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Kent State — Part 21

114 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 112 pages OCR'd
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“y o™ Ow o_\ mw AO toawe WW Poe Lob s 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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