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KING v. JONES

No. 71-1094.

450 F.2d 478 (1971)

Bruce KING et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Edwin W. JONES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

October 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas V. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, for defendants-appellants; William J. Brown, Atty. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, on brief.

Craig Spangenberg, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees; Spangenberg, Hasenflue, Shibley & Traci, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief; Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr., Michael E. Geltner, Columbus, Ohio, of counsel.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This case arises out of the tragedy that occurred on the campus of Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, during the week-end of May 1-4, 1970. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded when Ohio National Guard troops fired guns loaded with live ammunition into a crowd of students. Both the University and the surrounding community in Portage County were plunged into a period of crisis.

On September 14, 1970, pursuant to an order by the...

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