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FO-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) J > By Christine J. dindra WS. istrict Court ‘that he afd! not recall telling an! Ohio National Guard officer | shortly alter the May 1970; shootings at Kent State Uni-: (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Defense lawyers are pe ee ee er | er oe | en 1yahg &Y sun“ tial we O ay FBI agents kne vhom to question is ause they had access guard records. f These records, which con-* tain statements the guards-' men made shortly after the shooting. have been ruled inadmissible at the trial be- the _syuardamensvare ae® versity the the F pets Lwhgader Be Lecrar't@* ott advised “ot thellegal’ | eee meen | Burton made the denial : yesterday during a hearing on a motion to suppress : statements the eight former : guardsmen indicted in the shootings made to the FBI, ‘the State Highway Patrol and-the Portage County Grand dury. * In mid-May of 1970 Bu ton asked Buardsmen to tr to identify themselves a ther guardsmen in a photo- raph printed in Life maga-, joy . He said none of the ‘guardsmen he questioned ever . asked if they should chave a lawyer present and ‘that those questioned, in| ‘cluding five of those indict. ed, had signed forms waiv- ing ‘their right to counsel and protection from self-in-, " Burton was among six FBI agents who testified ‘yesterday that they advised iguenerdaman af thair rightc Cee ee he - il ‘ore questioning thers. ¢@ ex-gluardsmen are ef- “pected to contradict the FAI tagents when. they. take “stand today." eds rights before they gave the statements. “Defense lawyers contend the .ex-guardsmen talked to ‘the FBI and highway patrol only because they were u de? trders to cooperate wi law enforcement agencie. jnvestigating the incident. # “Nofe of the 15 FBI agents . rho have testified: during he hearing said which: guardsmen had . acknowl-’ edged firing into the crowd of students, . Nor- would the agents say that. guard officials had fur-' .Dished the names of those who shot. Under oath, the ‘agents said they did not ‘know cr could not reeail “who ‘told them to interview ; the eight defendants. The eight are ‘scheduled to #0. on triai Monday in the, courtroom of Chief Judge Praak J. Baltisti on charge. hat they violated the civ ighits of students, including. the ‘atr killed and nine i SSE May 4, 1970," = hg? (Indicate page, name of me PaRgT: Ki’ and state.) a fe Ff The Plain Nealer Cleveland, Ohio Date: 10-17-74 edition: Final Author: Christine Jindra Editor: Thomas Vail Title: Kenfour Charact ~ Civil Rights Classification: [_] Being Investigated Submitting Office: Cleveland