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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967

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Evans collapsed while on duty at headquarters of law enforcement agencies 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 protestors 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. 
A large crowd began to gather, and the second speaker, Randy Miller, read a poem he had composed about the horrors of napalm.

The third and final speaker, Stephen G. Morris, rallied the crowd, saying he was tired of not doing anything about Dow.
"I'm going to get Dow now" he cried, and began shouting directions to the protestors. 
During his talk, a leaflet had been passed out giving the protestors a plan of action, outlining what they should do if they were " attacked" by police or anybody else. 

The demonstrators divided into three groups and entered the Union from the south, northwest and east, The recruiters are on the third floor of the building and the hallways were barred by Iowa City and UI policemen standing shoulder-to-shoulder, armed with sticks. 
Many of the protestors tried to break the lines, and police fought them off with long night 
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Evans collapsed while on duty at headquarters of law enforcement agencies 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 protestors 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. A large crowd began to gather, and the second speaker, Randy Miller, read a poem he had composed about the horrors of napalm. The third and final speaker, Stephen G. Morris, rallied the crowd, saying he was tired of not doing anything about Dow. "I'm going to get Dow now" he cried, and began shouting directions to the protestors. During his talk, a leaflet had been passed out giving the protestors a plan of action, outlining what they should do if they were " attacked" by police or anybody else. The demonstrators divided into three groups and entered the Union from the south, northwest and east, The recruiters are on the third floor of the building and the hallways were barred by Iowa City and UI policemen standing shoulder-to-shoulder, armed with sticks. Many of the protestors tried to break the lines, and police fought them off with long night DOW Turn to Page 2A [photo] [2 photos on right side] [handwritten] P-C Dec,5,1967 p.3 (of 4)