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1970-05-09 Iowa City Press-Citizen Article: ""Guard Called; Building Burns"" Page 2

ty PRESS-CITIZEN
Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday, May 9, 1970   10 cents
2 (of 7)
Reference Vertical File

[remainder of missing info on previous page]
ed; Building Burns

[2 photos]
Ray: My 
Decision 
To Send Them
By Linda Svoboda
Of the Press-Citizen
About 300 National Guard troops, on standby alert, massed at the 4-H fairgrounds south of Iowa City this morning. Two Guard helicopters cruised over the city and University of Iowa campus.
Gov. Robert D. Ray said this morning it was "his decision" to order the Guard closer to Iowa City. He said he acted upon the advice of Highway Patrol officers charged now with preserving order on the University of Iowa campus, advice in wich Maj. Gen. Joseph G. May, National Guard commander, concurred.
But the governor added:
"They (the Guard units) have not been authorized to go on campus or to enter the city."
In a statement to the Press-Citizen from Des Moines this morning, Gov. Ray said:
"I alerted the Guard. it was my decision to be prepared and to have the Guard available because of the seriousness of the situation.
"We do not want to use the Guard; we have used great restraint."
Ray said Highway Patrol ad Guard officers beleive the Guard should be close enough [missing remainder of article]

Chamber Statement
The Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has expressed support of the right "to dissent by demonstrations in a non-violent manner."
In a statment, the Chamber said, "Whereas we do not unanimously agree with the students [missing remainder of article]

Boyd Again 
Urges 'Calm
And Reason'
[missing remainder of article]

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ty PRESS-CITIZEN Iowa City, Iowa, Saturday, May 9, 1970 10 cents 2 (of 7) Reference Vertical File [remainder of missing info on previous page] ed; Building Burns [2 photos] Ray: My Decision To Send Them By Linda Svoboda Of the Press-Citizen About 300 National Guard troops, on standby alert, massed at the 4-H fairgrounds south of Iowa City this morning. Two Guard helicopters cruised over the city and University of Iowa campus. Gov. Robert D. Ray said this morning it was "his decision" to order the Guard closer to Iowa City. He said he acted upon the advice of Highway Patrol officers charged now with preserving order on the University of Iowa campus, advice in wich Maj. Gen. Joseph G. May, National Guard commander, concurred. But the governor added: "They (the Guard units) have not been authorized to go on campus or to enter the city." In a statement to the Press-Citizen from Des Moines this morning, Gov. Ray said: "I alerted the Guard. it was my decision to be prepared and to have the Guard available because of the seriousness of the situation. "We do not want to use the Guard; we have used great restraint." Ray said Highway Patrol ad Guard officers beleive the Guard should be close enough [missing remainder of article] Chamber Statement The Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has expressed support of the right "to dissent by demonstrations in a non-violent manner." In a statment, the Chamber said, "Whereas we do not unanimously agree with the students [missing remainder of article] Boyd Again Urges 'Calm And Reason' [missing remainder of article]