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Kent State — Part 8

20 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 10, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 20 pages OCR'd
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; _ which resulted in bringing members of the 107th Arnored C i ‘varygof the ONG to the KSU campus. This resulted i t. cregse of ONG forces of approxiuately 400 men and” i the’ total nuaber of UNG troops on the KSU campus i imately $50. ey el ge i -. On the evening on May 3, 1970, at about: a group of approximately 250 KSU students assembled 6 _ -. “Commons Field" which is adjacent to the campus RUTC f; “ties. At about 9:15 P.M. the KSU Police read the R i to the crowd and they were ordered to disperse in’! utes or be arrested. The croud moved off caxpus _town Kent. The group increased to an estinated nist about 2,000 individuals and were escorted by the UNG’ pat 7 The group then broke up into smaller bands containing’ a ».. Where from 20 to 2Uu0 students. The smaller groups’ —.° to the campus, and one band broke inte the campus: The individuals sere contained in this building by “. police and the UNG; however, they were given, at. _ permission to leave the building without Belag oo _ Other groups. roaned the campus and broke: wit “university buildings. Tear gas was used intermitte: _ throughout the night ‘te disperse the crovds. “A curfew & “Imposed on the cazpus at about 11:60 P.M, but was, not! en- forced until 11:30 P.M, following a thirty-ninute grace} cc +... The ONG, KSU Folice, and about twenty of the Ohio State Patrol policed the campus; and’ the tuted perimeter and internal mobile patrols and. atrols and assigned stationary units to protect electrical facilities and other, ical plants 9 coe 2 The patrols by ‘the 2 from damage with tacilltics
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