane L. Davenport, A1, Williamsville, N.Y. ; James E. Harley, A1 East Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas H. Wilson, G, Lexington Mass.; Paul B. Ingram A3, Fairfax, Va.; Ronald P. Knight, A2. Earlham; Howard I. Weinberg, A2, New York , N.Y.; Ellen F. Bayer, A3, Gelncoe, Ill.; Ross J. Peterson, A2, Des Moines; Diane L. Neumaier, A4, San Francisco. Calif.; Michael Cullen, G, Iowa City; Lee L. Brenneman, A2, Mount Lebanon, Pa.; Eric Torgerson, G, Huntington Station, N.Y.; Medville J. Throop, Iowa City; David W. Brady, G, Kankakee, Ill.; Lory R. Rice, G , Iowa City; Morris Stephen, Iowa City; and James M. Moore, G , Decatur, Ill. Also arrested Wednesday afternoon but not listed in either the campus directory or city telephone book were: Marjorie Smith, Robert A. Lauriault, Richard C. Klausner, Martha Davis, Roy Harvey, John P. Carey Jr., Stephen Morris, Eli J. Rorengard, Dennis R. Ankrum, Glen M. Epstein and Jerold Bent. Late Wednesday night, The Daily Iowan was unable to ascertain the classification or address of David S. Gros who was also arrested. Appeal Slated On Referendum The Student Traffic Court decided Wednesday evening to hear appeals on the validity of the student referendum held Wednesday. Student Sen. Jerry Sies, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y., of the Hawkeye Student Party, asked the court to file a complaint on alleged irregularities in the balloting and the ballot. The unofficial results of the referendum are: the Students for Responsible Action coalition proposal - 1,179, the HSP autonomy proposal - 980- and the "neither" choice - 428. [inelligible] personnel and the lack of arrest authority. Campus Security Chief John Hanna, an advocate of deputization and arming of campus police, contended that his men could have prevented violence had they been allowed to arrest the demonstrators. Despite several minor injuries, none were sever enough to require hospitalization. State Sen. Tom Riley ( R-Cedar Rapids) who said he was in Iowa City on legal business and went to the campus to try and prevent a riot, was charged with disturbing the peace in a citizen's arrest by Jerry Sies, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y. After the disturbance was quelled, Pres Howard R. Bowen sternly warned that the University would " continue to fulfill its clear responsibility to protect the rights of individual students in seeking access to placement facilities" - including those seeking interviews for positions in the armed forces. The protestors, numbering close to 200 started gathering at the Union at 8:30 a.m. and were greeted by 12 Campus Security officers who lined the entrance to the Union and barred them from entering. The protestors then formed in lines on the steps in front of the officers. Soon hecklers and bystanders began gathering, Lee Weingrad, G , Jamaica, N.Y., wearing a button that states " U.S. Marine Corps Builds Oswalds" reminded the protesters to fight neither the police nor the counter-demonstrators. He said the protesters were just there to block people from getting through to the recruiters. The first attempt to break the picket was at 9:30 a.m. failed against the demonstrators' linked arms. They sang " We Shall Not Be Moved," while an unidentified recruit skirted the steps and went up the side of the wall. John Sears, A1, Cedar Falls, was the next to attempt to break through the line, and was also unsuccessful. He carried a sign which said " I respect your right to peacefully demonstrate. Please respect my right to enter." Then Campus Security Chief John Hanna stood in front of the crowd of demonstrators and said, " As a representative of the University, and of campus police, I am advising you that you are in an unlawful assembly and are disturbing the peace." Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Springs, Md., retorted that they were all aware that the demonstration was unlawful, but that it was also unlawful to recruit people to fight an illegal war. Some bystanders asked the demonstrators why they didn't use the political process to show their objection to the war. Steve Morris, of 318 E. Jefferson St., a veteran of the Air Force who turned in his draft card on Oct. 17 in protest of the war at a Cedar Rapids rally, replied that he had voted for President Johnson in 1964 and had been betrayed. The next group to try and penetrate the line included members of the Students for Patriotic Action ( SPA). Several succeeded in climbing over the heads of the demonstrators, but were stopped at the door by the police, who were letting only one person in the building at a time. At this time the officers retreated, leaving the demonstrators with no protection. Several of them were pulled out of the line and beaten. Hanna was standing in the crowd, but did nothing to stop the beatings. After a biref lapse in the action while the Marine recruiter had gone to lunch, violence again erupted as the counter demonstrators attempted to charge the demonstrators. As the counter-demonstrators gathered forces for another assault on the steps. Riley, the state senator, stood in the center of the shouting and jeering crowd and tried to clam them. Riley was later arrested by Sies, who claimed the senator was "making inflammatory statements." Riley was joined by Philip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs who also pleaded with both groups to refrain from violence. He was also jeered and shoved by the counter-demonstrators. At approximately 1:30 p.m. a small squad of Campus Security officers arrived and formed a line between the two groups. There had been no police at the scene since the campus officers left at 10:45 a.m. About 2 p.m. the police arrived, fully equipped with riot-sticks and helmets. The riot squad, which numbered approximately one hundred officers, was comprised of Iowa City Police, Iowa Highway Patrol, Coralville Polive and sheriffs' deputies from Johnon, Linn, Cedar and Washington counties. Boyd told the crowd that the police would not " use the clubs unless they have to" At that point, Johnson County Atty. Robert Jansen informed the protesters that they were violating a law and gave them " 120 seconds" to disperse or be arrested. When the two-minute ultimatum had expired, police finally began to remove the demonstrators from the steps. Some preferred to walk but others were dagged over the muddy pavement. The police then chalked identification numbers on the backs of the protesters and loaded them on three buses. 107 demonstrators were taken to the Iowa City Police Department where they were formally charged with disturbing the peace. They are to appear in Police Court on several days beginning Monday. Conviction on the charge would results in fines of from $`to $100 or up to 30 days in jail. Man Shot By Bandit During Robbery Here An armed bandit shot a man while holding up the Scotti's Hamburger shop at 621 S. Riverside Dr. about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. The injured man, who was identified as Ted Lepic, 18, son of Jaro L. Lepic of 2502 E. Court St., was taken University Hospital. Law enforcement people in the area were looking for stocky-built man about 5 foot 10 inches tall wearing a black knee-length coat, who was believed involved in the robbery. [handwritten] P.4 (of 9) DI 11/2/67
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