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1969-05-07 Student Demonstration, University of Iowa - Information Concerning Dash Stag Page 6

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Omaha, Nebraska
May 9, 1969

STUDENT DEMONSTRATION U
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IOWA
MAY 7-8, 1969 

T5USC
5552
(b) (7) (D)

[ ]  Iowa City, Iowa, furnished the following information on May 9, 1969. 

Students at UI demonstrated on May 7-8, 1969, in protest of a proposed raise in tuition. The students who were protesting consisted of a broad coalition including Greek letter social organizations. On May 7 , 1969, where were small groups consisting of two or three students scattered about the campus carrying placards protesting the tuition raise and urging students to unite against it. These placards also called for a boycott of classes by students during the period May 7-8, 1969. The boycott was a failure and on May 7 and 8, 1969, more than 75 percent of students were attending class. 

At noon on May 8, 1969, a student meeting was held in front of the administration building, UI, to discuss what action if any should be taken in the future. About three hundred students were present and during this meeting some unidentified students, both Negro and Caucasian, entered the administration building and broke two windows, upset some furniture in the outer office of the University president, did some damage to file cabinets, and also damaged the door to the president's inner office. These persons have not yet been identified, however, the matter is under investigation by the Campus Security Department. There is some indication that one of these persons was a non-student from Des Moines, Iowa. There is no indication that any of these persons were from outside the State of Iowa. No one who entered and damaged the administration building at UI has been positively identified. If identifications are made and sufficient evidence exists, local charges will be filed. 

The evening of May 8, 1969, resulted in a vote being taken as to what action the students would take in the future on this issue and they voted overwhelmingly to discontinue the class boycott. They discussed possibilities of 

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1- MIG, Omaha
1- Secret Service, Omaha
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Omaha, Nebraska May 9, 1969 STUDENT DEMONSTRATION U UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA MAY 7-8, 1969 T5USC 5552 (b) (7) (D) [ ] Iowa City, Iowa, furnished the following information on May 9, 1969. Students at UI demonstrated on May 7-8, 1969, in protest of a proposed raise in tuition. The students who were protesting consisted of a broad coalition including Greek letter social organizations. On May 7 , 1969, where were small groups consisting of two or three students scattered about the campus carrying placards protesting the tuition raise and urging students to unite against it. These placards also called for a boycott of classes by students during the period May 7-8, 1969. The boycott was a failure and on May 7 and 8, 1969, more than 75 percent of students were attending class. At noon on May 8, 1969, a student meeting was held in front of the administration building, UI, to discuss what action if any should be taken in the future. About three hundred students were present and during this meeting some unidentified students, both Negro and Caucasian, entered the administration building and broke two windows, upset some furniture in the outer office of the University president, did some damage to file cabinets, and also damaged the door to the president's inner office. These persons have not yet been identified, however, the matter is under investigation by the Campus Security Department. There is some indication that one of these persons was a non-student from Des Moines, Iowa. There is no indication that any of these persons were from outside the State of Iowa. No one who entered and damaged the administration building at UI has been positively identified. If identifications are made and sufficient evidence exists, local charges will be filed. The evening of May 8, 1969, resulted in a vote being taken as to what action the students would take in the future on this issue and they voted overwhelmingly to discontinue the class boycott. They discussed possibilities of 10-Bureau 1- USA, Des Moines, Iowa 1- MIG, Omaha 1- Secret Service, Omaha 1- OSI, Omaha 1- NIS. Chicago 1- Omaha (62-3056) - 5 (b) (7) (c) rjm (16) rjm