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Demonstrators Spill Blood, Give Petitions To Bowen

by TED HENRY
and 
SUSANN HOOVEN

See Photos, Related Stories on Page 4
About 50 demonstrators splashed blood on the steps of the Union Friday afternoon. Then a group totalling up to 500 war protesters marched to Old Capitol to present blood-stained antiwar petitions to Pres. Howard R. Bowen. 
   The events marked the end of what proponents called a three-day "convulsion of consciences" and opponents regarded as publicity-seeking shenanigans. 
   In contrast to Wednesday's demonstration when 108 persons were arrested, Friday's protest was relatively calm. Several dozen policemen were on hand, but no arrests were made. 
   Although some spectators shouted cat calls and chanted the Iowa cheer, the crowd of about 3,000 persons peacefully watched protesters present a macabre skit in which a soldier rose from a coffin to denounce the "senseless killing" in Vietnam. 
    A dozen demonstrators were permitted inside Bowen's office where they handed him petitions criticizing the University for permitting the Marine Corps recruiters to use space in the Placement Office at the Union and for complicity in Vietnamese War.

Bowen Leaves Early
Bowen, who waited an hour before the demonstrators finally were admitted to his office, explained that he could not see the other protesters because he had to meet with the Legislative Interim Committee which was on campus Friday. 
  Other delegations of demonstrators were ushered to the offices of Phillip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs and Vice Pres. Willard L. Boyd where they presented other petitions and explained their opposition to the war and to the University's complicity. 
  Others filed through Old Capitol to sign - in ink- other antiwar petitions. 
   In the Union Gold Feather Lobby on Friday morning, about 300 persons signed their names in blood to four different petitions.
   As television cameras whirred, many of the protesters pricked their fingers and signed the documents. Some used matchsticks; others used old-fashioned steel-tipped pens.

Med Student Shows How
David Grant, G, St. Louis was the first to prick his finger. But it took a medical student, John Murphy, M2, Upper St. Clair, Pa. to show the demonstrators how to draw blood. 
    The four petitions all expressed opposition to the war, but in different language to accommodate the views of individual demonstrators.
    One document, to be sent to President Johnson reads: " With our blood and our names we beg you for an immediate and peaceful end to American military activity in Vietnam."
   It will be available in the Union Gold Feather Lobby today for those who wish to sign - in blood or ink.
   Another petition signed by about 100 persons pledged the signators to give a pint of blood each "  to those worldwide victims of the United States' war industry."
  Two petitions were aimed directly at Bowen.
  One, signed only in ink, expressed opposition to Marine Corps recruiting but disassociated the signers with the obstruction techniques employers by demonstrators on Wednesday.   
    Another petition intended for Bowen said the protest was not solely directed against the Marines and the U.S. policy in Vietnam, but also specifically against the University's "implicit sanction" of the involvement in the war. 
   Thomas Wilson, G , Lexington . Mass., explained that the documents were signed in blood " for the dramatic effect." He said blood is a real thing to people when they hear of someone getting shot.
   " Consequently, we are doing this to remind people that there is blood involved in this war. We are shedding out blood for a peaceful purpose." Wilson said.
    By about 1 p.m. the demonstrators gathered at the Union patio where Everett Frost, G, North Coventry, Conn., chairman of the local Students for a Democratic Society, spoke briefly to the effect that the demonstrators has done " a great thing for the University."

More Demonstrators Vowed
" If demonstrators are what it takes to get people to turn out and to think about the war," Frost declared, " then that is what we shall do."
   Another speaker, Robert F. Sayre associate professor of English, said the demonstrations had led to a "convulsion of consciences" on campus. Sayre noted that many professors who may not have personally demonstrated, nonetheless sympathized with the cause. 
   Emerging from the Union Lobby, 50 demonstrators who had met earlier, in the English-Philosophy Building to draw their own blood carried paper cups to the east entrance and dumped them underneath a sign that said " Let the bleeding end here."
    Campus security officers stood by and newsmen pushed forward but  the event occurred in a serious atmosphere.
   The steps were a gory mess by the time the demonstrators formed their ranks and marched up the Jefferson Street hill and south along the Clinton Street side of the Pentacrest. Officers delayed them there until police re-enforcements could arrive, and meanwhile the crowd on onlookers swelled. 
   Iowa City Police Chief Patrick J. McCarney estimated the crowd at about 3,000 persons. 
    Meanwhile a group of protesters who had met at the Unitarian Church arrived bearing a coffin. Two of them were dressed as a drummer and fife player to symbolize the painting of the "Spirit of '76" The woman was dressed in black.
   Iowa HIghway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickenson used a bullhorn to request that the crowd clear a path for the demonstrators. His manner was friendly, and the 

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Politics Enters Bizarre Murder in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The hunt for a 29-year-old bachelor accused of the torture-strangulation of a college freshman was intensified by police Friday as politics creeped into the bizarre waterfront trunk murder case. 
    Homicide detectives enlarged their investigation into reports of alleged strange happenings - some dating back to early this summer- at the tobacco shop operated by Stephen Weinstein, charged with killing John Walker Green III.
  The body of the 18-year-old University of Pennsylvania freshman from Des Moines was found Tuesday in a trunk floating in the Delaware River a few blocks from Weinstein's store. 

