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1971-06-06 Daily Iowan Article: ""Anti-War Violence Strikes City"" Page 2

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Daily Iowan 
University of Iowa and the People of Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa 52240 - Thursday, May 6. 1971, 10 cents a copy

olence Strikes City 

ndochina War march
after this photograph 
Iowa City. Damage
ply, the federal 

to by George Popkin

Scattered Arrests Follow Three Hours of Trashing

A handful of people were arrested Wednesday night after a crowd of antiwar demonstrators estimated at a average 400 and 500 people ranged through Iowa City for four hours breaking windows and blocking traffic. 
About 100 law enforcement officers, including Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies, the Iowa Highway Patrol and Iowa City and Coralville Police Departments, dressed in riot gear charged down Clinton Street and into the Pentacrest to break up the crowd shortly before midnight. 
No names of those arrested had been released by Iowa City Police at Daily Iowan press tie. 
( It was learned later that among the persons detained was Thomas Walsh, A3, a local reporter covering the event and editor-select of the Daily Iowan. Walsh, who was standing with a group of reporters and camerapersons on the corner of Washington and Clinton Streets, was hustled on a bus along with a bystander. It was not known at press time whether any charges were filed against him.)
Several people were reported treated and released at University Hospitals for minor injuries sustained during the demonstrations. 
Police attacked the few people they caught on their charge across the Pentacrest with night sticks, but no serious injuries were apparent. 
BLOCK TRAFFIC
The melee erupted after a wreath laying and march to the National Guard Armory turned into a traffic-blocking sit-in at the intersection of Clinton and Burlington streets. 
The crowd, which numbered as many as 1,000 at its peak, including spectators, turned hostile when a pickup truck labeled "Barney's DX" careened through the demonstrators after the crowd had moved to the intersection of Dubuque and Iowa streets at 9 p.m.
Demonstrators then converged on Barney's DX, at the corner of Linn and College, and broke a large plate glass window and several smaller windows in the garage door. Student monitors, place themselves between the crowd and the station in an attempt to prevent further damage, and the crowd began moving down Linn Street to the Army Navy and Air Force Recruiting Center. 
A large plate glass door was broken at the recruiting center before monitors again placed themselves between the crowd and the building. The crowd then marched back through town and hit Iowa Book and Supply, where at least five more large plate glass windows were broken.
After blocking Clinton Street in front of Iowa Book and Supply, the crowd next moved to the Iowa City Post Office, where most of the windows on the front of the building were broken by thrown rocks. 
HIT THE FIELD HOUSE
Leaving the Post Office, the crowd moved to Burlington Street, then down Burlington and across the river to the Field House, where all of the windows on the south side of the building were broken out. 
After leaving the Field House, the crowd made its way back to the Pentacrest, blocking the intersection of Burlington Street and Riverside Drive for a time and at one point surrounding a car that refused to stop for them. 
The crowd also stopped for a few minutes at the corner of Burlington and Capitol streets when a man identified by some members of the crowd as a Johnson County Deputy Sheriff tried to detain one of the demonstrators, asking him to "wait and talk things over." The unidentified demonstrator refused to wait and the two were immediately surrounded by 
The crowd men began the march to the Johnson County Courthouse and the Armory, with sporadic shouts of "Peace Now," "One, Two, Three, Four, we don't want your f*cking war."
A clenched fist salute followed the reading of the commemorative wreath at both the Courthouse and the Armory. The inscription read, "In memory of those murdered at Kent State May 4, 1970 and Jackson State May 6, 1970, and for thousands of Americans and Vietnamese killed in Amerika's Imperialist War of Aggression in Vietnam."
An American flag was raised upside down at half mast in front of the National Guard Armory as the crowd, seated on the grass, cheered, clapped and chanted, "Power to the people" and "End the war." An impromptu skit by the guerrilla theater was put on the chanting. 
ROUTE RETRACED
The crowd, estimated at 350, dispersed en masse, retracing the parade route to the intersection of Burlington and Clinton, where a majority of the demonstrators sat down stopping all traffic. 
At about 8:45 the crowd and curious onlookers moved north into the downtown business district. 
At that point the Barney's DX truck ran through the crowd, and the four hour rampage began. 
Earlier, in the say, university students held a Memorial Convocation for students slain last year at Kent State and Jackson State, and as an expression of compassion for the dead in Indochina and those arrested in Washington D.C., in the past few days.
The convocation included speeches by members of Veterans Against the War (VAW), Students for Democratic Society (SDS) and an open microphone for anyone wishing to express his or her views

