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""Iowa '70: Riot, Rhetoric, Responsibility?"" Page 17

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609 LOBBYISTS to D. C. 
On Tuesday evening, May 12, a suggestion was made by Dean Hubbard which has been formulated by a core of students. This group has begun to plan a trek to Washington D.C. to lobby for Amendment 609. At an informal meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Susan Boburka, Roger Weingarten, and Gary Goldsberry related to a handful of students the tentative arrangements that had been made.
The object of this group is to have from a minimum of thirty-eight to possibly one hundred people go to the capital and talk to their respective congressmen the week of Juni 1-8. Boburka stated that it is important to get students from all sections of Iowa, University of Iowa students representative of all states, and members from all factions of the Iowa City community. It was stressed that the main objective of this lobbying group will be to work within the system to express their support for the 609 Amendment . They will also go as an informative group to tell Washington what has been happening at Iowa.
The trip is being financed by several Iowa City businessmen. University buses will be provided with a total cost to participants of about twenty-five dollars. Dean Hubbard, Robert Engel, assistant to University President Willard Boyd, and Rev. Paul Hoenk plan to join the students on the trip.
Arrangements have been made for the group to stay in the dormitories of the American University in Washington.
The three suggested requirements for the lobbyists reflect the wish of Boburka, Weingarten, and Goldsberry that the group work within the system. These requirements were to be well informed, to have the ability to speak rationally and quietly, and to have a neat appearance.
Peter Roberts from the University news service has agreed to give advice on press releases to the media. John Bowers, who has done extensive work in political communciation will also advise the group on how to accomplish their purpose. Before leaving, appointments will be set up with the nine representatives from Iowa and with those from the home states of the other students. Senator Hughes has agreed to instruct the group on effective lobbying.
A meeting is planned for 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18 in the Indiana Room of the Union to draft a formal policy. The group plans to work with the already formed 609 committee and take their recommendations on who to send. At the close of the meeting. Boburka again stressed that this is an avenue of legal protest.

PASS 609
I Support 609
I understand this means that I feel the war in Viet Nam has gone on too long. I demand that Congress exercise its Constitutional powers to end an undeclared war. I support the amendment which will stop appropriations for the war in Cambodia, Viet Nam and Laos.
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13 609 LOBBYISTS to D. C. On Tuesday evening, May 12, a suggestion was made by Dean Hubbard which has been formulated by a core of students. This group has begun to plan a trek to Washington D.C. to lobby for Amendment 609. At an informal meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Susan Boburka, Roger Weingarten, and Gary Goldsberry related to a handful of students the tentative arrangements that had been made. The object of this group is to have from a minimum of thirty-eight to possibly one hundred people go to the capital and talk to their respective congressmen the week of Juni 1-8. Boburka stated that it is important to get students from all sections of Iowa, University of Iowa students representative of all states, and members from all factions of the Iowa City community. It was stressed that the main objective of this lobbying group will be to work within the system to express their support for the 609 Amendment . They will also go as an informative group to tell Washington what has been happening at Iowa. The trip is being financed by several Iowa City businessmen. University buses will be provided with a total cost to participants of about twenty-five dollars. Dean Hubbard, Robert Engel, assistant to University President Willard Boyd, and Rev. Paul Hoenk plan to join the students on the trip. Arrangements have been made for the group to stay in the dormitories of the American University in Washington. The three suggested requirements for the lobbyists reflect the wish of Boburka, Weingarten, and Goldsberry that the group work within the system. These requirements were to be well informed, to have the ability to speak rationally and quietly, and to have a neat appearance. Peter Roberts from the University news service has agreed to give advice on press releases to the media. John Bowers, who has done extensive work in political communciation will also advise the group on how to accomplish their purpose. Before leaving, appointments will be set up with the nine representatives from Iowa and with those from the home states of the other students. Senator Hughes has agreed to instruct the group on effective lobbying. A meeting is planned for 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18 in the Indiana Room of the Union to draft a formal policy. The group plans to work with the already formed 609 committee and take their recommendations on who to send. At the close of the meeting. Boburka again stressed that this is an avenue of legal protest. PASS 609 I Support 609 I understand this means that I feel the war in Viet Nam has gone on too long. I demand that Congress exercise its Constitutional powers to end an undeclared war. I support the amendment which will stop appropriations for the war in Cambodia, Viet Nam and Laos. Signature Address