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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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[handwritten] Dec 5, 1967 P-C p.4 (of 4) Dow Continued From Page 1A sticks and small pocket chemical tear gas guns. Repulsed in their first attempt to reach the Dow office some of the protestors started for Old Capitol, but were met by about 30 law enforcement officers from Blackhawk, Cedar and Johnson Counties. All was quiet then until noon when a group of about 110 protestors shouting " Stop Dow Now" walked across the campus fro the Union through the business district to the Civic Center. As they walked past the front of the center, the entrance of which was guarded by a line of 10 Johnson County Sheriff's and other officers, two were arrested. One, identified as Gerals Marian had carried a power megaphone through which he shouted directions to the protestors. Officers, who cut him out of the crowd and hustled him into the police station also seized the megaphone. Seizure of him brought outbrusts of anger from the marchers and some shouts of " We want Bert" as Marion is reportedly known. The second to be arrested identified as Karen Harvey, was seized by officers as she carried a dead rat toward them up the walk of the Civic Center. She sought to run away, threw a camera to a companion and sought to wrestle herself free before officers finally carried her into the police station. Shouts of "police brutality" followed this. After walking around the Civic Center block and past the front of the center twice, the protestors headed west of Washington street toward the campus area. One of the things adding to confusion at the Union was that the telephones were out of order, Philip G. Hubbard, UI dean of academic affairs said that the lines had been cut by working on campus. A leaflet passed out at the rally said in part: " We plan to be non-violent and we plan to stay within the limits of the law. But we do not plan to be ignored " We have no particular desire to be arrested. If it becomes necessary we will separate into several groups operating independently. If your group is approached by a force of police, leave. People in the group will know where to go next. If groups have to disperse rendezvous will be announced. "Do not attack the police under any circumstances. If you are attacked by anybody else what you do is up to you."
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[handwritten] Dec 5, 1967 P-C p.4 (of 4) Dow Continued From Page 1A sticks and small pocket chemical tear gas guns. Repulsed in their first attempt to reach the Dow office some of the protestors started for Old Capitol, but were met by about 30 law enforcement officers from Blackhawk, Cedar and Johnson Counties. All was quiet then until noon when a group of about 110 protestors shouting " Stop Dow Now" walked across the campus fro the Union through the business district to the Civic Center. As they walked past the front of the center, the entrance of which was guarded by a line of 10 Johnson County Sheriff's and other officers, two were arrested. One, identified as Gerals Marian had carried a power megaphone through which he shouted directions to the protestors. Officers, who cut him out of the crowd and hustled him into the police station also seized the megaphone. Seizure of him brought outbrusts of anger from the marchers and some shouts of " We want Bert" as Marion is reportedly known. The second to be arrested identified as Karen Harvey, was seized by officers as she carried a dead rat toward them up the walk of the Civic Center. She sought to run away, threw a camera to a companion and sought to wrestle herself free before officers finally carried her into the police station. Shouts of "police brutality" followed this. After walking around the Civic Center block and past the front of the center twice, the protestors headed west of Washington street toward the campus area. One of the things adding to confusion at the Union was that the telephones were out of order, Philip G. Hubbard, UI dean of academic affairs said that the lines had been cut by working on campus. A leaflet passed out at the rally said in part: " We plan to be non-violent and we plan to stay within the limits of the law. But we do not plan to be ignored " We have no particular desire to be arrested. If it becomes necessary we will separate into several groups operating independently. If your group is approached by a force of police, leave. People in the group will know where to go next. If groups have to disperse rendezvous will be announced. "Do not attack the police under any circumstances. If you are attacked by anybody else what you do is up to you."
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