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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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- Permanent Fund Debated- [handwritten] DI Dec 6, 1967 Senate Votes To Pay Bail By BETSY BECKER The Student Senate voted to allocate $1,500 from senate funds to be used as bail for the remaining four antiwar demonstrators in jail Tuesday night. The measure adopted by a vote of 17 and a half to seven and a half does not condone or condemn those arrested Tuesday, but calls the ball "excessive." After the bill was passed Sen. Gary Goldstein moved to investigate the possibility of setting up a joint senate-administration bail fund for members of the University community. This move was accepted. Sen. Mike Lally, a demonstrator, was the first to ask the senate to allocate the funds. Then Student Body Vice Pres. Ken Wessels asked the senate to suspend the rules to discuss a plan for setting up the fund. In the discussion which followed, Wessels a member of Hawkeye Student Party (HSP) said that posting bail would not be taking a stand on the demonstration. He asked that bond be posted in " a humanitarian spirit." Sen. Carl Varner, a member of Students for Responsible Action (SRA) disagreed. He said that posting bond for those arrested would be complicity with the tactics, goals and objectives of the demonstrators. Varner compared this with the demonstrators' assertion that the University was guilty of "complicity" with Dow Chemical Co. and the war in Vietnam by permitting the chemical firm to recruit here. Hank Fier, who was substituting for Sen. Paul Eisner, asked Wessels to accept a " friendly amendment"" to the bill. Fier asked that a bail fund be set up for all students in all cases. Wessels did not accept the amendment and when it was reintroduced later for a vote, it was not approved. Student Body Pres. John T. Pelton said that at first he felt very uneasy about setting up a bail fund. " But I think we must consider the people in jail as individuals," he declared. " We should not set the precedent and should not set up a permanent bail fund. We should take things as they come Pelton Applauded " Therefore I ask for $1,500 from the senate for bond. " Pelton said. After Pelton's statement there was applause. Senators voting no were: Diana Dennis' substitute Varner, Carl Stuart. Bob Griffin, Dennis Schuelke, Pat Cadwalladder, Roy Cacciatore's substitute and Gordon Shuey. Abstentions were: Bob Rosenthal, Bob Homma's substitute, Nici DeMarco's substitute and Pat Riley's substitute. Yes votes were: Susan Parry's substitute. Jan Carl. Randy Swisher, Phillip Hubbard, Mary Jane Nauman, Chuck Derden, Carol Jaffrey, Bill Scott, Gary Sissel, Lally, Ellen Heywood, Chuck Diegel, Eisner's substitute, Dave Hellwege, Jean Heeren, Tim Hyde, Maureen Barry and Goldstein. Later in the evening, Mrs. Roy Harvey, one of the four protesters was bailed out, leaving only $1,100 needed for the three remaining defendants. Pelton predicted they would be bailed out by 9 a.m. Smiley Blasts Protest As 'Uprise Of Natives' By CHERYL ARVIDSON City Manager Frank R. Smiley said Tuesday night he did not intend to offer any apologies to councilmen, Iowa City residents or demonstrators for alleged police brutality during Tuesday's demonstrations against Dow Chemical Co. Smiley speaking at a City Council meeting called the demonstration " an uprising of the natives on campus." He said that if the situation had been worse police would have "knocked" more demonstrators on the head Smiley said the demonstrators Tuesday were different and more difficult to handle than the Nov. 1 demonstration against Marine Corps recruiters. Smiley said the demonstrators Tuesday were " causing and looking for trouble." When the position of the police departments at the demonstration scene was considered, Smiley said he had no apologies for the actions of the forces. Smiley said police actions were always as forceful as a situation warranted. " I think the boys did a good job today," Smiley said. Councilman James Nesmith said a typical "scream" in a situation such as Tuesday's demonstrations was police brutality. Smiley said the police forces has been at the Union since early Tuesday morning. The difficulty in planning law enforcement strategy came from the secrecy of the demonstrators' plans Smiley said. He said the city and University agreed to fortify the Business and Placement Office and the Old Capitol. The city and county security forces knew, according to Smiley , that the demonstrators were trying to keep moving and make the police spread themselves too thin for adequate protection. Smiley said the use of Mace, a chemical spray that immobilizes those hit with it, was " more effective and more humane than tear gas, guns or clubs" in controlling a crowd. Hubbard Describes Attempt To 'Beseige Dean Huit's Office' By PEG McGAFFEY " Clubs and chemical Mace were used freely today," said Philip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs as he described Tuesday's events and demonstrations to members of the Faculty Senate Council Tuesday evening. Hubbard spoke to the faculty group at their request. One group of protesters marched on University Hall " apparently in at attempt to beseige Dean (M.L.) Huit," Hubbard said. He described them as "stamping through the halls and pounding on doors." Faculty members were among this group, the dean said. Hubbard said that three graduate students arrested in the demonstrations had called the Graduate College, pleaded their innocence and asked for protection. These " students can only get themselves a lawyer," Hubbard said. He added that he had no knowledge of whether or not the police had been invited to campus. However, he said Sheriff Maynard E. Schneider had asked him why he didn't keep him informed of what was going on. Hubbard said he replied that he never knows what students are going to do.
