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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-07 Daily Iowan Article: ""More Arrests As War Foes Retake Streets""

"Campus Disturbances Continue"
DI  May 7, 1971

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One of the 25 people arrested Wednesday night after a window-breaking anti-war demonstration is handcuffed by Iowa City police before being put aboard a bus and taken to city jail. Pictured is Mark Rudelman, who was charged with disorderly conduct.
—Photo by John Avery

More Arrests As War Foes Retake Streets
At least seven persons, including one newsman, were arrested Thursday night during an anti-war demonstration on the Pentacrest and subsequent confrontations between police and about 800 demonstrtors in downtown Iowa City.
The arrests were made by a group of approximately 75 highway patrolmen, Johnson County sheriff's deputies, and city policemen.
The arrests followed an attempted march to the county courthouse earlier in the evening which was broken up by sheriff's deputies.

BULLETIN
Well over 200 police officers unloaded into the downtown area eraly this morning making an undertmined number of additional arrests of the few people still on the streets. 
Police were reported running out of formation, attacking people on the streets and through alleys.
University Hospitals reported a number of people treated as a result, but none was reported seriously injured at press time.
The Johnson County sheriff's office reported Iowa City police Sargeant Ronald Evans injured and in good condition at a local hospital.

No property damage was reported done by demonstrators Thursday night.
The trouble began when two undercover policemen—complete with wigs—were found wandering through the crowd. The crowd cornered one policeman on the Pentacrest, heckled him for a time, then followed the other one to the Burger Chef where he was cornered and heckled until he removed his wig.
The crowd then moved into the intersection at the corner of Washington and Clinton streets, and at about 10 p.m. began marching toward the county courthouse to visit their "brothers" in jail, arrested during Wednesday's disturbance.
They were met by sheriff's deputies armed with clubs and a smoke generator, who chased the crowd back to the Pentacrest. A two-hour face-off ensued.
The evening's activities began with a bail fund rally, which started on the Pentacrest at 6:30. Cans were passed through the crowd for donations to free peoiple arrested on Wednesday. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), which sponsored the rally, left at 7:30 for a strategy meeting. At the meeting, the SDS group decided to picket Jessup Hall today from 10:30 to 2:20.
SDS then went back to the Pentacrest, to tell the crowd about the results of their meeting, but at that point the undercover policemen were discovered.

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"Campus Disturbances Continue" DI May 7, 1971 Click! Click! One of the 25 people arrested Wednesday night after a window-breaking anti-war demonstration is handcuffed by Iowa City police before being put aboard a bus and taken to city jail. Pictured is Mark Rudelman, who was charged with disorderly conduct. —Photo by John Avery More Arrests As War Foes Retake Streets At least seven persons, including one newsman, were arrested Thursday night during an anti-war demonstration on the Pentacrest and subsequent confrontations between police and about 800 demonstrtors in downtown Iowa City. The arrests were made by a group of approximately 75 highway patrolmen, Johnson County sheriff's deputies, and city policemen. The arrests followed an attempted march to the county courthouse earlier in the evening which was broken up by sheriff's deputies. BULLETIN Well over 200 police officers unloaded into the downtown area eraly this morning making an undertmined number of additional arrests of the few people still on the streets. Police were reported running out of formation, attacking people on the streets and through alleys. University Hospitals reported a number of people treated as a result, but none was reported seriously injured at press time. The Johnson County sheriff's office reported Iowa City police Sargeant Ronald Evans injured and in good condition at a local hospital. No property damage was reported done by demonstrators Thursday night. The trouble began when two undercover policemen—complete with wigs—were found wandering through the crowd. The crowd cornered one policeman on the Pentacrest, heckled him for a time, then followed the other one to the Burger Chef where he was cornered and heckled until he removed his wig. The crowd then moved into the intersection at the corner of Washington and Clinton streets, and at about 10 p.m. began marching toward the county courthouse to visit their "brothers" in jail, arrested during Wednesday's disturbance. They were met by sheriff's deputies armed with clubs and a smoke generator, who chased the crowd back to the Pentacrest. A two-hour face-off ensued. The evening's activities began with a bail fund rally, which started on the Pentacrest at 6:30. Cans were passed through the crowd for donations to free peoiple arrested on Wednesday. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), which sponsored the rally, left at 7:30 for a strategy meeting. At the meeting, the SDS group decided to picket Jessup Hall today from 10:30 to 2:20. SDS then went back to the Pentacrest, to tell the crowd about the results of their meeting, but at that point the undercover policemen were discovered.