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Student protests, May-December 1971

1971-05-12 Daily Iowan Articles: ""Dorm Protesters Gassed by Police"" ""Police Charge Crowd Gathered Near Dorms"" Page 2

"Dorm Protesters . . . etc."
2 (of 4)
Daily Iowan
the University of Iowa   and the People of Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa 5224—Wednesday, May 12, 1971
10 cents a copy

Police Charge Crowd
Gathered Near Dorms
Police moved in on a group of about 750 students near the men's residence halls about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The demonstrators were in Riverside Drive and Grand Avenue, lined up on the footbridges over the streets and massed all the way back to the dormitories. They had built barricdes to try to keep the police back.
About 12::30 a.m. police gave the order to "get back in the dorms." The protestors refused, shouting "No" to the police.
The police announced there would be "no mercy" and that gas would be used if necessary.
Most of the crowd moved back toward the residence halls in front of the police, who used tear gas in their charges.
At least one person was arrested on charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm.
Police made repeated charges into the crowd meeting some moderately organized resistance.
The group tore down stop lights and barricaded the streets, and people were lined up on the footbradges.
About 11:50 p.m. a two-toned light blue and off-white car ran through the group three times, striking several people. One woman was injured but refused hospitalization. The car was heavily stoned.
Shortly after the beginning of the police charge, some kind of homemade gas or gunpowder device went off behind the police charge.
Gary Wade, WMT-TV cameraman, and John Camp Daily Iowan reported, were hit by the gas. Both were temporarily blinded.
BULLETIN
An explosive device consisting of dynamite sticks was reportedly found inside Hillcrest dormitory Tuesday night. The dormitory was immediately evacuated after a telephone bomb threat that initiated a search which turned up the bom.
Advisors in the dormitory said several sticks of dynamite connected by a spring device in a satchel were found. The bomb was removed from the dormitory without incident.

ters Gassed by Police
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 said two cannisters of the tear

hold up a dime—we'll lob one for accuracy" came from McCarney's bullhorn. 
Four policemen were reported injured: one,  Robert Stika, reportedly struck by a car: another, Daniel Sellers, with a broken wrist: Patrick Harney, with a cut requiring stitches; and Thomas Walden, who re-injured a finger broken Thursday night.
All are Iowa City police officers.
Also reportedhurt were Deborah Bailey, who was allegedly clubbed by a policeman and treated at University Hospital and Glenn Epstein, who sustained injuries from a thrown rock. Epstein was treated and released at Mercy Hospital.
Gov. Robert Ray Tuesday ordered 200 Iowa Highway Patrolmen to Iowa City to assist university security officers.
Asked whether he planned to call in 

home the students would go back to their rooms."
McCarney told the reporter that no university officials had been in contact with him, although he had tried to reach Boyd to ask for suggestions.
Boyd Tuesday appealed to university students to "resist any call for agitation" and to attempt to calm others.
"The great majority of you have shown by your absence from the recent disruptions that you fully understand the difference between effective expression of concern and the fruitless harassment of both the university and the Iowa City community . . . I urge you to counsel fellow students to join with you in refusing to be drawn into senseless, counterproductive acts which an only result in the degradation of this university," his statement said.

Anne Harover, A1, 2331 Burge Hall, Iowa City; David Sherman, A2, 339 North Riverside; Alfred Kimble, 20, 403 South Dubuque; David Stoner, 26, 335 South Clinton; Charles Meggitt, 28, Box 6078, Iowa City;  Gary Dean Martin, 18, 809 Willow; Richard Stroud, 16, RR2, Iowa City; Steve Schmidhauser, 18, 1112 East Court; Steven Burkett, 18, 6255 South Dodge; and Robert Mall, 23, 730 North Linn.
Tom Christiansen, 22, 1211 2nd St., Coralville; Marlene McAllister, 23, Apt. 3, Carolann, Coralville; David Pearson, A3, 103 1/2 South Clinton; John K. Rucker, A2, 621 North Johnson; Nancy Pearson, 21, 103 1/2 South Clinton; Billy Steig, A3, 630 East Washington; Anthony Borg, 24, RR5 Iowa City; Mike Collins, 26, 3221 Shamrock; James Dutkiewicz, A4, 625 Emerald; and Gerald Lehman, 22, RR1.

