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Kent State — Part 12

41 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 41 pages OCR'd
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ha yr oe tH OF) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION © OME oe 2 aerg “ 4 ‘aavisea % ) ate University | Kent, Ohio, and is a campus resident of, Johnson Hal? On Saturday, May 2, 1970, a 2 he was Wo) at the Desk in Johnson Hall and two ifn 1s having 16 hair and dressed in dark clothing came in and said to hin, "Pass the word there is going to be a rally at 8; In. .on the Commons, the National Guard is in town." said he later learned that the ROTC units. were reTOrn . campus from field problems or some other activity dares in fatigues, and were thought to be National Guardsm : He said that at approximately 8:30 p.m., a group. approximately 200 or 300 people gathered near the ROTC Bail -A number of individuals were not partic ng in any ectl but merely watching the activities. said he walke into the crowd gathered near the R and sa 60 light a piece of cloth and throw it into the building.-: Someone later indicated the cloth had been dipped in gasol! _. before it was lighted. He observed an older individual, . having short grey hair, at the ROTC Building and this indiv was wearing a sport jacket with a blue arm band.. A few peo in the group were throwing rocks at the ROTC Building and. ¢; *. others in the crowd were cheering each time a window bro 7 said there seemed to be five to ten individuals _ rowd to action and about thirty or so were adding enph _ to these suggestions. He observed some. of these individua __ te be wearing red arm bands. There was one male Caucasien “ with long brown hair, wearing a brightly colored cle . Who took an American Flag and set it on fire. The +: Yorward from the group holding the Fleg and then h ~ took a picture of this individual holding the bu man continued walking toward the ROTC Building = a: that a person walking | arm in an apparent attempt to knock the camera Someone in the crowd yelled either, “Get the the ith. era* and persons from cy 4 ee ae ee ee ee i A OS ETO gE RENN TIS TE AAS 117 Bel MC Me .
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