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Arena at the University of Akron
Yes: after years of litigation the families and wounded students accepted an out‑of‑court settlement in January 1979 that provided to plaintiffs in the civil actions; the payment was made by rather th...
Civil litigation stemming from the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings produced a long, complex legal aftermath that ended in an out‑of‑court monetary settlement in January 1979: the State of Ohio paid a...
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes ordered the Ohio National Guard to Kent in early May 1970 after local unrest, including downtown disturbances and the burning of the campus ROTC building; he publicly vow...
The decision to send National Guard into was made by state and local officials: asked to intervene after street unrest, and Governor Rhodes authorized the Guard’s arrival—troops began arriving on May ...
An out‑of‑court settlement in January 1979 paid $675,000 to the injured students and the families of the four students killed at Kent State on May 4, 1970; the money was paid by the State of Ohio (lar...