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Jackson State campus clash explored by commission
Mississippi National Guard commander testifies that state civilian police left the Jackson State College campus as ordered and the operation became military. He refused to judge police mishandling and faced sharp questions from commission members about sniper fire and the dormitory shootings. The panel continued its inquiry into the 1970 Jackson State incident amid conflicting witness accounts.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi National Guard
Jackson State College
Walter G. Johnson
Johnson
Commission
Joseph Rhodes
Harvard University
Highway Patrol
Rhodes
Martell Cook
Jackson State
Cook
Bert Case
Aaron Shirley