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- Permanent Fund Debated- [handwritten] DI Dec 6, 1967 Senate Votes To Pay Bail By BETSY BECKER The Student Senate voted to allocate $1,500 from senate funds to be used as bail for the remaining four antiwar demonstrators in jail Tuesday night. The measure adopted by a vote of 17 and a half to seven and a half does not condone or condemn those arrested Tuesday, but calls the ball "excessive." After the bill was passed Sen. Gary Goldstein moved to investigate the possibility of setting up a joint senate-administration bail fund for members of the University community. This move was accepted. Sen. Mike Lally, a demonstrator, was the first to ask the senate to allocate the funds. Then Student Body Vice Pres. Ken Wessels asked the senate to suspend the rules to discuss a plan for setting up the fund. In the discussion which followed, Wessels a member of Hawkeye Student Party (HSP) said that posting bail would not be taking a stand on the demonstration. He asked that bond be posted in " a humanitarian spirit." Sen. Carl Varner, a member of Students for Responsible Action (SRA) disagreed. He said that posting bond for those arrested would be complicity with the tactics, goals and objectives of the demonstrators. Varner compared this with the demonstrators' assertion that the University was guilty of "complicity" with Dow Chemical Co. and the war in Vietnam by permitting the chemical firm to recruit here. Hank Fier, who was substituting for Sen. Paul Eisner, asked Wessels to accept a " friendly amendment"" to the bill. Fier asked that a bail fund be set up for all students in all cases. Wessels did not accept the amendment and when it was reintroduced later for a vote, it was not approved. Student Body Pres. John T. Pelton said that at first he felt very uneasy about setting up a bail fund. " But I think we must consider the people in jail as individuals," he declared. " We should not set the precedent and should not set up a permanent bail fund. We should take things as they come Pelton Applauded " Therefore I ask for $1,500 from the senate for bond. " Pelton said. After Pelton's statement there was applause. Senators voting no were: Diana Dennis' substitute Varner, Carl Stuart. Bob Griffin, Dennis Schuelke, Pat Cadwalladder, Roy Cacciatore's substitute and Gordon Shuey. Abstentions were: Bob Rosenthal, Bob Homma's substitute, Nici DeMarco's substitute and Pat Riley's substitute. Yes votes were: Susan Parry's substitute. Jan Carl. Randy Swisher, Phillip Hubbard, Mary Jane Nauman, Chuck Derden, Carol Jaffrey, Bill Scott, Gary Sissel, Lally, Ellen Heywood, Chuck Diegel, Eisner's substitute, Dave Hellwege, Jean Heeren, Tim Hyde, Maureen Barry and Goldstein. Later in the evening, Mrs. Roy Harvey, one of the four protesters was bailed out, leaving only $1,100 needed for the three remaining defendants. Pelton predicted they would be bailed out by 9 a.m. Smiley Blasts Protest As 'Uprise Of Natives' By CHERYL ARVIDSON City Manager Frank R. Smiley said Tuesday night he did not intend to offer any apologies to councilmen, Iowa City residents or demonstrators for alleged police brutality during Tuesday's demonstrations against Dow Chemical Co. Smiley speaking at a City Council meeting called the demonstration " an uprising of the natives on campus." He said that if the situation had been worse police would have "knocked" more demonstrators on the head Smiley said the demonstrators Tuesday were different and more difficult to handle than the Nov. 1 demonstration against Marine Corps recruiters. Smiley said the demonstrators Tuesday were " causing and looking for trouble." When the position of the police departments at the demonstration scene was considered, Smiley said he had no apologies for the actions of the forces. Smiley said police actions were always as forceful as a situation warranted. " I think the boys did a good job today," Smiley said. Councilman James Nesmith said a typical "scream" in a situation such as Tuesday's demonstrations was police brutality. Smiley said the police forces has been at the Union since early Tuesday morning. The difficulty in planning law enforcement strategy came from the secrecy of the demonstrators' plans Smiley said. He said the city and University agreed to fortify the Business and Placement Office and the Old Capitol. The city and county security forces knew, according to Smiley , that the demonstrators were trying to keep moving and make the police spread themselves too thin for adequate protection. Smiley said the use of Mace, a chemical spray that immobilizes those hit with it, was " more effective and more humane than tear gas, guns or clubs" in controlling a crowd. Hubbard Describes Attempt To 'Beseige Dean Huit's Office' By PEG McGAFFEY " Clubs and chemical Mace were used freely today," said Philip G. Hubbard, dean of academic affairs as he described Tuesday's events and demonstrations to members of the Faculty Senate Council Tuesday evening. Hubbard spoke to the faculty group at their request. One group of protesters marched on University Hall " apparently in at attempt to beseige Dean (M.L.) Huit," Hubbard said. He described them as "stamping through the halls and pounding on doors." Faculty members were among this group, the dean said. Hubbard said that three graduate students arrested in the demonstrations had called the Graduate College, pleaded their innocence and asked for protection. These " students can only get themselves a lawyer," Hubbard said. He added that he had no knowledge of whether or not the police had been invited to campus. However, he said Sheriff Maynard E. Schneider had asked him why he didn't keep him informed of what was going on. Hubbard said he replied that he never knows what students are going to do.
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