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Student protest at Iowa, Spring 1969
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In the second demonstration, on December 5, a group of approximately 100 students gathered on the East Patio of the Union at a rally to protest the presence of Dow Chemical Corp. interviewers in the Placement Office. Some of the students at the rally entered the Union with the apparent intention of confronting the Dow interviewers, but were pushed back by police, who used chemical Mace and nightsticks. During the rest of the day, groups of protesters roamed the campus and parts of downtown Iowa City, organized and guided by crowd monitors who kept the roving demonstration lawful. Nearly 300 police and sheriff's deputies from five counties followed the demonstrators most of the day. The protesters entered several classroom buildings and administrative offices but caused no property damage. By nightfall, 18 people had been arrested and charged with crimes, ranging from disturbing the peace and resisting an officer to the felony charge of conspiracy.
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In the second demonstration, on December 5, a group of approximately 100 students gathered on the East Patio of the Union at a rally to protest the presence of Dow Chemical Corp. interviewers in the Placement Office. Some of the students at the rally entered the Union with the apparent intention of confronting the Dow interviewers, but were pushed back by police, who used chemical Mace and nightsticks. During the rest of the day, groups of protesters roamed the campus and parts of downtown Iowa City, organized and guided by crowd monitors who kept the roving demonstration lawful. Nearly 300 police and sheriff's deputies from five counties followed the demonstrators most of the day. The protesters entered several classroom buildings and administrative offices but caused no property damage. By nightfall, 18 people had been arrested and charged with crimes, ranging from disturbing the peace and resisting an officer to the felony charge of conspiracy.
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