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kent-state-shooting — Part 04
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4.
“guard of the lino of march, (which I would estimats
to numiiear 590-700 persons), sSeancd to include
prinavily persons dressed in ‘nippie-type' clething -
i.e. bell-botton treusers, vests, head bands etc.
The Line of march did seem to syell with students
from the dorms joining it.
“The line afar ‘ch proceeded along the cast and ,
south sides of the yastway complex nud meved geonerally
northyvcs: ; aeycetion of Loylor
Wall. oo ‘d myself stayed at
CS hor in tho yicinity of Nanchester Hall
hor’ scene three to Live minutes after the crovd passed,
Vo dcejded that we would be more useful if we followed
the line of mareh than if ve stayed at Eastway, and
proceeded in the direction the gcnconstrater “Ss had
teken., J renember resarking thet they were proving
quite rapicly, es they wore alrendy out ef “ede.
Aa wo spproiched Taylor Hall, we could seo thet about
one-third to one-half of the domonstrators hed stopped
at Taylor iin ll end laned the nilis surrounding the
Coimnmoins tO wateh, white the remainder were gathered
On northeast side of the } R.O.7.C. builditg, f{ heard shouts
of ‘stay in the niddle!' as we approached. The crovwd
seemed to be millins around, and some of then vere
‘walking avay fren the Nn, 0." v.C. butding and back
acress the Connuns,.
"AS we weg the R.O.@.C. building, I
svuceested t Chee UlAt it might ba best if wea
Stationca curseiver meme eccn the crovd and the f.0.7,C.
building, on the cinder pa rking lot which still
separated tie crovd from the } building itself. As ve
drew closer, I saw a patch of Llanes about 2 fcet = 3
feot burning on the ground shout 19 fect fron tho
building. Someone Inter told no this was a fleg
burning, Gne or two ef the demonstrators comsoneed
throving objects throvgh the R.O,T.C. building
windows, and J attenpted to tell the crcwd to nove
back. I was pushed away From the building by one
or two denenstrators, one of whon kent shorting,
‘got away from here, pig.' A red railroad flare
wag thrown into the building, and I ran to report
rad
aD ec ee oO cS
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