Pen tagon riot rules urge disabling force over killing
Pentagon training rules for National Guard riot units require written fire orders and minimum force to avoid bloodshed. They state full gunfire on civilians is unprecedented and snipers are to be engaged only by order with a single marksman. Ohio Guard leader Del Corso cites Kent State as trigger for troops firing as students mobbed.
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Kent Campus Deserted Guardsmen Keep Watch
Kent State University campus in Kent Ohio sits deserted as guardsmen maintain security after an alarming incident. The AP report describes a grim, forbidding scene with corridors quiet and patrols ongoing.
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Rhodes My Saddest Day In Office
Gov James A Rhodes voiced sorrow over four Kent State campus deaths. National Guard troops sealed Kent State University amid evacuations and a curfew as officials debated rules of engagement and the use of force.
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Kent State Evacuated After Guard Shooting Tragedy
Kent State University faced a near empty campus under heavy guard after four students were killed by National Guardsmen during an antiwar protest. Investigations by the Justice Department and National Guard officials are underway into who fired first and how many rounds were used.
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Ohio campuses react to Kent State shootings across state
Prompted editorial calls for restraint as Ohio colleges respond with protests and vigils. Akron students mark outrage with a water washing ritual at the Armory, while Bowling Green suspends classes in solidarity. Athens and Cincinnati host rallies, strikes, fasts, and candlelight services.
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U S Tanks Blast Way Into Town in Cambodia Action
American tanks charged into Snoul Cambodia driving toward Route 7. About 2,000 North Vietnamese troops were said to be dug in around the town and rubber plantations as U S forces faced stiffer resistance and air strikes.
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After Kent State protests trigger nationwide campus unrest
Following four Kent State deaths, college campuses nationwide erupt in protests and some violence. National Guard deploys at Maryland and Wisconsin universities while Syracuse, Wisconsin Oshkosh and Appleton see fires, clashes, and window smashing. In San Francisco protesters push for Nixon impeachment. Berkeley antiwar marchers damage ROTC sites. St. Louis ROTC building fires draw cheers from bystanders.
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Middletown Area Weather Outlook Cooler Tonight
The Middletown forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Wednesday will be variable and much cooler with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Yesterday's high reached 77 with this morning's low at 48.
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