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p.2 (of 3) Daily Iowan University of Iowa and the People of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa 52240 - Thursday, May 6. 1971, 10 cents a copy olence Strikes City ndochina War march after this photograph Iowa City. Damage ply, the federal to by George Popkin Scattered Arrests Follow Three Hours of Trashing A handful of people were arrested Wednesday night after a crowd of antiwar demonstrators estimated at a average 400 and 500 people ranged through Iowa City for four hours breaking windows and blocking traffic. About 100 law enforcement officers, including Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies, the Iowa Highway Patrol and Iowa City and Coralville Police Departments, dressed in riot gear charged down Clinton Street and into the Pentacrest to break up the crowd shortly before midnight. No names of those arrested had been released by Iowa City Police at Daily Iowan press tie. ( It was learned later that among the persons detained was Thomas Walsh, A3, a local reporter covering the event and editor-select of the Daily Iowan. Walsh, who was standing with a group of reporters and camerapersons on the corner of Washington and Clinton Streets, was hustled on a bus along with a bystander. It was not known at press time whether any charges were filed against him.) Several people were reported treated and released at University Hospitals for minor injuries sustained during the demonstrations. Police attacked the few people they caught on their charge across the Pentacrest with night sticks, but no serious injuries were apparent. BLOCK TRAFFIC The melee erupted after a wreath laying and march to the National Guard Armory turned into a traffic-blocking sit-in at the intersection of Clinton and Burlington streets. The crowd, which numbered as many as 1,000 at its peak, including spectators, turned hostile when a pickup truck labeled "Barney's DX" careened through the demonstrators after the crowd had moved to the intersection of Dubuque and Iowa streets at 9 p.m. Demonstrators then converged on Barney's DX, at the corner of Linn and College, and broke a large plate glass window and several smaller windows in the garage door. Student monitors, place themselves between the crowd and the station in an attempt to prevent further damage, and the crowd began moving down Linn Street to the Army Navy and Air Force Recruiting Center. A large plate glass door was broken at the recruiting center before monitors again placed themselves between the crowd and the building. The crowd then marched back through town and hit Iowa Book and Supply, where at least five more large plate glass windows were broken. After blocking Clinton Street in front of Iowa Book and Supply, the crowd next moved to the Iowa City Post Office, where most of the windows on the front of the building were broken by thrown rocks. HIT THE FIELD HOUSE Leaving the Post Office, the crowd moved to Burlington Street, then down Burlington and across the river to the Field House, where all of the windows on the south side of the building were broken out. After leaving the Field House, the crowd made its way back to the Pentacrest, blocking the intersection of Burlington Street and Riverside Drive for a time and at one point surrounding a car that refused to stop for them. The crowd also stopped for a few minutes at the corner of Burlington and Capitol streets when a man identified by some members of the crowd as a Johnson County Deputy Sheriff tried to detain one of the demonstrators, asking him to "wait and talk things over." The unidentified demonstrator refused to wait and the two were immediately surrounded by The crowd men began the march to the Johnson County Courthouse and the Armory, with sporadic shouts of "Peace Now," "One, Two, Three, Four, we don't want your f*cking war." A clenched fist salute followed the reading of the commemorative wreath at both the Courthouse and the Armory. The inscription read, "In memory of those murdered at Kent State May 4, 1970 and Jackson State May 6, 1970, and for thousands of Americans and Vietnamese killed in Amerika's Imperialist War of Aggression in Vietnam." An American flag was raised upside down at half mast in front of the National Guard Armory as the crowd, seated on the grass, cheered, clapped and chanted, "Power to the people" and "End the war." An impromptu skit by the guerrilla theater was put on the chanting. ROUTE RETRACED The crowd, estimated at 350, dispersed en masse, retracing the parade route to the intersection of Burlington and Clinton, where a majority of the demonstrators sat down stopping all traffic. At about 8:45 the crowd and curious onlookers moved north into the downtown business district. At that point the Barney's DX truck ran through the crowd, and the four hour rampage began. Earlier, in the say, university students held a Memorial Convocation for students slain last year at Kent State and Jackson State, and as an expression of compassion for the dead in Indochina and those arrested in Washington D.C., in the past few days. The convocation included speeches by members of Veterans Against the War (VAW), Students for Democratic Society (SDS) and an open microphone for anyone wishing to express his or her views