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1970-05-08 Daily Iowan Article: ""Arrests Made!"" Page 2

"Arrests made!"
DI May 8, 1970 2 (of 2)

Faculty Plans Vote on ROTC
   The University Faculty Senate will vote Tuesday on whether to abolish the University's R O T C program George Forell, director of the School of Religion and a Faculty Senate member, told about 1,000 persons at a rally on the Pentacrest early this morning.
   Forell said there was “every indication” that the Senate would recommend that ROTC be abolished.
   The Faculty Senate’s vote would not force the administration into taking any action, but it is generally considered that Faculty Senate recommendations have a great influence on administration decisions.

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able to reach them, however, and attempts to dissuade Assistant to the President John Larson from ordering police onto the Pentacrest also failed.
   Larson said he and University Provost Ray Hefner had been in touch with Boyd after the last busload of protesters left for jail, but Larson refused to say where Boyd was.
   City Manager Frank Smiley, who was at the demonstration most of the night, walked off with the demonstrators who were being arrested, but Smiley himself was not jailed.
   Only one injury was reported. An unidentified Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy suffered injuries to his ankle when he was hit with a brick as the arrests were being made.
   Earlier in the evening, about 50 persons broke into Old Capitol in an attempt to occupy the building but left voluntarily after three Iowa City patrolman -- two armed with shotguns -- and Smiley asked them to go.
   Two men were handcuffed. A third said he would go with police quietly. But all three had their arrests rescinded after Smiley agreed with protesters outside the building that he would let the men go if “they would leave the building voluntarily.”
   The police had handcuffed the men and had started to take them into custody after University Provost Ray L. Heffner read portions of an injunction granted to Iowa City Wednesday by Eighth District Court Judge Robert Osmundson. The injunction prohibits disruption of city or University activities for unauthorized entry into city or University buildings.
   Damage to Old Capitol was confined to several broken windows, a smashed painting and a broken ceramic floor ashtray.
   The break-in came after several persons at a rally on the Pentacrest attempted to turn what had been several hours of peaceful protest into violence.
   At about 10 p.m., about 25 persons entered Jessup Hall, which was unlocked. Someone broke a basement window of Old Capitol and then opened a basement door.
   About 50 students entered the building and started yelling and clapping. One person set off what was later revealed to be a smoke bomb. Several students yelled fire and one television station flashed a bulletin saying the building had been set fire to.

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"Arrests made!" DI May 8, 1970 2 (of 2) Faculty Plans Vote on ROTC The University Faculty Senate will vote Tuesday on whether to abolish the University's R O T C program George Forell, director of the School of Religion and a Faculty Senate member, told about 1,000 persons at a rally on the Pentacrest early this morning. Forell said there was “every indication” that the Senate would recommend that ROTC be abolished. The Faculty Senate’s vote would not force the administration into taking any action, but it is generally considered that Faculty Senate recommendations have a great influence on administration decisions. [missing first part of article] able to reach them, however, and attempts to dissuade Assistant to the President John Larson from ordering police onto the Pentacrest also failed. Larson said he and University Provost Ray Hefner had been in touch with Boyd after the last busload of protesters left for jail, but Larson refused to say where Boyd was. City Manager Frank Smiley, who was at the demonstration most of the night, walked off with the demonstrators who were being arrested, but Smiley himself was not jailed. Only one injury was reported. An unidentified Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy suffered injuries to his ankle when he was hit with a brick as the arrests were being made. Earlier in the evening, about 50 persons broke into Old Capitol in an attempt to occupy the building but left voluntarily after three Iowa City patrolman -- two armed with shotguns -- and Smiley asked them to go. Two men were handcuffed. A third said he would go with police quietly. But all three had their arrests rescinded after Smiley agreed with protesters outside the building that he would let the men go if “they would leave the building voluntarily.” The police had handcuffed the men and had started to take them into custody after University Provost Ray L. Heffner read portions of an injunction granted to Iowa City Wednesday by Eighth District Court Judge Robert Osmundson. The injunction prohibits disruption of city or University activities for unauthorized entry into city or University buildings. Damage to Old Capitol was confined to several broken windows, a smashed painting and a broken ceramic floor ashtray. The break-in came after several persons at a rally on the Pentacrest attempted to turn what had been several hours of peaceful protest into violence. At about 10 p.m., about 25 persons entered Jessup Hall, which was unlocked. Someone broke a basement window of Old Capitol and then opened a basement door. About 50 students entered the building and started yelling and clapping. One person set off what was later revealed to be a smoke bomb. Several students yelled fire and one television station flashed a bulletin saying the building had been set fire to.