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[handwritten] DI 1/13/68 Protestors Urged To Remain Cool, Get Bond Funds Antiwar demonstrators and sympathizers were told to "keep your cool" and devote energies to drives for bail money and admissible evidence after eight persons were charged Friday morning in Johnson County District Court. About 100 persons met in the Union Minnesota Room about 1 p.m. where they were cautioned by Burns Weston, associate professor of law, and Samuel Fahr, professor of law, to avoid making inflammatory statements against the local police or courts and engaging in any demonstrations. They said such action might create a hostile attitude toward the defendants. Six of those in custody were released on bond by Friday night. Ross J. Peter- son, A2, Des Moines, and Dennis Ankrum, regional coordinator of Students for a Democratic Society, remained in Johnston County Jail in li of bond, $500 for Peterson, who had paid an equal amount on an earlier police charge, and $1,000 for Ankrum, on charges on conspiracy. Funds Still Needed Robert Coover, visiting lecturer in the Writers Workshop and co-chairman of the Student Bail Fund, said Friday night that about $1,000 was still needed to get the two released. He said he thought they would be bailed out by this morning. He said the fund drive would probably continue about two weeks in order to raise money to repay loans from individuals for bail and to raise additional money for the legal defense fees to be incurred in the upcoming trials. Coover said about $1,500 had still been in the fund from drives conducted for bail after the demonstrations Nov. 1 and Dec. 5. There have been a number of large anonymous donations, according to Coover. All of those released from jail reportedly have used money from the bail fund except Fred McTaggart, G, Iowa City, who raised his own bail. Albert G. Marion, G, North Liberty, and Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Spring, Md., both of whom were charged with conspiracy and released on bond, attended the meeting at the Union Friday afternoon. Charges Serious Fahr, addressing the group, said that the charges of conspiracy and resisting arrest were very serious and efforts must be made to secure "testimony, photographs and other admissible evidence" against the evidence presented in the Grand Jury indictments. He also said that it would be "inadvisable" for only two lawyers to attempt to handle all of the cases. Fahr and William Tucker, lecturer in law, represents all of the defendants for the purposes of the Friday hearing. Fahr said he would not be able to handle any cases after Feb. 1 since he would assume duties as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota at that time. However, he said he and Tucker would take the cases of Marion, McTaggart and Klienberger. Peterson said in court that he had secured an attorney in Des Moines. Fahr indicated some optimism for the defendants when he said the conspiracy charge was often debated as constitutionality. However, he added that a constitutional argument for the defendants would take a lot of time and investigation. Protest Program On As Planned, Despite Arrests The conference among antiwar demonstrators and legislators was still scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Shambaugh Auditorium -- even though some of its organizers were in jail Friday. Bert Marian, G, North Liberty, who was free on $1,000 bond on a charge of conspiracy, said that the fact that he and some of the demonstrators were in jail part of the day should "only add interest" to the conference. He said that Philip G, Hubbard, dean academic affairs, was scheduled to moderate a panel discussion at 10 a.m to include State Sen. Thomas R. Riley (R-Cedar Rapids); Edwin M. Allaire, professor and chairman of the Department of Philosophy, and Winnett Hagens, G, Iowa City. Riley was placed under a citizen's arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace by Jerrold Seis, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y, at the Nov. 1 demonstration. Riley is regarded by some as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for governor. Allaire recently helped plan the organization of a local chapter of Resist, a national antiwar organization. Hagens is a member of Students for a Democratic Society and has written for Middle Earth, an underground newspaper with pacifist leanings. Marian said that he was able to recruit representatives of the mass media or law enforcement authorities to speak on proposed panel discussions on the role of the press and police. A panel discussion is scheduled for 1 p.m. to include Dick Dickens, E4, Iowa City, a member of Young Americans for Freedom, and Ware Smith, G, Honolulu, who was charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the antiwar demonstration, Dec. 5. Marian said that besides Riley, other legislators who have indicated an interest in attending the conference are State Sens. Robert Burns (D-Johnson County), John Ely (D-CEdar Rapids) and State Rep. Minnette Doderer (D-Iowa City). The conference, which Marian emphasized is organized by no single student group, is titled "Student Demonstrators -- Peaceniks, Pacifist or Prophets?"
