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1971-05-08 Daily Iowan Article: ""Explosion Shakes Iowa City Civic Center"" Page 2

"Explosion Shakes"2 (of 4)
Daily Iowan
University of Iowa  and the People of Iowa City
City, Iowa 52240—Saturday, May 8, 1971
10 cents a copy

es Iowa City Civic Center

Mayor Calls Bombing 'An Act of Madness'
osion caused an estimated $2-000 worth of damages to the Civic Center early Friday 
of the U.S. Treasury Depart-stigating the blast speculated 
s caused by two to three sticks ite triggered by a spring-pow-
ice.
was injured. All windows on the of the courtroom and council were blown out and a hole 
by five feet was blasted in the 
n. A workroom beneath the
was also damaged in the 3:45 osion, officials said. The bomb 
y was placed or thrown into 
s outside the chamber.
people knew what they were 
ne investigator commented.
y known witness to the bomb-night clerk at the Davis Hotel 
of the Civic Center, who said 
black smoke and heard "a hell of m."
cial City Council meeting Friday 
rnoon,City Manager Frank 
as granted authority to offer a $5,000 reward "to anyone with information which leads to the arrest and conviction of persons involved in the bombing incident."
The bombing was "an act of madness," according to Iowa City Mayor Loren Hickerson, who issued a statement urging all "curious onlookers" to stay away from crowds.
"Built into the human inclination to join the crowd is the certainty of confusion and the risk of arrests of innocent observers who are mistaken for activists.  Both the confusion and the arrest 
nocents are classic objectives of radicalism," Hickerson claimed. "Any rock-thrower is delighted with such cooperation from the uninvolved."
Hickerson went on to praise "the tireless work of monitors," calling their efforts to prevent police-crowd confrontations  "tremendous and inspiring."
The monitors also came in for 
from police Thursday night. One officer summed up his feelings by saying, "We work for different outfits but we stand for the same thing."

Schneider Under Fire For Thursday's Charge
m was voiced Friday about 
County's Sheriff Maynard 
r's failure to confer with other law 
rcement officials before he led his 
ties on a charge into the crowd of 
ers Thursday night.
Schneider's charge came after a 
merged from the crowd and at= to snatch a helmet he was 

der arrested the youth and then 
order to "move 'em in." He 
day that he had not had enough 
confer with iowa City Police Chief 
trick J. McCarney and Iowa 
Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson
3 took the action.
time, CityAtty. Jay Honohan
ly discussed with McCarney the

tion had been considered. He called the report a "wild rumor."
However, other city officials, who asked that their names not be released, said the report was true.
Eleven persons were arrested in scuffles with police Thursday night. Nine people have been charged with unlawful assembly. Those nine are Dan G. Kalopek, A2; Betty A. Wood, A3; Katherine R. Parrott; Mark D. Larson, A2; 
David L. Kurt, G; Richard L. Fryear, G; William F. Cox; Michael Maxwell; and Thomas R. Dingfeller, A4
Charged with resisting execution of process were Dennis R. Liming and Lawrence K. McClure.

The People
Anti-war demonstrators sit on the steps of Old Capitol Thursday night before the demonstration moved into the streets and ultimately to a confrontation with local police officers. The woman in the center is waving a red flag with yellow star.
—Photo by Joel Dryer

Dum-Dum Defendants
Get Maximum Penalty
"It is the opinion of the court that the patience of this community is wearing thin. The patience of this court has run out."
With this statement, Police Court Judge Joseph Thornton Friday sentenced the 15 members of the Dum-Dum

arguments should have been made at that time.
Thornton went on, "All the court will hear today are statements in respect to the penalties to be imposed."
In a statement at the time of sentencing, Thornton said entry into the univer-

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"Explosion Shakes"2 (of 4) Daily Iowan University of Iowa and the People of Iowa City City, Iowa 52240—Saturday, May 8, 1971 10 cents a copy es Iowa City Civic Center Mayor Calls Bombing 'An Act of Madness' osion caused an estimated $2-000 worth of damages to the Civic Center early Friday of the U.S. Treasury Depart-stigating the blast speculated s caused by two to three sticks ite triggered by a spring-pow- ice. was injured. All windows on the of the courtroom and council were blown out and a hole by five feet was blasted in the n. A workroom beneath the was also damaged in the 3:45 osion, officials said. The bomb y was placed or thrown into s outside the chamber. people knew what they were ne investigator commented. y known witness to the bomb-night clerk at the Davis Hotel of the Civic Center, who said black smoke and heard "a hell of m." cial City Council meeting Friday rnoon,City Manager Frank as granted authority to offer a $5,000 reward "to anyone with information which leads to the arrest and conviction of persons involved in the bombing incident." The bombing was "an act of madness," according to Iowa City Mayor Loren Hickerson, who issued a statement urging all "curious onlookers" to stay away from crowds. "Built into the human inclination to join the crowd is the certainty of confusion and the risk of arrests of innocent observers who are mistaken for activists. Both the confusion and the arrest nocents are classic objectives of radicalism," Hickerson claimed. "Any rock-thrower is delighted with such cooperation from the uninvolved." Hickerson went on to praise "the tireless work of monitors," calling their efforts to prevent police-crowd confrontations "tremendous and inspiring." The monitors also came in for from police Thursday night. One officer summed up his feelings by saying, "We work for different outfits but we stand for the same thing." Schneider Under Fire For Thursday's Charge m was voiced Friday about County's Sheriff Maynard r's failure to confer with other law rcement officials before he led his ties on a charge into the crowd of ers Thursday night. Schneider's charge came after a merged from the crowd and at= to snatch a helmet he was der arrested the youth and then order to "move 'em in." He day that he had not had enough confer with iowa City Police Chief trick J. McCarney and Iowa Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson 3 took the action. time, CityAtty. Jay Honohan ly discussed with McCarney the tion had been considered. He called the report a "wild rumor." However, other city officials, who asked that their names not be released, said the report was true. Eleven persons were arrested in scuffles with police Thursday night. Nine people have been charged with unlawful assembly. Those nine are Dan G. Kalopek, A2; Betty A. Wood, A3; Katherine R. Parrott; Mark D. Larson, A2; David L. Kurt, G; Richard L. Fryear, G; William F. Cox; Michael Maxwell; and Thomas R. Dingfeller, A4 Charged with resisting execution of process were Dennis R. Liming and Lawrence K. McClure. The People Anti-war demonstrators sit on the steps of Old Capitol Thursday night before the demonstration moved into the streets and ultimately to a confrontation with local police officers. The woman in the center is waving a red flag with yellow star. —Photo by Joel Dryer Dum-Dum Defendants Get Maximum Penalty "It is the opinion of the court that the patience of this community is wearing thin. The patience of this court has run out." With this statement, Police Court Judge Joseph Thornton Friday sentenced the 15 members of the Dum-Dum arguments should have been made at that time. Thornton went on, "All the court will hear today are statements in respect to the penalties to be imposed." In a statement at the time of sentencing, Thornton said entry into the univer-