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KENT, Ohio (UPI)-Four Kent State University
students were shot to death Monday in a football
field gun battle between National Guardsmen and
3,000 rioting students. At least 15 students and two
Guardsmen were wounded or injured.
Porgage County Coroner Dr. Robert Sybert said
"two girls and two boys" were brought to the
morgue at nearby Ravenna from Robinson Memorial
Hospital.
The dead were identified by hospital authorities as
Allison Krause, of Pittsburgh; Sandy Scheuer, of
Youngstown, Ohio, both coeds; Jeffrey Glenn Miller,
of Plainview, N.Y.; and Williamm Schneider.
Spokesmen at Robinson Memorial Hospital said
they had no address for Schneider.
The gun battle broke out after the anti-war
protestors defied an order not to assemble and rallied
on the commons at the center of the tree-lined
campus. Guardsmen moved in and begun tossing
cannisters of tear gas at the assembled students who
broke and ran.
The protestors then regrouped forces and
confronted about 300 Guardsmen on a practice
football field adjacent to the commons. The students
pelted the Guardsmen with rocks and tossed back
their tear gas cannisters.
Robert I. White, Kent State president, ordered the
school closed until further notice. He asked students
and faculty members to return to their permanent
homes. Students without transportation were urged
to stay in their dormitories.
Assistant Adjutant General Frederick P. Wenger
said the Guardsmen opened fire after snipers began
firing into their ranks.
"They were under standing orders to take cover
and return any fire," Wenger said.
But a student claimed "the guard just turned
around and started firing into the crowd."
"The Guardsmen had marched to the top of a
small knoll and then turned around and started to
march away," the student said.
"The kids came up behind them and there might
have been some rocks thrown. They were jumping up
and down and yelling. The guard just started firing
into the crowd."
It was the third successive day of violence at Kent
State, which has an enrollment of 20,000. Five
students were injured Sunday, two by bayonets
wielded by Guardsmen.
Joseph Durban, chief public information officer at
Kent State, first announced to newsmen that two
National Guardsmen had been killed. He later
confirmed that four students were shot to death.
City officials in this small northern Ohio college
town immediately declared a state of emergency
when word of the gun battle spread. All stores were
closed and traffic was blocked from entering or
leaving the community.
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By Steve Plaisance
Staff Writer
King Residence College
Governor Ronnie Lean is
primarily interested in
'involving the students in King
in the social arid academic
activities of the residence
college.
"I hope that we can touch
every person in the college
with some kind of activity,"
said Lean. "We want to give
students who have any
interests at all a chance to
participate in some kind of
activity."
Lean, a junior political
science major from
, Fayetteville, has been involved
in the Men's Residence
Council, president of Grimes
dormitory, and active in the
Upward Bound program.
According to Lean, King
was involved in extensive
preparations for Jubilee.
The residence college held a
beer-blast and combo party
Friday night and a picnic
Saturday afternoon.
In the area of academics,
Lean said Dr. Robert Briar, of
the Institute of Parapsychology
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Monday night as the second
speaker in a current series.
He further commented
improvement and expansion of
physical facilities in the
residence college were being
considered.
"We're thinking about
converting some of what the
University calls 'storage space'
into usable social and academic
facilities," explained Lean. "I
would also like to see a library
formed in the college."
Lean said future plans for
King are - presently centered
around freshmen orientation
next fall.
"I feel that if freshmen are
involved in the residence
college program to begin with,
then their interest can be
maintained," he said.
"You always have a small
group of the hard core
apathetic. I wish that these
people would come out and at
least give the residence college
a chance to involve them."
"As trite as it may seem,"
Ifan continued, "there's a
certain amount of credit to be
given for getting people
involved."
Disruption Hearing Postponed
By Glenn Brank
and
Mike Parnell -
Staff Writers
The disruption hearing of
John Wheeler, scheduled for
today, will be postponed until
after Wheeler's trial in Orange
County Superior Court is
completed, Law School Dean
Robert A. Melott announced
Monday.
Wheeler said a rally will be
held at Y-Court today at 1:30
p.m. to "try the University on
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Rules For Frosh
By Jessica Han char
Staff Writer
The Inter-Fraternity
Council (IFC) has reformed
freshman contact rules for next
fall which will allow verbal
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The most important job of
the residence college system,
according to Lean, "is to get
the residents to socially
interact."