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[handwritten] DI 1/13/68 Protestors Urged To Remain Cool, Get Bond Funds Antiwar demonstrators and sympathizers were told to "keep your cool" and devote energies to drives for bail money and admissible evidence after eight persons were charged Friday morning in Johnson County District Court. About 100 persons met in the Union Minnesota Room about 1 p.m. where they were cautioned by Burns Weston, associate professor of law, and Samuel Fahr, professor of law, to avoid making inflammatory statements against the local police or courts and engaging in any demonstrations. They said such action might create a hostile attitude toward the defendants. Six of those in custody were released on bond by Friday night. Ross J. Peter- son, A2, Des Moines, and Dennis Ankrum, regional coordinator of Students for a Democratic Society, remained in Johnston County Jail in li of bond, $500 for Peterson, who had paid an equal amount on an earlier police charge, and $1,000 for Ankrum, on charges on conspiracy. Funds Still Needed Robert Coover, visiting lecturer in the Writers Workshop and co-chairman of the Student Bail Fund, said Friday night that about $1,000 was still needed to get the two released. He said he thought they would be bailed out by this morning. He said the fund drive would probably continue about two weeks in order to raise money to repay loans from individuals for bail and to raise additional money for the legal defense fees to be incurred in the upcoming trials. Coover said about $1,500 had still been in the fund from drives conducted for bail after the demonstrations Nov. 1 and Dec. 5. There have been a number of large anonymous donations, according to Coover. All of those released from jail reportedly have used money from the bail fund except Fred McTaggart, G, Iowa City, who raised his own bail. Albert G. Marion, G, North Liberty, and Paul Kleinberger, G, Silver Spring, Md., both of whom were charged with conspiracy and released on bond, attended the meeting at the Union Friday afternoon. Charges Serious Fahr, addressing the group, said that the charges of conspiracy and resisting arrest were very serious and efforts must be made to secure "testimony, photographs and other admissible evidence" against the evidence presented in the Grand Jury indictments. He also said that it would be "inadvisable" for only two lawyers to attempt to handle all of the cases. Fahr and William Tucker, lecturer in law, represents all of the defendants for the purposes of the Friday hearing. Fahr said he would not be able to handle any cases after Feb. 1 since he would assume duties as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota at that time. However, he said he and Tucker would take the cases of Marion, McTaggart and Klienberger. Peterson said in court that he had secured an attorney in Des Moines. Fahr indicated some optimism for the defendants when he said the conspiracy charge was often debated as constitutionality. However, he added that a constitutional argument for the defendants would take a lot of time and investigation. Protest Program On As Planned, Despite Arrests The conference among antiwar demonstrators and legislators was still scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Shambaugh Auditorium -- even though some of its organizers were in jail Friday. Bert Marian, G, North Liberty, who was free on $1,000 bond on a charge of conspiracy, said that the fact that he and some of the demonstrators were in jail part of the day should "only add interest" to the conference. He said that Philip G, Hubbard, dean academic affairs, was scheduled to moderate a panel discussion at 10 a.m to include State Sen. Thomas R. Riley (R-Cedar Rapids); Edwin M. Allaire, professor and chairman of the Department of Philosophy, and Winnett Hagens, G, Iowa City. Riley was placed under a citizen's arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace by Jerrold Seis, A4, Valley Stream, N.Y, at the Nov. 1 demonstration. Riley is regarded by some as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for governor. Allaire recently helped plan the organization of a local chapter of Resist, a national antiwar organization. Hagens is a member of Students for a Democratic Society and has written for Middle Earth, an underground newspaper with pacifist leanings. Marian said that he was able to recruit representatives of the mass media or law enforcement authorities to speak on proposed panel discussions on the role of the press and police. A panel discussion is scheduled for 1 p.m. to include Dick Dickens, E4, Iowa City, a member of Young Americans for Freedom, and Ware Smith, G, Honolulu, who was charged with disorderly conduct in connection with the antiwar demonstration, Dec. 5. Marian said that besides Riley, other legislators who have indicated an interest in attending the conference are State Sens. Robert Burns (D-Johnson County), John Ely (D-CEdar Rapids) and State Rep. Minnette Doderer (D-Iowa City). The conference, which Marian emphasized is organized by no single student group, is titled "Student Demonstrators -- Peaceniks, Pacifist or Prophets?"
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