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[handwritten] p.2(of 4) DI 11/4/67 [photo continued from previous page] The signing niversity for office on Jacobson Demonstrators Spill Blood, Give Petitions To Bowen by TED HENRY and SUSANN HOOVEN See Photos, Related Stories on Page 4 About 50 demonstrators splashed blood on the steps of the Union Friday afternoon. Then a group totalling up to 500 war protesters marched to Old Capitol to present blood-stained antiwar petitions to Pres. Howard R. Bowen. The events marked the end of what proponents called a three-day "convulsion of consciences" and opponents regarded as publicity-seeking shenanigans. In contrast to Wednesday's demonstration when 108 persons were arrested, Friday's protest was relatively calm. Several dozen policemen were on hand, but no arrests were made. Although some spectators shouted cat calls and chanted the Iowa cheer, the crowd of about 3,000 persons peacefully watched protesters present a macabre skit in which a soldier rose from a coffin to denounce the "senseless killing" in Vietnam. A dozen demonstrators were permitted inside Bowen's office where they handed him petitions criticizing the University for permitting the Marine Corps recruiters to use space in the Placement Office at the Union and for complicity in Vietnamese War. Bowen Leaves Early Bowen, who waited an hour before the demonstrators finally were admitted to his office, explained that he could not see the other protesters because he had to meet with the Legislative Interim Committee which was on campus Friday. Other delegations of demonstrators were ushered to the offices of Phillip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs and Vice Pres. Willard L. Boyd where they presented other petitions and explained their opposition to the war and to the University's complicity. Others filed through Old Capitol to sign - in ink- other antiwar petitions. In the Union Gold Feather Lobby on Friday morning, about 300 persons signed their names in blood to four different petitions. As television cameras whirred, many of the protesters pricked their fingers and signed the documents. Some used matchsticks; others used old-fashioned steel-tipped pens. Med Student Shows How David Grant, G, St. Louis was the first to prick his finger. But it took a medical student, John Murphy, M2, Upper St. Clair, Pa. to show the demonstrators how to draw blood. The four petitions all expressed opposition to the war, but in different language to accommodate the views of individual demonstrators. One document, to be sent to President Johnson reads: " With our blood and our names we beg you for an immediate and peaceful end to American military activity in Vietnam." It will be available in the Union Gold Feather Lobby today for those who wish to sign - in blood or ink. Another petition signed by about 100 persons pledged the signators to give a pint of blood each " to those worldwide victims of the United States' war industry." Two petitions were aimed directly at Bowen. One, signed only in ink, expressed opposition to Marine Corps recruiting but disassociated the signers with the obstruction techniques employers by demonstrators on Wednesday. Another petition intended for Bowen said the protest was not solely directed against the Marines and the U.S. policy in Vietnam, but also specifically against the University's "implicit sanction" of the involvement in the war. Thomas Wilson, G , Lexington . Mass., explained that the documents were signed in blood " for the dramatic effect." He said blood is a real thing to people when they hear of someone getting shot. " Consequently, we are doing this to remind people that there is blood involved in this war. We are shedding out blood for a peaceful purpose." Wilson said. By about 1 p.m. the demonstrators gathered at the Union patio where Everett Frost, G, North Coventry, Conn., chairman of the local Students for a Democratic Society, spoke briefly to the effect that the demonstrators has done " a great thing for the University." More Demonstrators Vowed " If demonstrators are what it takes to get people to turn out and to think about the war," Frost declared, " then that is what we shall do." Another speaker, Robert F. Sayre associate professor of English, said the demonstrations had led to a "convulsion of consciences" on campus. Sayre noted that many professors who may not have personally demonstrated, nonetheless sympathized with the cause. Emerging from the Union Lobby, 50 demonstrators who had met earlier, in the English-Philosophy Building to draw their own blood carried paper cups to the east entrance and dumped them underneath a sign that said " Let the bleeding end here." Campus security officers stood by and newsmen pushed forward but the event occurred in a serious atmosphere. The steps were a gory mess by the time the demonstrators formed their ranks and marched up the Jefferson Street hill and south along the Clinton Street side of the Pentacrest. Officers delayed them there until police re-enforcements could arrive, and meanwhile the crowd on onlookers swelled. Iowa City Police Chief Patrick J. McCarney estimated the crowd at about 3,000 persons. Meanwhile a group of protesters who had met at the Unitarian Church arrived bearing a coffin. Two of them were dressed as a drummer and fife player to symbolize the painting of the "Spirit of '76" The woman was dressed in black. Iowa HIghway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickenson used a bullhorn to request that the crowd clear a path for the demonstrators. His manner was friendly, and the ged ins student meet center last wspaper car Friday. gain entry to eating ducts, If a office ts obtain a he said test papers le to others, re they have change grade priced ac Politics Enters Bizarre Murder in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The hunt for a 29-year-old bachelor accused of the torture-strangulation of a college freshman was intensified by police Friday as politics creeped into the bizarre waterfront trunk murder case. Homicide detectives enlarged their investigation into reports of alleged strange happenings - some dating back to early this summer- at the tobacco shop operated by Stephen Weinstein, charged with killing John Walker Green III. The body of the 18-year-old University of Pennsylvania freshman from Des Moines was found Tuesday in a trunk floating in the Delaware River a few blocks from Weinstein's store. NEWS IN BRIEF ALSO IN THE NEWS LAST NIGHT: VATICAN CITY