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Kent State — Part 7

70 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 70 pages OCR'd
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the Rear FED: RAL BURFAU oF navestigatt| y _ wn UT et ee ‘ae - : Lagoon : - a i WeS ANCELVIEVCU at RENT aed Universi cy 7 - (xs) vhere his department is conducting: an investigetion.. - _Concerning | fires at Enat campus from Hay 2-5, 1970.” ee wl ; fy A comlatined that his department * ae - is inves Clon PnP Le matter as the urson is a violation Oo of Section 2907.03 of the Ohio Revised Code. Anyone’ ©~° ” -. Convicted of violation of this statute is suyect to a imprisonment from 1 to 10 years, .-.. copes Me eae Sciead xplained that on May a 1970, nae ‘the ROTC Adninistr ation Building at KSU wes set on fire - vei and was totally destroyed by that fire. The fire is *& classified as an incendiary one or one which was intentionally set as opposed to an accidental type fire. oS Ro {nvestigation was conducted to specifically determine the cause of the fire as numerous interviews with witnesses and observers reveal that the fire was eer See ere irae Fre ee ee ee Fee eT OR ee ee intentiorally set by persons on campus, Several vitnesses | have described secing persons throw railroad fuses or | flares into the broken windows of the above-inentioned ROTC buiiding and other persons were seen throwing lighted objects through the windows, He explained that some unknown individuals were seen teking rags G6ipped in gasoline tanks on parked motorcycles and these rags were lit and | used to start the fire in the building. oe The fire wus started in the east corner.of the building and spread to all parts of the buiking waich = gag CONSi dered coupletely destroyed, : Pe ee ten 7 t. -, Dish - bh, . an RACHUATL nation OL the rub a, Fl ror ix es fatlea to disclose any remnants of the railr. oad Fuse ey or rags Which were used in starting the fire.- from the £ Jue s advised that there was another fire. thot saue eveni ny, May 2, 1970, in a storage bin. by Bowuan Halil and this bin contained grounds equipinent. Files Cleveland 98.. aA 40 "oe i. ae to Fa Date sierra 5/29/7 70 This Socument centeins hi ither seceanendations see conctustens ef the FBI. 8 ie the property of the FD! and is logned to your encusys f ond Its contents ete met bo > Re Siatiibvtad sutsida youregency. — : . - -
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