Remembering May 4, 1970

Even after 37 years, the shootings on May 4, 1970 at Kent State IUniversity are still making news.

There are several items of interest in the Commentary Section of the BJ Retirees web site:

+ A reprint of a "We Were There" feature by BJ photographer Paul Tople from the May, 1944 Sidebar.

+ An editorial from today's Beacon Journal which comments on a claim by Al Canfora that an old audiotape proves that a command was given to the Guardsmen to fire on students. The BJ and others who have listened to the tape say it was too fuzzy to prove anything.

+ The unveiling of a new memorial summarizing what happened. Unfortunately, we could not find a newspaper that reprinted the words from the memorial.

+ And finally a listing of online sources that provide many resources and photos including those from Tople and Chuck Ayers.