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Kent State — Part 21

114 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 112 pages OCR'd
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a 4 CG 98-1975 GRRE 2 «<<: that in the mean time he observed from a distance another student set a fire in the opposite corner of the ROTC building and this fire began to spread. He advised that he observed someone standin near a motorcycle parked ina lot nearby. He advised - that this individual made several trips between the motorcycle and the corner of the building where the fire was spreading. He advised that he does not know what this individual was doing nor could he recognize him because of the distance and darkness involved. the KSU Pp ees... : anf thy»a+ at thie ¢imsa Quy ise MA Lae & ate this LS had Vv arriven —— scene wearing gas masks, helme ts and } carrying tear gas guns. He advised that the police did not order anyone around, but only tried to protect the firemen in their efforts to exstinguish the blaze in the ROTC building. He advised that there were only about 18 KSU policemen and they Lined up along the side of the building with their tear gas guns ready. He advised that the crowd approached perhaps within 20 feet of them, but quickly backed off when the police fired tear gas at them. He advised that this enabled the firemen to put out the blaze in the first corner of the building. GEE «=<: that a number of individuals in it reftront of the crowd who were perhaps the Same ones who had initiated the rock throwing, then led the crowd to the tennis courts, where they ripped down a chain linked fence and set fire to a sports equipment shed. He advised that the van guard of the crowd proceeded past President WHITGS house and went down Main Street, where the crowd polorized with the "activist" marching down the street and those who were simply observing stood on the grass and sidewalks. He advised that the individuals in the street tore dcwn signs, overturned telephone booths, broke windows and scattered traSh and trash cans all over, He advised that the crowd caused traffic on Main Street to be diverted. Alina VWVhLislee
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