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1970-05-08 Iowa City Press-Citizen Article: ""Officials Show Strain From Long Week"" Page 1

Y PRESS-CITIZEN
CITY, IOWA, FRIDAY MAY 8, 1970   10 CENTS

Strain From Long Week 
Charges?

cleared and Highway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson carried out the order, arresting more than 200 persons. 
-Smiley asked that no cash bond be required of arrested protesters but Police Judge Marion R Neely rejected this request.
-And County Sheriff Maynard Schneider has said several times that he believes National Guardsmen are required to quell the disturbances here. 

" I thought we did have things pretty much under control." Smiley said through reddened eyes this morning, " I didn't think they  (the demonstrators) were disruptive at all."
    Smiley said he left the Old Capitol steps before 2 a.m. to confer with Highway Patrol of-fficers and sheriff's deputies "massed" at the Civic Center.
     Smiley said he disputed their assessment that "things were getting out of hand " and at one point refused to send city police in with the other law enforcement officers. But the call from Boyd settled that dis-pute and all proceeded to the Old Capitol where the arrests were made.
      The city manager said some members of the city police are angry at him for his decision to release the three men arrest-ed inside the Old Capittol.
     " The guys were pretty ticked off," he said, explaining that police officers traditionally re-sent releasing suspects.

When the police arrived at Old Capitol some 25 protesters has re-entered, Smiley said. He praised Highway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson for his handling of the arrests but maintained his contention the arrests were unnecessary
  "I didn't think they had to do it, " he stressed  "But no-body got worked over." 
    Smiley was especially upset
CAMPUS Turn to Page 2A

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'Remain Calm'
City Manager Frank R Smiley called on demonstrators several times during the evening to remain calm and quiet. He said that he did not consider the protesters to be violating the district court injunction banning disruption so long ass they remained outside of buildings and were non-violent. Also urging the crowd to remain peacefful was University Vice Provost Philip G Hubbard (seated in front of Smiley with his hand over his face) . . .

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Y PRESS-CITIZEN CITY, IOWA, FRIDAY MAY 8, 1970 10 CENTS Strain From Long Week Charges? cleared and Highway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson carried out the order, arresting more than 200 persons. -Smiley asked that no cash bond be required of arrested protesters but Police Judge Marion R Neely rejected this request. -And County Sheriff Maynard Schneider has said several times that he believes National Guardsmen are required to quell the disturbances here. " I thought we did have things pretty much under control." Smiley said through reddened eyes this morning, " I didn't think they (the demonstrators) were disruptive at all." Smiley said he left the Old Capitol steps before 2 a.m. to confer with Highway Patrol of-fficers and sheriff's deputies "massed" at the Civic Center. Smiley said he disputed their assessment that "things were getting out of hand " and at one point refused to send city police in with the other law enforcement officers. But the call from Boyd settled that dis-pute and all proceeded to the Old Capitol where the arrests were made. The city manager said some members of the city police are angry at him for his decision to release the three men arrest-ed inside the Old Capittol. " The guys were pretty ticked off," he said, explaining that police officers traditionally re-sent releasing suspects. When the police arrived at Old Capitol some 25 protesters has re-entered, Smiley said. He praised Highway Patrol Capt. Lyle Dickinson for his handling of the arrests but maintained his contention the arrests were unnecessary "I didn't think they had to do it, " he stressed "But no-body got worked over." Smiley was especially upset CAMPUS Turn to Page 2A [photo] 'Remain Calm' City Manager Frank R Smiley called on demonstrators several times during the evening to remain calm and quiet. He said that he did not consider the protesters to be violating the district court injunction banning disruption so long ass they remained outside of buildings and were non-violent. Also urging the crowd to remain peacefful was University Vice Provost Philip G Hubbard (seated in front of Smiley with his hand over his face) . . .