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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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[handwritten] P-C Dec. 5, 1967 p.1 (of 4) A Newspaper For The Home IOWA CITY PRES ESTABLISHED 1841- 126th YEAR IOWA CITY, IOWA, TUESDAY EVENING, D Anti-Dow Rally Students Arrested, Some Hurt With a cry of " Get Dow now" student protesters at the University of Iowa broke out of a rally and stormed through police lines at the Memorial Union where the Dow Chemical Co. is recruiting. In the violence that followed, about a dozen persons were arrested. Several were injured. Police used the chemical, Mace, inside the Union. The demonstrations continued into the afternoon but no further violence had developed through 2 p.m. Asst, Police Chief Emmett E. Evans collapsed while on duty at the headquarters of law enforcement agencies and was admitted to Mercy Hospital The day began quietly with the picket lines which have marked the presence of Dow recruiters all over the country. About 30 persons marched slowly in a huge circle in front of the west door of the Union carrying signs decrying the use of napalm in Vietnam. Napalm, a jelly-like explosive used by U.S. troops is manufactured by Dow, among others. An anti-Dow rally, scheduled for 10:30, was slow getting started, and perhaps 100 people milled around talking quietly in small groups. When the rally finally started, at about 10:50 the first speaker was Prof. Robert Sayre of the English Department. He said he was proud of the work done by protesters so far but said there was a need for a "reappraisal of our tactics" " We have to get more people into this. We're not taking root, not getting any bigger," he said. 'G Protestors ru after a call to (top right).Po floor office whe and some prot from top). One at the ground the protestors tom left). (Pres [portion of 2 photos]
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[handwritten] P-C Dec. 5, 1967 p.1 (of 4) A Newspaper For The Home IOWA CITY PRES ESTABLISHED 1841- 126th YEAR IOWA CITY, IOWA, TUESDAY EVENING, D Anti-Dow Rally Students Arrested, Some Hurt With a cry of " Get Dow now" student protesters at the University of Iowa broke out of a rally and stormed through police lines at the Memorial Union where the Dow Chemical Co. is recruiting. In the violence that followed, about a dozen persons were arrested. Several were injured. Police used the chemical, Mace, inside the Union. The demonstrations continued into the afternoon but no further violence had developed through 2 p.m. Asst, Police Chief Emmett E. Evans collapsed while on duty at the headquarters of law enforcement agencies and was admitted to Mercy Hospital The day began quietly with the picket lines which have marked the presence of Dow recruiters all over the country. About 30 persons marched slowly in a huge circle in front of the west door of the Union carrying signs decrying the use of napalm in Vietnam. Napalm, a jelly-like explosive used by U.S. troops is manufactured by Dow, among others. An anti-Dow rally, scheduled for 10:30, was slow getting started, and perhaps 100 people milled around talking quietly in small groups. When the rally finally started, at about 10:50 the first speaker was Prof. Robert Sayre of the English Department. He said he was proud of the work done by protesters so far but said there was a need for a "reappraisal of our tactics" " We have to get more people into this. We're not taking root, not getting any bigger," he said. 'G Protestors ru after a call to (top right).Po floor office whe and some prot from top). One at the ground the protestors tom left). (Pres [portion of 2 photos]
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