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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1965-1967
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[handwritten] Iowa Alumni Review Dec. '67 Jan. '68 part of the building could not get through the line of demonstrators, and if they had been able to, could not have gotten past the secondary line of security police without identification as being on official business. Official business also included a few carefully-screened individuals having bona fide appointments with the Marine recruiters. These persons were escorted through the lines by police - at first. Later in the day, however the situation deteriorated to the extent that security officers withdrew to a position behind the locked doors of the east entrance to the Union because of the shoving, milling crowd which was now swollen with more demonstrators, anti-demonstrators and bystanders. Local police backed by sheriffs' deputies from four eastern Iowa counties and a contingent of Iowa highway Patrolmen were held in reserve, off campus, while the University attempted to resolve the situation without outside help. But by early afternoon things got a bit rough in the crowd. Anti-protesters attempted to force their way through the line of protesters and later rushed protesters, grabbing individuals and dragging them out into the street. This tactic was fairly useless, however, as the removed parties simply went back into the line while another protesters as being dragged off. Campus Security Chief John H. Hanna went into the crowd several times to try to calm the demonstrators and counter-demonstrators, but both factions berated the chief. The anti-protesters scolded him for not arresting the protesters, and the protesters complained about not getting police protection from the anti-protesters. Hanna eventually has to retreat, as his security force is not deputized, is not armed, and lacks the power of arrest. In the midst of the throng, too, were U of I Vice President for Academic Affairs Willard L. Boyd, Academic Affairs Dean Philip G, Hubbard and Assistant [photo]
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[handwritten] Iowa Alumni Review Dec. '67 Jan. '68 part of the building could not get through the line of demonstrators, and if they had been able to, could not have gotten past the secondary line of security police without identification as being on official business. Official business also included a few carefully-screened individuals having bona fide appointments with the Marine recruiters. These persons were escorted through the lines by police - at first. Later in the day, however the situation deteriorated to the extent that security officers withdrew to a position behind the locked doors of the east entrance to the Union because of the shoving, milling crowd which was now swollen with more demonstrators, anti-demonstrators and bystanders. Local police backed by sheriffs' deputies from four eastern Iowa counties and a contingent of Iowa highway Patrolmen were held in reserve, off campus, while the University attempted to resolve the situation without outside help. But by early afternoon things got a bit rough in the crowd. Anti-protesters attempted to force their way through the line of protesters and later rushed protesters, grabbing individuals and dragging them out into the street. This tactic was fairly useless, however, as the removed parties simply went back into the line while another protesters as being dragged off. Campus Security Chief John H. Hanna went into the crowd several times to try to calm the demonstrators and counter-demonstrators, but both factions berated the chief. The anti-protesters scolded him for not arresting the protesters, and the protesters complained about not getting police protection from the anti-protesters. Hanna eventually has to retreat, as his security force is not deputized, is not armed, and lacks the power of arrest. In the midst of the throng, too, were U of I Vice President for Academic Affairs Willard L. Boyd, Academic Affairs Dean Philip G, Hubbard and Assistant [photo]
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