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Kent State — Part 15

104 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 15, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 104 pages OCR'd
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CV 98-2140 3 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. IY
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