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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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Confrontation Contrary to sensational headlines in newspapers across the state, World War III has not erupted on the campus of The University of Iowa. But there can be no denying that the headlines indicate that the University is by no means immune to a common phenomenon plaguing campuses throughout the nation - civil disobedience manifested in protesting the involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam. The fact that demonstrators on the Iowa campus represent an almost negligible percentage of the 18,500 Iowa students should indicate to the public that the school hasn't gone to the dogs. But neither can this vocal minority be ignored. Their activity has, in fact, disrupted the operations of the University and the City of Iowa City, has upset the citizens of the state, and has cost taxpayers thousands of dollars in law enforcement costs alone. In the most recent protest here, December 5, police resorted to the use of riot sticks and chemical Mace ( a form of tear gas) to contain certain phases of the demonstration against the presence of Dow Chemical Co. representatives who were conducting interviews on campus. Force was met with force, for example, when protesters broke through a police line and rushed the stairs to the Job Placement Office in the Iowa Memorial Union - where Dow was interviewing. Police had heard the cries of " Let's get Dow now!" and had also heard that the protesters were planning to try to toss the Dow people out of the Union. Thus when the students stormed the stairway and attempted to rip down a plywood barrier, the officers stopped them. There seemed to be little choice. although police and University officials would have preferred to have been able to handle the situation as they had handled the November 1 demonstrations against the Marine Corps recruiters - without violence. In the November disturbances, the demonstrators elected to block the east entrance to the Union, through which prospective interviewees had to pass to gain access to the Job Placement office. The crowd was relatively small on that cold and rainy Wednesday morning. U of I security police were lined up just outside the doors to the building, and the protesters lined up in front of them towards the steps. Students, faculty and staff personnel desiring to access to this Iowa City police sheriff's deputies and Highway Patrolmen move into the crowd to make arrests during the November 1 demonstrations at the Memorial Union. 18 [handwritten] Iowa alumni Review Dec. 67 Jan 68
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Confrontation Contrary to sensational headlines in newspapers across the state, World War III has not erupted on the campus of The University of Iowa. But there can be no denying that the headlines indicate that the University is by no means immune to a common phenomenon plaguing campuses throughout the nation - civil disobedience manifested in protesting the involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam. The fact that demonstrators on the Iowa campus represent an almost negligible percentage of the 18,500 Iowa students should indicate to the public that the school hasn't gone to the dogs. But neither can this vocal minority be ignored. Their activity has, in fact, disrupted the operations of the University and the City of Iowa City, has upset the citizens of the state, and has cost taxpayers thousands of dollars in law enforcement costs alone. In the most recent protest here, December 5, police resorted to the use of riot sticks and chemical Mace ( a form of tear gas) to contain certain phases of the demonstration against the presence of Dow Chemical Co. representatives who were conducting interviews on campus. Force was met with force, for example, when protesters broke through a police line and rushed the stairs to the Job Placement Office in the Iowa Memorial Union - where Dow was interviewing. Police had heard the cries of " Let's get Dow now!" and had also heard that the protesters were planning to try to toss the Dow people out of the Union. Thus when the students stormed the stairway and attempted to rip down a plywood barrier, the officers stopped them. There seemed to be little choice. although police and University officials would have preferred to have been able to handle the situation as they had handled the November 1 demonstrations against the Marine Corps recruiters - without violence. In the November disturbances, the demonstrators elected to block the east entrance to the Union, through which prospective interviewees had to pass to gain access to the Job Placement office. The crowd was relatively small on that cold and rainy Wednesday morning. U of I security police were lined up just outside the doors to the building, and the protesters lined up in front of them towards the steps. Students, faculty and staff personnel desiring to access to this Iowa City police sheriff's deputies and Highway Patrolmen move into the crowd to make arrests during the November 1 demonstrations at the Memorial Union. 18 [handwritten] Iowa alumni Review Dec. 67 Jan 68
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