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Kent State — Part 21
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two lighted flares at the ROTC building, the first
landing on the roof with no affect and the secand
being thrown carefully threw a broken window. He’
advised that a student approached a broken window
and reached inside and set the drapperies on fire,
but this fire seemed not to spread.
es . dy 424-1 tha + he feels this activity
in front of the ROTC building was "premed dit ated "
since people do not normally walk around carrying
flares or the machetes which were later used to
chop the fire hoses when the fire department arrived
-on the scene.
GEER 2.3 ise that it appeared to him that
only six or seven students were 3 ie eae? 5° in:
setting the RaATC building on fire Sue covyosed
that at this point the firemen appeared from the
epposite side of the ROTC building and one fireman
began dragging a hose around the corner. He advised
that before this fireman could make any progress in
controlling the blaze, about 20 students lunged on him
and he turned the hose on them. He further advised that
the group of 20 or so quickly overpowered the fireman
and he ran off. He advised that he was then surprised
‘to see a number of machetes appear and to see the
individuals wielding them quickly chop the fire hoses.
erasers" advised that shortly before the firemen
.had arrived a "hippie" held up an American flag and set
it on fire, whereupon someone in the crowd took a flash
picture. He advised that a shout sounded up ealling for
the crowd to “get that camera". He advised that a number
of individials then jumped o eraman and beat him
up and destroyed his camera eee Se oscs that the
firemen made a second attempt to put out the fire at the
ROTC building but again their hoses were chopped by
Machete wielding individuals in the crowd.
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