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University of Iowa anti-war protests, 1970

1970-12-10 Des Moines Register Article: ""Protesters Block U of I Job Office"" Page 1

Protesters Block U of I Job Office
By Larry Eckholt 
(Registered Staff Writer)

IOWA CITY , IA - Under the watchful eye of University of Iowa officials, more than 150 militant antiwar demonstrators staged a rowdy sit-in at the U of I placement office Wednesday, disrupting job interviews there for nearly an hour. 
The demonstration - sponsored by the U of I Chapter of Students for Democratic Society (SDS) - was held to protest a scheduled appearance of recruiter for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at the placement office Wednesday afternoon. 
The recruiter Robert Kravetz of Washington, D.C. canceled his interviews with seven U of I students when he was informed that protesters were awaiting his arrival at the placement office. 
Spokesmen for SDS declared Kraavetz's refusal to hold interviews was a "major victory" and said Wednesday's protest was the first in a mounting massive antiwar campaign at the university. 
The sit-in began just 45 minutes after District Court Judge Harold D. Victor officially dissolved an injunction banning disruptive acts by protesters here. 
The injunction - originally sought by city officials here - 
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Dec. 10, 1970 DMR 1(of 2)

WIREPHOTO (AP)
Protesters Block U of I Union
A University of Iowa official watches from inside the Iowa Memorial Union at Iowa city Wednesday as a group of more than 150 persons protested the scheduled appearance of a Defense Intelligence Agency recruiter. The recruiter did not make an appearance, but protesters blocked the entrance.

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Protesters Block U of I Job Office By Larry Eckholt (Registered Staff Writer) IOWA CITY , IA - Under the watchful eye of University of Iowa officials, more than 150 militant antiwar demonstrators staged a rowdy sit-in at the U of I placement office Wednesday, disrupting job interviews there for nearly an hour. The demonstration - sponsored by the U of I Chapter of Students for Democratic Society (SDS) - was held to protest a scheduled appearance of recruiter for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at the placement office Wednesday afternoon. The recruiter Robert Kravetz of Washington, D.C. canceled his interviews with seven U of I students when he was informed that protesters were awaiting his arrival at the placement office. Spokesmen for SDS declared Kraavetz's refusal to hold interviews was a "major victory" and said Wednesday's protest was the first in a mounting massive antiwar campaign at the university. The sit-in began just 45 minutes after District Court Judge Harold D. Victor officially dissolved an injunction banning disruptive acts by protesters here. The injunction - originally sought by city officials here - PROTEST Please turn to Page Three. Dec. 10, 1970 DMR 1(of 2) WIREPHOTO (AP) Protesters Block U of I Union A University of Iowa official watches from inside the Iowa Memorial Union at Iowa city Wednesday as a group of more than 150 persons protested the scheduled appearance of a Defense Intelligence Agency recruiter. The recruiter did not make an appearance, but protesters blocked the entrance.