"All Defendants Win Freedom in IU Case"
Newspaper brief describing the results of the trial of seven individuals involved in the Ballantine lock-in two years earlier. All defendants were found not guilty of the charge of "Rout," a misdemeanor offense originally devised to curtail the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations - Ballantine Lock-in"
Rushville Republican
1971-08-17
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"Defense Grills IU 'Lock-in' Jury Panel"
Newspaper article describing the proceedings of the trial of seven individuals facing misdemeanor charges related to their participation in the Ballantine lock-in two years earlier.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations - Ballantine Lock-in"
Louisville Courier-Journal
1971-07-27
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"Lock-in Trial Involves Seven Once at IU"
Newspaper brief documenting the start of the trial for one professor and six former IU students on misdemeanor charges related to their participation in the Ballantine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations - Ballantine Lock-in"
Lafayette Journal & Courier
1971-07-26
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"Lock-in Defendants to Plead on June 19"
Newspaper article documenting court activity regarding the trial of nine people indicted by the Grand Jury for their participation in the Ballantine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations - Ballantine Lock-in"
Daily Herald-Telephone
1969-06-05
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WFBM Editorial
Print response to a radio editorial regarding the punishment of the students involved in the Ballantine lock-in. The radio station had called for the suspension of students involved, but in this response IU Student Senate president pro-tem Dean Hartley calls attention to several factual mistakes in that editorial.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations 1969"
WFBM Stations
1969-05-23
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"The Midnight Watch"
Flyer calling for students to gather to help plan for the defense of those being indicted by the Grand Jury for involvement in the Ballantine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations May 1969"
The Midnight Watch
1969-05-21
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Reactions to Boycott, Ballantine Lock-in
Newspaper opinion column containing letters from those both supportive of and against the student unrest at IU. Particularly notable are two letters arguing against an earlier editorial regarding the Ballatine lock-in.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations Jan/June 1969."
Indiana Daily Student
1969-05-17
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"Folz Recommends IU Officials Expel Militant Students"
Newspaper article discussing the position of Indiana Lieutenant Governor Richard Folz regarding student activists. Folz was of the opinion that all such agitators who violate school rules should be expelled.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations Jan/June 1969."
Indiana Daily Student
1969-05-16
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"Law and Order - Whitcomb Style"
Newspaper editorial criticizing Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb for his hard-line stance against campus demonstrators.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations Jan/June 1969."
Indiana Daily Student
1969-05-13
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"Lock-in Response Varied"
Newspaper article discussing the various reactions to and opinions about the Ballantine lock-in. While some students were supportive of the action, others felt that it had gone too far.
Taken from the IU Archives' reference file "Student Demonstrations Jan/June 1969."
Indiana Daily Student
1969-05-10
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