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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...
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...