Word: ohio
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Joseph A. Rhodes Jr. yesterday blasted the Ohio grand jury probe into last spring's shootings at Kent State University, saying, "This reveals to me that justice itself is not functioning in Ohio...
...grand jury report, released yesterday, indicted 25 students for activities surrounding the killing of four students on May 4, while clearing the Ohio National Guard from any prosecution for deaths and injuries on the campus. The report also sharply criticized the university administration, claiming that it fostered an attitude of "laxity, over-indulgence, and permissiveness with its students...
Prior to appointing the grand jury, Ohio Attorney General Paul W. Brown said on August 14, "I don't see any evidence upon which a grand jury would indict any Guardsmen." Brown added that he would feel obligated to personally provide a defense for any Guardsmen who might be indicted...
Rhodes expressed deep concern over the effect the report would have on students. He cited the prevailing atmosphere of tension in Ohio and the need for both sides in the controversy to take care to avoid another disastrous confrontation...
Cities like Sacramento, Calif., and Columbus have followed the example of towns and suburbs by rejecting school-funding proposals. The revolt is most dramatic in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon and California, but few states have been spared. Six years ago, bond issues for new schools enjoyed a 73% success rate at the polls across the nation. In 1969, the figure fell...