Kent State riot grand jury indicts 25 and clears guardsmen
A special state grand jury indicted 25 people in connection with Kent State University campus violence last May 4. The panel exonerated National Guard troops who fired on students, while condemning university administration for lax control and permissiveness. The report classed May 1 to May 3 events as a riot, and said the May 4 campus gathering violated orders to disperse, escalating into a riotous mob.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Kent State University
National Guard
Common Pleas
Edwin Jones
Taylor
Kent
Kent Situation Necessitates National Guard Call
After noon on May 2 Kent faced conditions that led to National Guard assistance. On May 4, 58 Guardsmen were injured by thrown objects as about 74 guards surrounded by hundreds of rioters retreated up the hill under a constant barrage of rocks and other projectiles and obscene chants. Testimony shows guardsmen were knocked down. bricks were taken from a nearby site—roughly 200 bricks were counted among the debris.
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Kent
National Guard
Made Guard Men Injured
The jury notes that words alone cannot justify lethal force yet the students’ verbal abuse toward Guardsmen showed unprecedented obscenity and vulgarity. Epithet-filled attacks on guards and their families were corroborated by testimony and audio tapes presented to the grand jury. Continued on Page 5.
Simmons And Rogers Take Horses To Royal Show
Simmons and Rogers bring 18 horses to the American Royal Horse Show focused on amateur and ladies classes. Sea Beauty, owned by Mrs. Joseph Pfeiffer, is anticipated to battle for the three gaited championship as Tom Moore’s Belissima faces it in walk trot. Spirit of ’76, Missouri State Fair’s five gaited world champion, will be shown by its owner in amateur events. Dr. Ben Winchester’s Premier Lane will compete in five gaited stallion and Missouri Kansas championships, with Winchester based in Hannibal. Louisville’s Yorktown is expected to win another stake title under Tom Moore, who previously sold the stallion for over $100,000 but will still exhibit him. Simmons plans to show Mogul and Empira’s Spotlighter in junior five gaited and junior harness, while Courageous Connie appears in Missouri Kansas events this weekend. Also reported, Eisenhower estate valued at $2,870,004.90 with net after costs $2,730,013.81.
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Art Simmons
Sea Beauty
Joseph Pfeiffer
Tom Moore
Belissima
Knolland Farms
Spirit of
Duchess Benko
Kenny Rogers
the Royal
Ben Winchester
Premier Lane
Dr. Winchester
Hannibal
Louisville
Yorktown
Wing Commander
Mr. Simmons
Hayfield
Empira
Spotlighter
Courageous Connie
Irrigation Tour Reveals Surprising County Gains
Three insurance men familiar with western irrigated lands visited Aldrain County to witness irrigation experiments Southwest of Mexico. They toured four farms and praised practicality and efficiency of standby systems noting water stored early August boosts yields 15 20 percent. Yields on irrigated plots reportedly doubled over non irrigated crops despite a wet year.
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West
Aldrain County
Milton .G. Klein
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Klein
Joe Wieberg
Martinsburg
Mr. Klein
Mr. Kein
Crismon Questioned by Grand Jury in $2,500 Inquiry
Jefferson City AP report details James Crismon and his son Larry testifying before the Cole County grand jury about a $2,500 transaction with State Treasurer William Robinson. Accusations link the money to a drive for a constitutional change seeking a second term. Witnesses include Frank Lupsha and others as the investigation unfolds.
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Jefferson City
James Crismon
Cole County
William %. Robinson
Crismon
Larry Crismon
Robinson
First State Bank
Bonne Terre
St. Francois
Grand Jury
Crismons
Charles Shaw
Clayton
Guy Stenberg
Shaw
Frank Lupsha
Ramadao
E. ‘W. Menefee
Sedalia
Bill Beapout
Farmington
War Measures Used In Canada. Ottawa acts to curb Quebec Front
Canada invoked the War Measures Act and moved to outlaw the Quebec Liberation Front after last week's kidnappings of James Cross and Pierre Laporte. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced measures to arrest leaders and sympathizers, with 238 arrests reported and police seizing firearms and separatist literature. Montreal saw most actions, others in Quebec City and surrounding cities.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quebec Liberation Front
Pierre Elllott Trudeau
House of Commons
Liberation Front
Quebec
Robert Lemieux
Yer
Michel Chartrand
Ie Ne
Canaa
Montreal
Trudeau
James R. Cross
Pierre Laporte
Government Urges Court Not to Change Death Penalty Rules
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to avoid altering death penalty procedures. It argues jurors should keep discretionary power and that separating sentencing from trial could raise death sentences. The cases concern two-stage trials and access to penalty evidence, with potential impact on over 550 inmates.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Justce Department
Erwin N. Griswold
Philip A. Lacovara
John N. Mitchell
Thay
ap‘Peale
Craperton
eGautha
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Follies Fund Drive Aims to Extend Audrain Four West
Audrain Hospital plans a nine bed coronary care unit expansion on Four West to better treat serious heart cases. The Red Stocking Follies fundraiser will seek $75,000 for the project, supported by the hospital auxiliary which has funded equipment and beds in prior years.
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Four West
Audrain Hospital
Woodrow Lee
Follies
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center
Lee
Mr. Lee
Audrain
Helen Cotten
Betty Storck
Miss Storck
Nancy Johnson
R.N
Richard Vance
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Wis
Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Cumberland Township
Walter Reed Hospital
Garold Lee Bonsall Jr
Gary Bonsall
Mexico
Route 5
Garold Lee Jr
Bonsall
Débbie Ross
Montgomery Ward
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