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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-12 Des Moines Register Articles: ""Patrol Sent To Iowa City After Clash"" ""Residents of Dorms Seek Hiding Place"" Page 3

DMR 5/12/71

"Patrol Sent to Iowa City After Clash" cont

ty headquarters, chanting antiwar slogans
Take to Streets
A rally had been called foe 7:30 p.m. Monday. For about two hours, young people played games and sat on the Pentacrest talking and studying. At 9:30, the group took to the streets, its numbers growing steadily. No window-breaking took place, as it did in a similar disorder last Wednesday. 
After police cleared the streets, many students returned to the men's dorm complex, angered about alleged "overreaction" on the part of some officers. 
Students began throwing rocks from a hill near the Hillcrest Dormitory that overlooks U.S. Highway 218. Police massed on the nearby Burlington Street Bridge. 
After chasing young people up the hill and using tear gas, officers returned to the bridge where they remained until dawn.

Harass Police
Although most students returned to their rooms after the gas fumes subsided, about 200 to 300 remained in the area, harassing police and throwing rocks and bottles onto the highway.
Three concrete sewer culverts - part of a work project on Grand Avenue that leads to the dorms - were rolled down the hill in the direction of the officers. One of the culverts rolled into the Iowa River. 
Students also set fire to a snow fence on Grand Avenue. They set up "trip wires" across the road and began building a barricade, left uncompleted when the law officers withdrew. 
Many students admitted that the police had been subjected to senseless harassment, but they also objected to the tear-gassing inside the dormitories.
Vent Frustration
Some officers vented their frustration in other ways. 
One officer overturned bicycles park in a rack near the men's dorms. He slammed other bicycles with his riot club. 
At the Iowa City Civic Center, damaged by a dynamite bomb early last Friday, rifle carrying sentries were positioned on the roof. 
University Hospitals reported treating several students and lawmen for minor injuries suffered during the sporadic rock throwing. No one was hospitalized however. 
Mercy Hospital reported treating one Iowa City officer, Patrolman Robert Stika, who suffered minor injuries when struck by a slow moving car in the downtown area about 1 a.m.
Of the 39 persons arrested, 37 were charged with disorderly conduct. According to the 1970-71 U of I Student Directory, at least 12 were students and one was a U of I associate professor of sociology.
One person, John  K . Rucker, 20, a U of I sophomore from Des Moines, was charged with assault to commit great bodily injury. John Finney, 24, of Iowa City was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. 

Those Charged
Those charged with the disorderly conduct, as listed on police records were:
Fred Karnes. 24; Mike Kimble, 18; Max Jones. 23; Rojans Omara, 20; David G. Omara,21; Alfred Kimble, 20; David Stoner, 26; Charles Magith, 28; Richard Stroud, 16; Steve Schmidhauser, 18; Steven Burkett, 18; Robert Mall, 23; Nancy Pearson, 21; Anthony Borg, 24; Mike Collins, 26; John R. Cord, 24; Tom Rudd, 21; Stephen Reynolds,21; Barbara Miller, 20; and Gerald Lehman, who all gave Iowa City addresses.
Others charged included Anne Harover, 18 a U of I freshman from Mount Ayr; David Sharman, 19, a sophomore from Lincolnwood, Ill.; Tom Christiansen, 22 and Marlene McAllister, 23 both of Coral

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DMR 5/12/71 "Patrol Sent to Iowa City After Clash" cont ty headquarters, chanting antiwar slogans Take to Streets A rally had been called foe 7:30 p.m. Monday. For about two hours, young people played games and sat on the Pentacrest talking and studying. At 9:30, the group took to the streets, its numbers growing steadily. No window-breaking took place, as it did in a similar disorder last Wednesday. After police cleared the streets, many students returned to the men's dorm complex, angered about alleged "overreaction" on the part of some officers. Students began throwing rocks from a hill near the Hillcrest Dormitory that overlooks U.S. Highway 218. Police massed on the nearby Burlington Street Bridge. After chasing young people up the hill and using tear gas, officers returned to the bridge where they remained until dawn. Harass Police Although most students returned to their rooms after the gas fumes subsided, about 200 to 300 remained in the area, harassing police and throwing rocks and bottles onto the highway. Three concrete sewer culverts - part of a work project on Grand Avenue that leads to the dorms - were rolled down the hill in the direction of the officers. One of the culverts rolled into the Iowa River. Students also set fire to a snow fence on Grand Avenue. They set up "trip wires" across the road and began building a barricade, left uncompleted when the law officers withdrew. Many students admitted that the police had been subjected to senseless harassment, but they also objected to the tear-gassing inside the dormitories. Vent Frustration Some officers vented their frustration in other ways. One officer overturned bicycles park in a rack near the men's dorms. He slammed other bicycles with his riot club. At the Iowa City Civic Center, damaged by a dynamite bomb early last Friday, rifle carrying sentries were positioned on the roof. University Hospitals reported treating several students and lawmen for minor injuries suffered during the sporadic rock throwing. No one was hospitalized however. Mercy Hospital reported treating one Iowa City officer, Patrolman Robert Stika, who suffered minor injuries when struck by a slow moving car in the downtown area about 1 a.m. Of the 39 persons arrested, 37 were charged with disorderly conduct. According to the 1970-71 U of I Student Directory, at least 12 were students and one was a U of I associate professor of sociology. One person, John K . Rucker, 20, a U of I sophomore from Des Moines, was charged with assault to commit great bodily injury. John Finney, 24, of Iowa City was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Those Charged Those charged with the disorderly conduct, as listed on police records were: Fred Karnes. 24; Mike Kimble, 18; Max Jones. 23; Rojans Omara, 20; David G. Omara,21; Alfred Kimble, 20; David Stoner, 26; Charles Magith, 28; Richard Stroud, 16; Steve Schmidhauser, 18; Steven Burkett, 18; Robert Mall, 23; Nancy Pearson, 21; Anthony Borg, 24; Mike Collins, 26; John R. Cord, 24; Tom Rudd, 21; Stephen Reynolds,21; Barbara Miller, 20; and Gerald Lehman, who all gave Iowa City addresses. Others charged included Anne Harover, 18 a U of I freshman from Mount Ayr; David Sharman, 19, a sophomore from Lincolnwood, Ill.; Tom Christiansen, 22 and Marlene McAllister, 23 both of Coral