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University of Iowa anti-war protests, January-April 1971

1971-02-22 Des Moines Register Article: ""Calm Protest At U Of Iowa""

DMR  2/23/71   Wirephoto (AP)
Coffee Break
Students from a group called "Christians Affirming Life" are served coffee Monday durig their protest against two Marine Corps recruiters at the University of Iowa Engineering Placement office in Iowa City. Serving the coffee is Thomas Farrell, director of placement. The protest later was joined by a small number of protesters from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), but the event was peaceful.

Calm Protest at U of Iowa
(The Register's Iowa News Service)
IOWA CITY, IA. — Two dozen University of Iowa students Monday picketed the Engineering Placement Office on the U of I campus here to protest the presence of an Army Materiel Command recruiter.
The protest was peacefl and there were no incidents.
Although the demonstrators milled around in the hallway outside the placement office, sixteen students scheduled for interviews with the recruiter were allowed through.
The protest was staged by two separate groups—Christians Affirming Life and Students for a Democratic Society. SDS members said they were protesting the Army Materiel Command's role in developing weapons for the war in Southeast Asia and riot control.
Prof. Thomas Farrell, co-ordinator of the placement office, commanded the protesters. "They did a very nice job. I thought they showed very good sense," Farrell said.
At noon, members of the placement office staff served coffee to the protesters.

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DMR 2/23/71 Wirephoto (AP) Coffee Break Students from a group called "Christians Affirming Life" are served coffee Monday durig their protest against two Marine Corps recruiters at the University of Iowa Engineering Placement office in Iowa City. Serving the coffee is Thomas Farrell, director of placement. The protest later was joined by a small number of protesters from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), but the event was peaceful. Calm Protest at U of Iowa (The Register's Iowa News Service) IOWA CITY, IA. — Two dozen University of Iowa students Monday picketed the Engineering Placement Office on the U of I campus here to protest the presence of an Army Materiel Command recruiter. The protest was peacefl and there were no incidents. Although the demonstrators milled around in the hallway outside the placement office, sixteen students scheduled for interviews with the recruiter were allowed through. The protest was staged by two separate groups—Christians Affirming Life and Students for a Democratic Society. SDS members said they were protesting the Army Materiel Command's role in developing weapons for the war in Southeast Asia and riot control. Prof. Thomas Farrell, co-ordinator of the placement office, commanded the protesters. "They did a very nice job. I thought they showed very good sense," Farrell said. At noon, members of the placement office staff served coffee to the protesters.