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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-08 Iowa City Press-Citizen Article: ""Downtown Quiet Friday; Sightseers See Little""

P-C
Saturday, May 8, 1971
Downtown Quiet Friday; Sightseers See Little
Except for an over-abundance of sight-seeing traffic (with few sights to see), Friday night the downtown business district was calm. It was the area which for two previous evenings has been the focal point of anti-war demonstrations.
A picketing of Jessup Hall—the building which houses University of Iowa administration offices—planned for Friday was rained out, and a street dance scheduled for Friday night at the men's dormitory complex was moved inside to the Quadrangle Main Lounge due to the cold and damp.
Some 25 persons did hold a very impromptu "open strategy meeting" Friday evening in the Memorial Union, and, after bickering among themselves over the best tactic to continue anti-war protests, decided to schedule picketing, a rally and a sit-in Monday.
As now planned, picketing of Jessup Hall will begin at 10:30 a.m., to be followed at 12:30 p.m. by bullhorn speches from the Old Capitol steps. Should a large crowd materialize, plans to occupy a university building will be announced. The Monday protest is designed to help stop worker layoffs and to rid the campus of ROTC, the group said.
Meanwhile, several members of the anti-draft faction spent the night in a tent erected Friday afternoon in front of the Post Office—the building which houses the local Selective Service System office. The group is staging a 72-hour fast to help emphasize a movement to have the present conscription act repealed when it expires at midnight June 30.
A 4:20 p.m. bomb scare at Hillcrest Dormitory provided Friday evening's only other activity. The residence hall was cleared and searched, and, when no bomb was found, the residents returned aat 4:45 p.m.

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P-C Saturday, May 8, 1971 Downtown Quiet Friday; Sightseers See Little Except for an over-abundance of sight-seeing traffic (with few sights to see), Friday night the downtown business district was calm. It was the area which for two previous evenings has been the focal point of anti-war demonstrations. A picketing of Jessup Hall—the building which houses University of Iowa administration offices—planned for Friday was rained out, and a street dance scheduled for Friday night at the men's dormitory complex was moved inside to the Quadrangle Main Lounge due to the cold and damp. Some 25 persons did hold a very impromptu "open strategy meeting" Friday evening in the Memorial Union, and, after bickering among themselves over the best tactic to continue anti-war protests, decided to schedule picketing, a rally and a sit-in Monday. As now planned, picketing of Jessup Hall will begin at 10:30 a.m., to be followed at 12:30 p.m. by bullhorn speches from the Old Capitol steps. Should a large crowd materialize, plans to occupy a university building will be announced. The Monday protest is designed to help stop worker layoffs and to rid the campus of ROTC, the group said. Meanwhile, several members of the anti-draft faction spent the night in a tent erected Friday afternoon in front of the Post Office—the building which houses the local Selective Service System office. The group is staging a 72-hour fast to help emphasize a movement to have the present conscription act repealed when it expires at midnight June 30. A 4:20 p.m. bomb scare at Hillcrest Dormitory provided Friday evening's only other activity. The residence hall was cleared and searched, and, when no bomb was found, the residents returned aat 4:45 p.m.