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Kent State — Part 15
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CV 98-2140
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around this building and at the back end he noticed 5 oar
6 revolutionary Locking young males. He described them as.
having Long, shoulder length hair, red head bands, sleeve-
less shirts or denim jackets and blue jeans. Most, if
not all, were wearing beards. He could not identify any
of these individuals.
Two of these individuals appeared to be setting
the building afire by throwing lighted objects through a window
at this end of the ROTC building. Three or four of the
others were gathered at a drum or a gasoline tank sttached
to what appeared to be either a small tractor or a couvle
of motorcycles located a short distance from the rear of the
ROTC building. These individuals seemed to be trying to get
fuel from this tank. He also abserved these individuals throwinc
lighted flares and other flaming articles into this building.
; ; F continued walking around the
ROTC puileing to the Commons side. He say between 10 and
20 Tortaige County Denuty Sheriffs lined up slong side the
building at the onnosite end from where the above described
individuals were setting fire to the building. The students
and cemonstrators were throwing rocks, stones and other
objects at the deputies and at the ROTC building. They
were also shouting obscenities at the denuties. The deputies
seemed to be occupied fully in protecting themselves from
being hit by the thrown missiles and were doing nothino to
protect the ROTC building or disperse the crowds. They made
no effort to stop the arsonists at the other end of the buildings
from setting the building afire.
Seater mroted that at this time the
firemen arivVed at the ROTC building and narked their trucks
at the side of the building opmesite that where the deputies
were stationed. He also stated that a campus police car was
parked at this side of the building but he did not see any
police officers. The firemen unloaded their hoses and
otte r equipment from the trucks ond. proceeded around the
building behind the line of deputies to a position near
the end of the building which hed been set afire. As the
firemen beqen’ their efZorts to put out the fire the students
and demonstrators began hurling missiles at them. In
adagition, he saw seme individuals chon at the fire hoses
with mechetes and exes. They apparently cut through the
hoses because the firemen lost water pressure and were help-
less to put out the fire.
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