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"Dorm Protesters . . . etc." 2 (of 4) Daily Iowan the University of Iowa and the People of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa 5224—Wednesday, May 12, 1971 10 cents a copy Police Charge Crowd Gathered Near Dorms Police moved in on a group of about 750 students near the men's residence halls about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. The demonstrators were in Riverside Drive and Grand Avenue, lined up on the footbridges over the streets and massed all the way back to the dormitories. They had built barricdes to try to keep the police back. About 12::30 a.m. police gave the order to "get back in the dorms." The protestors refused, shouting "No" to the police. The police announced there would be "no mercy" and that gas would be used if necessary. Most of the crowd moved back toward the residence halls in front of the police, who used tear gas in their charges. At least one person was arrested on charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm. Police made repeated charges into the crowd meeting some moderately organized resistance. The group tore down stop lights and barricaded the streets, and people were lined up on the footbradges. About 11:50 p.m. a two-toned light blue and off-white car ran through the group three times, striking several people. One woman was injured but refused hospitalization. The car was heavily stoned. Shortly after the beginning of the police charge, some kind of homemade gas or gunpowder device went off behind the police charge. Gary Wade, WMT-TV cameraman, and John Camp Daily Iowan reported, were hit by the gas. Both were temporarily blinded. BULLETIN An explosive device consisting of dynamite sticks was reportedly found inside Hillcrest dormitory Tuesday night. The dormitory was immediately evacuated after a telephone bomb threat that initiated a search which turned up the bom. Advisors in the dormitory said several sticks of dynamite connected by a spring device in a satchel were found. The bomb was removed from the dormitory without incident. ters Gassed by Police he did not think it was es- the police to enter the dorm- do not favor the use of tear ally in the dorms" he said. ent at the scene, David Yep- alled the teargassing of the "an over-reaction on the part of e." totally out of line. They made take in doing that Yepsen student said that the action ngly turned students against He said that students one r expect to do such a thing were ing rocks and bottles. er in the Hillcrest dormitory two floors of the dorm were the tear gas, which forced stay in other parts of the said two cannisters of the tear hold up a dime—we'll lob one for accuracy" came from McCarney's bullhorn. Four policemen were reported injured: one, Robert Stika, reportedly struck by a car: another, Daniel Sellers, with a broken wrist: Patrick Harney, with a cut requiring stitches; and Thomas Walden, who re-injured a finger broken Thursday night. All are Iowa City police officers. Also reportedhurt were Deborah Bailey, who was allegedly clubbed by a policeman and treated at University Hospital and Glenn Epstein, who sustained injuries from a thrown rock. Epstein was treated and released at Mercy Hospital. Gov. Robert Ray Tuesday ordered 200 Iowa Highway Patrolmen to Iowa City to assist university security officers. Asked whether he planned to call in home the students would go back to their rooms." McCarney told the reporter that no university officials had been in contact with him, although he had tried to reach Boyd to ask for suggestions. Boyd Tuesday appealed to university students to "resist any call for agitation" and to attempt to calm others. "The great majority of you have shown by your absence from the recent disruptions that you fully understand the difference between effective expression of concern and the fruitless harassment of both the university and the Iowa City community . . . I urge you to counsel fellow students to join with you in refusing to be drawn into senseless, counterproductive acts which an only result in the degradation of this university," his statement said. Anne Harover, A1, 2331 Burge Hall, Iowa City; David Sherman, A2, 339 North Riverside; Alfred Kimble, 20, 403 South Dubuque; David Stoner, 26, 335 South Clinton; Charles Meggitt, 28, Box 6078, Iowa City; Gary Dean Martin, 18, 809 Willow; Richard Stroud, 16, RR2, Iowa City; Steve Schmidhauser, 18, 1112 East Court; Steven Burkett, 18, 6255 South Dodge; and Robert Mall, 23, 730 North Linn. Tom Christiansen, 22, 1211 2nd St., Coralville; Marlene McAllister, 23, Apt. 3, Carolann, Coralville; David Pearson, A3, 103 1/2 South Clinton; John K. Rucker, A2, 621 North Johnson; Nancy Pearson, 21, 103 1/2 South Clinton; Billy Steig, A3, 630 East Washington; Anthony Borg, 24, RR5 Iowa City; Mike Collins, 26, 3221 Shamrock; James Dutkiewicz, A4, 625 Emerald; and Gerald Lehman, 22, RR1.