Lean expressed hopes that
King could expand in the
coming year by enticing some
of the independent dormitories
to join the college.
"I'd like to have some of
these dorms become social
affiliates particularly the girls
dorms for a trial period of one
semester.
"If they're pleased with
King after that period of time,
then I would hope that they
would join us," he said.
Lean complemented the
administrative staff and
particularly presidents of the
individual houses "for their
enthusiasm and responsibility,"
and stated:
"I would be. willing to
match the house presidents in
King with any other group of
house presidents on the
campus. They're very
enthusiastic about their work,
and show a U t of responsibility
and determination."
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the disruption policy." He
urged students to attend the
rally - and learn how the
University "deals with political
people."
Wheeler and three other
students were charged with
disrupting the University
during the food service
workers' strike at Lenoir Hall
last December.
Three of the students Alex
Willingham, Glen Williamson
and Jack McLean first came
before the University Hearings
contact between fraternity
members and freshmen.
The modified strict silence
system may take place in
neutral territory, such as on
campus or in dormitories, from
the first day of orientation
until Oct. 15.
From Oct. 16 until the first
day of spring rush, freshmen
are allowed unrestricted
contact with any fraternity.
Unrestricted contact will
provide freshmen with
opportunities to visit
fraternities, eat meals with
members and join in other
activities with members at the
houses on an informal basis
according to Peter Hall, IFC
president.
This is the first change since
deferred rush was instituted
last year. It allowed freshmen
and fraternity members to
communicate on a
non-fraternity basis.
"This is not designed as a
rush situation," said Hall. "It is
a chance to allow freshmen to
get a view of fraternities as
they really , are and provide a
chance to see if they want to
join a fraternity.
"Of necessity, because of its
newness, a rush situation with
competition between
fraternities will probably occur
for the first few weeks. After
that, we hope things will be a
lot more natural," he said.
The reform passed by 21 of
22 fraternities represented at
an IFC meeting. There are 28
fraternities on campus.
IFC also established a rush
party change. For Thanksgiving
vacation, Christmas vacation
and semester break, rush
functions will be allowed on
fraternity property on
specified dates.
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Committee last month.
The' charges against
Willingham were dropped at
that time because of lack of
evidence. The trials for McLean
and Williamson were continued
indefinitely.
Wheeler and McLean were
both tried in Hillsborough
District Court last month.
McLean was sentenced to six
months imprisonment for
assault with a deadly weapon.
Wheeler was sentenced to
90 days in jail for blocking
ingress and egress at South
Building.
Wheeler appealed his case tc
Orange County Superior Court
and the case was continued by
that court last Thursday.
Wheeler said
yesterday by
Robinson Jr.,
Consolidated
he was told
Richard H.
assistant to
University
President William Friday that
the University Hearings
Committee would wait until
his civil trial was completed.
The University is "stringing
me along," said Wheeler.
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The Carolina Union snack bar was given a "C" sanitation
rating Monday afternoon by H. Dobson, supervisor of
sanitation. An investigation was made by the health official
after a complaint by a iitudent. The snack bar now has a 79.5
percent rating and is moving to correct the situation. (Staff
Photo by Mike McGowan)
'BefmUefy
By Rick Gray
Associate Editor
A fire in UNC's Air Force
ROTC building did about
$1,000 damage early Monday
morning.
Arthur J. Beaumont,
campus security officer, said
the cause of the fire was
"definitely arson."
The Chapel Hill Fire
Department received a call at
1:09 a.m. Monday reporting a
fire in the naval ROTC
building, Beaumont said.
After the fire department
found no fire at the naval
armory, a campus policeman
checked the AFROTC building
and found a blaze in the
headquarters building.
The fire department
extinguished the fire before it
could spread to other areas of
the AFROTC complex.
The damaged area of the
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"Support must be solicited
from students on campus to
abolish the disruption policy.
"If the administration wants
to defend their disruption
policy, they should present
their case at this rally today,"
he said.
The charges were brought
against Wheeler by the
University the first week of
April. Wheeler said he feels the
University is trying to "string
my case along until
summertime when there won't
be so many people here."
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By Terry Cheek
Staff Writer
The Faculty Council
approved Friday liberalized
pass-fail regulations which will
allow a student to take a full
five-course load pass-fail.
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building was confined to a
window and some attic area on
the west side of the
headquarters building which is
located In the middle of the
complex of the temporary
buildings housing AFROTC.
AFROTC commander Lt.
Col. Paul E. Stnith estimated
the damage at $1,000.
Beaumont said damage was
"slight."
"It's not too bad," Col.
Smith said. "K could have been
a hell of a lot worse."
Col. Smith said that in light
of what had been happening on
other campuses across the
nation he had been expecting
some form of protest against
AFROTC.
He also told a meeting of
AFROTC cadets that if there
was any violence on campus
concerning ROTC on this
campus they were not to
participate in it in any manner.
The cause of the fire was
listed as arson by the Chapel
Hill Fire Department.
Beaumont said he and other
officers, including Campus
Police Chief Bynum Riggsbee,
an SBI agent and members of
the fire department, found
"evidf ace of volatile liquid and
a melted plastic jar" near the
area of the fire.
The AFROTC buildings are
scheduled to be torn down this
summer to make way for a new
social sciences building to be
built between Manning Hall
and the Upper Quad.
The buildings were
originally temporary structures
erected after World War II to
handle the large numbers of
students who enrolled in the
University in the late 194 0's.
The fire is being investigated
by the Chapel Hill Police
Department, and Beaumont
said campus security patrols
would be stepped up.
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Under New Ruiies
Under the revised
regulations, a maximum of 24
hours of pass-fair credit may be
applied to graduation
requirements.
Any course may be elected
for pass-fail credit except:
English 1 and 2;
Courses taken to meet the
foreign language or math
sciences requirement;
The eight courses chosen
as divisional electives in the
new General College
curriculum;
Courses in the major;
Related courses
specifically required (and
designated by number) by the
major department or
curriculum;
Summer courses.
Before the end of the
second full week of classes a
student may designate one of
the courses for which he has
registered in the regular
manner as a pass-fail course by
application to the office of his
dean.
Once a course has been
selected for pass-fail, the
selection is irrevocable.
Appeals for exceptions will not
be heard.
In computation of grade
point averages, a failure on
pass-fail will be computed as
hours attempted. A pass will
not be computed as hours
attempted.
A student who changes his
major to a field in which he has
already taken pass-fail work
may credit only one pass-fail
course in the new major.
Should he have taken more
than one such course, he would
forfeit credit.
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The Student Government
coordinating committee for the
emergency meeting of the UN C
student body protesting United
States intervention in
Cambodia Monday denied
connection with the fire in the
Air Force ROTC building.
It also condemned any
violence that might occur
during the meeting Wednesday.
The statement read, "The
coordinating committee had no
connection whatsoever with
the fire in the ROTC building
and condemns any violence on
this campus.
'There is no doubt that the
activities planned will be a
peaceful expression of concern
over President Nixon's recent
policy statement on
Cambodia."
A representative, of the
committee indicated Monday
that Consolidated University
President William C. Friday
will issue a statement Tuesday
concerning the emergency
meeting.
It was also announced that a
"Chalk-In" will be held
Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in
Y-Court. Chalk will be
provided at that time.
A complete schedule of
Wednesday's activities will be
announced Tuesday afternoon,
the committee said.
The procedures for pass-fail
were proposed by the
Administration Boards of the
General College and the
College of Arts and Sciences
for 1970-71 and 1971-72.
As introduced, the
proposals included a
stipulation stating "a
maximum of four hours of
pass-fail credit may be taken in
a single semester, provided at
least 12 hours of letter-grade
credit are taken in the same
semester." This requirement
was deleted by amendment
before the procedures were
voted on.
The regulation limiting the
number of pass-fail hours per
semester was contested on
grounds it defeated the true
purpose of the system.
The exception of "courses
in the major" was clarified in
the council meeting. This
regulation pertains only to
courses directly required for a
degree in a major field. It does
not prohibit taking courses in
the general field pass fail.
Dean of the General College
John Nelson said the new
restrictions on General College
courses were introduced
because of recent reforms in
the General College required
course structure.
Nelson said pass-fail was
originally extended to General
College courses because of the
rigidity of the college's
requirements.
With
the
restructuring
of
General College requirements,
the Administrative Boards felt
the pass-fail privileges would be
harmful to the program, he
said.